Innovate Africa Fund Wicked Innovation Labs Hackathon 2025

The Innovate Africa Fund Wicked Innovation Labs Hackathon 2025 is a competition that invites teams to work on identified problem statements through an ideation-to-prototype process. The event culminates in a sprint where the strongest and best-tested prototype is awarded a prize. It is organized in partnership with the Innovate Africa Foundation and targets innovators, creators, thinkers and tinkerers addressing global and local challenges, with participants based in Africa.

Prize money of $2,000; ability to develop and test a prototype with potential real-world impact.

Open to innovators, creators, thinkers and tinkerers based in Africa.

Submit information about the shortlisted problem statement, complete team details and approach via the provided Google Forms application link.