2024 Wema Bank HACKAHOLICS v5 Hackathon For Young African Entrepreneurs

Wema Bank HACKAHOLICS v5 Hackathon | Join the largest community of problem-solvers, visionaries, creative thinkers and Innovators in Africa, at the annual Hackaholics Ideathon, and together, let’s catalyze change with the enabling power of Technology.

Introduction

Applications are now open for the WEMA Bank Hackaholics 5.0 Hackathon. Hackaholics is a youth-focused startup competition aimed to provide a platform that enables innovators and startup founders with tech-driven or tech-enabled game-changing ideas and products to grow and blitz scale their ventures.

Over the past years, the bank has consistently demonstrated its commitment to fostering innovation, nurturing young talent, and driving cross-generation digital conversation through our flagship event–Hackaholics 4.0. With a population of over 250 million young Africans enrolled in universities across Africa, we envision a chance to establish a strategic advantage by spearheading the rise of budding unicorns, techpreneurs, and innovators within these academic institutions.

Wema Bank HACKAHOLICS v5 Hackathon 2024 Summary

Host: ALAT/Wema Bank
Who’s This For? Young Nigerian Entrepreneurs
Eligible Countries: Nigerians
Benefits/Rewards: Up to N90m
Deadline: n/a
Categories: Education | Climate | Insurance | Health | GovTech | CivicTech | FinTech | More…
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About the Wema Bank HACKAHOLICS v5 Hackathon Programme

The Hackaholics Digital Summit, established as Africa’s premier ecosystem gathering, is set to encourage innovation, collaboration, and the progress of technology. We’re thrilled that this gathering will unite thousands of exceptional individuals, including innovators, change-makers, industry luminaries, and tech enthusiasts from diverse sectors.

Who’s This For?

Everyone is welcome and can apply. No matter if you are a young entrepreneur, a professional, or a student. You don’t have to be a programmer and you certainly don’t need to have a degree in Computer Science.

Focus Areas

Education, Climate, Insurance, Health, GovTech, CivicTech, FinTech, and More…

Benefits/Rewards

1. Grant to build / scale solutions
2. Support for product and integration
3. Visibility for your team / solution
4. Access to community of founders
5. Coaching / Mentorship for founders
6. Learn from renowned industry expert

Hackaholics 5.0 Prize

1. Winner: N30M Worth of prizes
2. First runner-up: N20M Worth of prizes
3. Second Runner-up: N15M Worth of prizes
4. Women-led team: N10M Worth of prizes
5. University Stem Endowment: N15M Worth of prizes

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Countries Eligible To Apply

Young entrepreneurs from five (5) African countries, which are: Niegeria, South Africa, Ghana, and others

How to Apply

Step 1: Click apply now on the hackaholics Website
Step 2: Input your contact details and information
Step 3: Register your startup with your various founder(s)
Step 4: Upload prototype/pitchdeck

Application Deadline

The deadline for this competition is not indicated. However, you are encouraged to submit your entry as soon as you can. Best!

Conclusion

Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals and create innovative solutions to real-world problems!

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions:

Question: What is HACKAHOLICS?
Answer: Hackaholics is a youth focused startup competition aimed to provide a platform that enables innovators and startup founders with tech driven or tech enabled game changing ideas and products to grow and blitz scale their ventures. This laudable initiative is powered by Wema Bank/ ALAT; one of Nigeria’s Most digitally dominant financial institution. There has been 3 previous editions and we are excited to present the 5th edition tagged Meta-Idea.

Question: Who can participate in HACKAHOLICS?
Answer: Everyone is welcome and can apply. No matter if you are a young entrepreneur, a professional, or a student. You don’t have to be a programmer and you certainly don’t need to have a degree in Computer Science.

Question: How can I get involved in HACKAHOLICS?
Answer: You can get involved in HACKAHOLICS by registering for the event and visiting the pitch center closest to you for your pitch

Question: What is the Hackaholics digital summit?
Answer: Hackaholics Digital Summit HADS is an event organized by leading digital and innovative bank Wema Bank/ALAT to unite participants from the socio-technology ecosystem within Africa

Question: How are the winners selected?
Answer: There will be an independent Jury selecting the winners with a rating system

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