about this event
Lovable x Girls in VC Buildathon — Kill Your Ick: Build Night with Lovable x Girls in VC. You don’t need to be an engineer to build. You just need an idea and an afternoon.
Girls in VC at UC Berkeley, Lovable, and Corgi are hosting a 5-hour buildathon at Corgi for women in venture, startups, and tech. Bring an idea, a thesis, or just some curiosity, and leave with something you built and a new community behind you.
The theme: Kill Your Ick. Every team names an “ick,” one of the small, daily frustrations women are just expected to put up with, and builds the fix. Think a bad OB-GYN booking flow, unsafe parking garages, product filters that won’t tell you if it has pockets, or dismissive customer service.
Whether you’ve shipped ten products or never opened an AI builder, this is a space to experiment, learn from each other, and meet women who are building and investing in what comes next.
What to expect: 5 hours of hands-on building with Lovable. Free credits are provided. Build solo or team up with someone you meet that day. Demos at the end: show what you made, however rough. Prizes for the top builds. No coding experience needed. Food, drinks, and goodies.
Judges: Joe Rosh, Developer at Perf; Allegra Messinese, UC Berkeley Engineering alum.
Who should attend? Women in VC, aspiring investors, founders, operators, students, and anyone curious about building with AI. If you’ve ever said “someone should build that,” this is your day to do it.
RSVP below. Space is limited, so we’ll approve people on a rolling basis. Know someone who should be in this room? Send her this link.
Schedule: 1:00 PM: Check-in (WiFi + Lovable credit code on screen) 1:30 PM: Welcome, intro to Lovable, and the Kill Your Ick theme 1:45 PM: Building time begins (3 hours 15 minutes). Name your ick and team up or go solo. 5:00 PM: Submissions close (Google Form, lovable.app link) 5:00–5:20 PM: Break while judges pick the top 5 5:20 PM: Top 5 demos live: prompts, concepts, and builds 5:45 PM: Winners announced, prizes, group photo 6:00 PM: Wrap
Meet your hosts. About Girls in VC at UC Berkeley: a student community building the next generation of women in venture capital through education, mentorship, and access to the startup ecosystem. About Lovable: Lovable is the AI app builder that turns your ideas into working software. Describe what you want in plain English and ship a real product in minutes. About Corgi: Corgi is the full-stack insurance platform built for technology companies, coverage that actually keeps up with how startups build. We also have a 24/7 Corgi Cafe for founders, builders, & investors.
when
Lovable x Girls in VC Buildathon
Check-in at 1:00 PM, intro and theme at 1:30 PM, building from 1:45 PM, submissions close at 5:00 PM, top 5 demos at 5:20 PM, winners at 5:45 PM, wrap at 6:00 PM.
◍ 425 Bush Sttickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free RSVP | Free | Free | Available | Free entry; space is limited and attendees are approved on a rolling basis. |
prizes
| # | PRIZE | price |
|---|---|---|
| Top builds | Prizes for the top builds (details not stated) | TBA |