Hack Africa

The world’s biggest
Africa-focused university
blockchain hackathon

This hackathon has now finished. Read all about the event and prize winners here!

Open to anyone either based in Africa or based outside of Africa who wants to build an Africa-focused solution.

Learning begins Tues 15th June 2021
Hacking begins Mon 19th July 2021

Find out more in our official announcement.

 

 What is it?

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Our hacks are longer than normal, allowing you more time to learn and build.

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Our hacks are completely virtual with all events taking place via video call.

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Get rewarded by some of the best prizes available, from cash to work experiences.

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Open to students and hackers from African universities and developer communities, as well as anyone who wants to build an Africa-focused blockchain solution.

Our approach

 
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Our support

Workshops
24/7 technical support
One-on-one progress and help calls
Post-event funding support

 

Prizes

 
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And over $30k in challenge prizes!

 

 Who can take part

 

The hackathon is open to anyone, either those based in Africa or those outside of Africa who wish to build an Africa-focused solution.

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 Sponsors

 

A big thank you to the sponsors for Hack Africa:

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Dates

 
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Events

Check out our list of past events for Hack Africa

 Post-hackathon

 

Recruitment

We work with blockchain companies to place talented hackers.

Accelerator

We take the best hackathon projects and help them become startups.