In line with its mission of empowering businesses and young innovators across Africa, HabariPay’s Squad has announced the launch of its first hackathon, ‘Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0’.
The social coding event is scheduled to be held on January 19th and 20th 2024, at the state-of-the-art GTCO Training Complex, Tayo’s Plaza, Abeokuta, Ogun state.
Take on Squad Hackathon 1.0 is targeted at young innovators in universities and other tertiary institutions in Nigeria and challenges competing teams to create innovative solutions to problems within their immediate communities as well as the wider society, a statement by the organisers said.
Essentially, the hackathon is designed to impact young Nigerians positively by providing a platform to equip aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators with transformative technological capabilities, enabling them to collaboratively develop practical, innovative tech solutions and refine their coding skills.
Participants in the hackathon will have the exclusive opportunity to leverage Squad’s cutting-edge APIs in executing their ideas. The two-day event promises to be action-packed, featuring intense coding sessions on day one followed by product demos, panel discussions and the announcement of winners on day two. The team with the most innovative idea will be awarded N2.5 million, the first runner-up will get N1.5 million, while the third-placed team will get N1 million.
Additionally, the top three teams will have the unique opportunity to join the Squad Hackademy, where they will receive mentorship and access internships and job opportunities facilitated by Squad.
