2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon Announces Winners, Becomes the Largest Web3 Hackathon Globally

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The 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon became the world’s largest Web3 hackathon, awarding $1M in prizes to innovative projects.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/2025-hedera-africa-hackathon-announces-winners-becomes-the-largest-web3-hackathon-globally . Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025 drew 13,000+ developers and awarded $1M in prizes, showcasing real-world Web3 infrastructure & launching a new investment pipeline. Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3 . You can also check exclusive content about #hedera-africa-hackathon-2025 , #largest-web3-hackathon , #hashgraph-association , #blockchain-funding-ecosystem , #web3-infrastructure , #web3-certification-program , #ai-depin-hackathon , #good-company , and more. This story was written by: @hedera . Learn more about this writer by checking @hedera's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com . The 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon became the world’s largest Web3 hackathon, with 13,000+ developers and $1M in prizes. Winning projects focused on real-world infrastructure like payments, energy certification, and healthcare. The Hashgraph Association also launched a new Investment Committee to back top builders with multi-million-dollar funding and confirmed a 2026 edition.

Topics covered

• Web3
• Hackathon
• Blockchain
• Investment
• Technology

Keywords

• Hedera
• Web3
• Hackathon
• Blockchain
• Investment
• Developers
• Prizes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hedera Africa Hackathon, Hashgraph Association

Places: Africa

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