Africa Virtual Hackathon
African Global Impact – As a global technology, blockchain opens up a wealth of opportunities for the African community to build businesses that can scale their impact to the world. By investing in emerging technologies such as blockchain, Africa is able to empower local communities by equipping them with knowledge, skills, and resources that will elevate them on the international stage and propel them into the future.
- Duration: 4 days
- Location: Virtual
Winners
Africonnect
This peer-to-peer blockchain platform allows small and medium sized enterprises to merge into larger coordinated entities.
B-TAX
This blockchain project aims to build a new financial ecosystem that eliminates corruption by providing greater transparency in the tax system.
Ubuntu Energy Ledger
This decentralized energy data trading platform allows small and large African solar providers to contribute surplus energy to the power grid.
The challenge & prize
Build an application on the EOSIO platform that will create a global economic opportunity for Africa to improve the welfare of its communities.
Three (3) winning teams from this virtual competition were invited to join the Grand Finale in Cape Town and compete for the US $500,000 Grand Prize.
Prize
- 1st US$ 500,000 Grand Prize
Judges
Serg Metelin
Block.one Head of Developer Relations
Brian Mehler
Block.One CFO
Serg Metelin
Block.one Head of Developer RelationsAs Head of Developer Relations, Serg oversees the company’s continued support for the EOSIO developer community by raising awareness for new and existing developers and supporting projects being built on the EOSIO blockchain platform. Originally from the Ukraine, he was one of the early pioneers of social media applications for the Eastern European social network, vk.com, in which was responsible for building highly engaging applications with a total of more than 11 million users and up to 250,000 daily active users. Prior to joining Block.one, he worked with digital and marketing agencies and consultancies to deliver solutions for international brands such as Disney, Electronic Arts, Woolworths and others.
Brian Mehler
Block.One CFOBrian Mehler joined Block.one in January 2018, coinciding with the launch of EOS VC business unit. Brian has spent 12 years in the private equity industry, focusing on investments in the financial and technology sectors and on distressed investment opportunities. Brian graduated from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. He recently relocated from New York to Hong Kong.
Past hackathons
Beyond Blockchain
Hosted in partnership with Google Cloud, Galaxy Interactive, and Mythical Games, the 2021 #EOSIOHackathon saw 1,315 participants from 107 countries compete to build the next wave of innovation through the power of blockchain and Google Cloud.
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- Location: Virtual
Coding for Change
900 participants from 92 countries attended Coding for Change using blockchain technology to address the problems and/or expected societal changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Date: -
- Location: Virtual