Startup Abuja Innovation Challenge/Hackathon 2025 (Nigeria)

Startup Abuja Innovation Challenge/Hackathon 2025 (Nigeria)

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Deadline Date
July 20, 2025
Donor Agency
Startup Abuja
Grant Size
$1000 to $10,000

Are you building a tech enabled solution? Apply now for the Startup Innovation Challenge/Hackathon 2025 — An online hackathon and business growth experience designed for startups, SMEs, tech innovators and entrepreneurs across Nigeria.

Challenge Categories
  • EduTech, HealthTech, FinTech, AgroTech, Web3/Blockchain, E-commerce, SaaS, Logistics/Transportation, Real Estate and more.
Benefits
  • Over ₦100 million worth of prizes (cash + AWS credit + mentorship + resources/business support)
  • A chance to access at least ₦1,500,000 in AWS credit from Transnet Cloud, her Nigerian partner which enables you to host your platform on the cloud with zero upfront fees.
  • Mentorship, visibility, and investor-readiness support
  • A free AWS-powered environment to build during the hackathon (if you're at the ideation stage)
Prize Information
  • 1st Prize: ₦10 million worth of value — includes ₦5 million in cash, ₦ 4 million worth of AWS credits, and ₦ 1 million worth of tailored business mentorship
  • 2nd Prize: ₦8 million worth — includes ₦3 million in cash, ₦ 4 million worth of AWS credits, and ₦ 1 million worth of tailored business mentorship
  • 3rd Prize: ₦7 million worth — includes ₦2 million in cash, ₦ 4 in million worth of AWS credits, and ₦ 1 million worth of tailored business mentorship
  • 10 Runner-Ups: includes ₦200,000 in cash +  ₦ 1.5 million worth of AWS credits for each person/team
  • All selected participants:  ₦ 500,000 worth of AWS credits
Eligibility Criteria
  • Age: 14 - 45 (male and female)
  • Nigerian or any other Africans
  • Non Africans building for the African market
  • Your idea or startup is tech enabled

For more information, visit Startup Abuja.

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