OUR GOAL IS TO INSPIRE A GENERATION OF NIGERIAN INNOVATORS TO USE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE SOLUTIONS FOR THEIR COMMUNITIES.
NaijaHacks kicks off online from December 7th, 2019 and wraps up with a Demo day December 14th 2019 .Top teams selected from the online portion of the hackaton will meet, demo , and receive prizes on December 17th, 2019 in Lagos, Nigeria. Lots of amazing prizes to be won, plus a full day of networking, learning, great food and lots of fun with our international team of Mentors, Speakers and Judges from the US, UK, Canada and Nigeria.
Eligibility
- Must submit a project to Github
- Must be able to attend demo day and finals
- 1-4 participants per team
Requirements
- Submit Project on Devpost
- Include Github URL
- Attend Demo day if invited
Prizes
$138,350 in prizes
The Dr. Andrew S.Nevin Prize for Best Citizen Safety Project
A Laptop for each team member, $10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, DigitalOcean Tshirts, NaijaHacks Medal
STEMHub Foundation Prize for The Best STEM Education Project
A Chromebook Laptop for each team member, $10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, DigitalOcean Tshirts, NaijaHacks Medal
Best Housing/Real Estate Project
(15,000)
$10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, DigitalOcean Tshirts, NaijaHacks Medal
Best Job Creation Project
$10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, DigitalOcean Tshirts, NaijaHacks Medal
NaijaHacks 2019 Finalist (top 10 teams, 50% beginners)
Acceptance into Amazon Activate ($10,000 in AWS credit and $5,000 in support), NaijaHacks Medal, Opportunity to go through Incubation at BizSkills Academy, and option of funding
Best Project hosted on a .XYZ domain name
Gift Bag from Generation XYZ
Best Project hosted on Linode
First Prize:
A Laptop for each team member and $500 in Linode Credit for each team member |
Second Prize:
$250 in Linode Credit for each team member |
3rd Prize
$400 cash value
Best IoT/Hardware Project
Particle Wifi Bundle
BizSkills Prize for the team with the Best Pitch
Valued at $ 2,000 CAD, $200 CAD cash prize and 300 minutes worth of coaching sessions equivalent to - $1,800 CAD
Nexmo Prize for Best Use of Nexmo API
Nexmo Prize for Best Use of Nexmo API
DigitalOcean Prize for Best use of DigitalOcean - 1st place
$500 in DigitalOcean credit
DigitalOcean Prize for Best use of DigitalOcean - 2nd place
$200 in DO credit
DigitalOcean Prize for Best use of DigitalOcean - 3rd place
$100 in DigitalOcean credit
Beginner Category: Top 12 projects from Beginner teams
(12)
1 year subscription to Egghead.io
Sketch Prize for Best User Experience Prize
Sketch License
Balsamiq Prize for Best User Experience Prize
Balsamiq License
Axure Prize for Best User Experience Prize
Axure License
Wolfram Prize for Best 30 Projects
(30)
Wolfram 1 year License
Beginner Category: Prize for Best Project from a maority-beginner team
A Laptop for each team member, $10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, NaijaHacks Medal
The Dotts Media Prize for the Project with the best new media integration
A Laptop for each team member, $10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, NaijaHacks Medal
Popcentral Prize for the Best project developed to help young tech entrepreneurs find affordably priced home accommodation or office space in Lagos
A Laptop for each team member, $10,000 in AWS Credit, $5,000 in AWS support credit, NaijaHacks Medal
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Uchi Uchibeke
Founder
Samuel Uduma
SuperGeek, Serial Entrepreneur/Investor
Samson Opaleye
COO/Managing Partner, DOTTS Media House
Christine Dikongue
National Director, Young Entrepreneurs, Strategic Partnerships,Canadian Black Chamber of Commerce
Sefunmi Osinaike
Product Lead, Dot Health
Ekundayo Temitope
Chief Growth, Printivo
Obafunto Ayinoluwa
Snr. Manager, Portfolio Planning & Strategy, Royal Bank of Canada
Banke Alawaye
Digital Transformation Spcialist, Independent Consultant
Shedrack Akintayo
Frontend Engineer, Reliance HMO
Ara Sadiq
Business Development Lead, Finconecta
Namnso Ukpanah
Product Designer, Flutterwave
Phillips Tunde
Brand Engagement Manager, Printivo
Kevin Eligwe
Designer, Hemcloth
Doug Gould
Startup Business Development, Amazon Web Services
Oluwasola Obagbemi
Senior Comms Mgr., Africa, Andela
Adeola .D. Olubamiji , PH.D
Founder, Stemhub Foundation
Nelly Mesik
Creative Director, Nelly Mesik Consultancy/Vanguard Allure
Oghenekevwe Omotosho
Founder, Isabiwork
Muyiwa Aleshinloye
Head, Digital Media, Starcom Media Perspectives
Tiwalola Olanubi Jnr
Creative Director, Dotts Media House
Ada Ohh
OAP/Producer, Feva Tv
Stanley Chukwuma
CEO, Bankspace Corp, Canada
Opeoluwa Victor Babasanmi
Cloud Engineer, Amazon Web Services
Uchendu Onyekachi
Cloud Engineer, Amazon Web Services
Ayodeji Razaq
Marketing & Experiental Events Lead, Risquesa Africa
Ik Obi
Integrations Lead, Paystack
Tope Adenola
Photographer, Horpload Works
Tolu Akinwumi
Manager, Supply Programs & Sustainability Engineering, Lyft
Tobi Akinwumi
Product Manager, Member Digital Products, Socan
Ihunanyachi Thompson
Founder, Bubble Innovation Hub
Jackye Madu
Co-Founder TCMN, CONVRSAH & DBA, The Content Man Network
Olumayokun Okunnu
CEO, Bodyrox Fitness Studio
Jasper Jaja
Digital Media Consultant, The Norris Campbell Company
Ekene Eze
Developer Advocate, Flutterwave
Femi Taiwo
Executive Director, Leap Africa
Segun Maleghemi
Co-founder, Director of Incubation, The Nest Innovation Technology Park
Bukonla Adebankin
Chief Operating Officer, Red Red/For Africa
Oluchi Anyagaligbo
Lawyer, Private Practice
Barry Vopnu
Founder, Bvb Digital
Yinka Obebe
MD/CEO, Popcentral TV
Judging Criteria
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Originality
How unique and innovative is the demo? -
Practicality
How useful is this project based on the problem participants are trying to solve? -
Technicality
How technically impressive was the hack? Was the technical problem the team tackled difficult? Did it use a particularly clever technique or did it use many different components? -
Aesthetics
How good is the visual design and interaction experience? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve everything they wanted? -
WOW Factor
Will a Judge be blown away by what they see?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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