November 14 - 21, 2025 | Online + In-Person Across Canada
A Hackathon for Women in Tech
The Toast Dash is the built-for-women hackathon that gives women in tech access to the applicable skills, training and experience to take a business idea from zero to launch in one week.
Whether you're a first-time founder, a developer, or just passionate about building— you're in the right place.
Toast gives women a louder voice in the tech market, so they can build successful careers that suit their lives.
Toast offers women in tech a sense of security and comfort, knowing that they aren’t alone.
Toast focuses on total transparency throughout the placement process, empowering women to earn what they deserve and do work they enjoy.
Over the course of 1 week, participants will have the opportunity to:
Winning teams will be provided a prize package that includes cash & services to help them get their business off the ground
Cash Prizes totalling $5,000
🥇 1st Place: $3,000
🥈 2nd Place: $1,500
🥉 3rd Place: $500
Redbrick Prize announced at kickoff!
Purpose balancing profit
How are you going to ensure your business has a meaningful impact beyond just financial returns?
Human-centered design
Are you considering the accessibility and inclusivity needs of actual end users?
Sustainable tech
In what ways will your business address its environmental impact and contribute to a more sustainable future?
Start Date: November 14, 2025
Presentation Date: November 21, 2025
Location: Virtual + In-Person
Team Size: 2-4 (Can join as an individual or as a team)
Who Can Join: Open to all non-legacy Toast members
Applications Open: October 1 - November 1, 2025
Build, test, learn, repeat — master the feedback loop to evolve your idea into something people actually need.
Identify a real problem, design a solution, and present it in a way that makes people want to say yes.
Get hands-on with no-code platforms, APIs, data visualization, and prototyping tools to bring your ideas to life—fast.
You need to be a Toast member to join (and be a member during the event to participate).
You do not need to join with a team, we will have a team building event to form teams if you join alone.
You MUST to attend the virtual weekend training sessions to be considered for the prizes (email us for special circumstances).
You can only sign up for this hackathon in the Member Portal after becoming a Toast Member