Our journey of innovation
Past Hackathons
Explore our journey of fostering hardware innovation across Africa through exciting hackathons that bring together brilliant minds to solve real-world challenges.
Cape Town Hackathon
Playful Machines • May 4, 2025
📍 Novaccino Cafe, Cape Town
Our inaugural hackathon proving out the concept with students from CPUT, UCT, and Stellenbosch University.
Participants
Students from CPUT, UCT, and Stellenbosch University
Sponsors
NovaccinoAmnovaAlphawave
Windhoek Hackathon
Security • June 28, 2025
📍 Village Garden, Windhoek
A huge success bringing together innovative minds from Namibian universities.
Participants
Students from UNAM and NUST
Sponsors
Allan Gray Orbis FoundationPrinthoek3D
InventAfrika x Octoco Hackathon
Playful Machines • August 2-3, 2025
📍 Stellenbosch
40 students competed over the weekend with winners announced on Sunday.
Participants
40 students from Stellenbosch University and UCT
Sponsors
OctocoWorkshackSwitch Energy DrinkNext Dimension Electronics