Hedera Africa Web3 Hackathon 2025

The Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025 is set to be the continent’s largest web3 innovation event, offering a prize pool exceeding $1 million to inspire the next generation of developers, entrepreneurs, and tech enthusiasts. Organized by The Hashgraph Association and the Exponential Science Foundation, with support from DAR Blockchain, the hackathon aims to accelerate digital transformation and economic inclusion across Africa by empowering participants to build decentralized solutions on the Hedera network. Running from August 1 to September 30, 2025, the event combines online participation with onsite activities in over 20 African cities, including Lagos, Cairo, Nairobi, Kinshasa, Cape Town, Casablanca, and Tunis, targeting more than 10,000 participants from at least 15 countries.

Participants are encouraged to develop scalable, real-world blockchain solutions addressing urgent challenges in sectors such as finance, healthcare, sustainability, agriculture, and manufacturing, while leveraging advanced technologies like AI, IoT, robotics, and quantum computing.