The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science have officially announced the winners of the 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon, a competition recognized as the largest hackathon globally. The announcement, made on April 29, 2026, revealed the recipients of prizes totaling $1 million across four tracks and for overall cross-track champions. Nigerian team GreenAfrica claimed the prestigious first-place Cross-Track Champion title, receiving $100,000 for their innovative environmental verification solution.
The extensive hackathon focused on leveraging Hedera Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) to foster innovation, execution, and real-world impact. Participants from across the globe, with a particular emphasis on Africa, competed to develop solutions addressing various challenges.
The Cross-Track Champions, representing the hackathon's top overall performers, were recognized with significant prize sums:
- First Place: GreenAfrica (Nigeria), awarded $100,000 for their environmental verification project.
- Second Place: Carboni Renewable Energy Certificate Platform (Egypt), receiving $70,000.
- Third Place: Effisend X Africa (Mexico), securing $60,000.
- Fourth Place: Silsilat Finance (Malaysia), earning $40,000.
- Fifth Place: Beyond Service (Nigeria), granted $30,000.
In addition to the cross-track honors, specific track winners were also celebrated for their specialized solutions. Silsilat Finance, from Malaysia, notably excelled in the On-Chain Finance track, demonstrating their expertise in financial applications built on DLT. Similarly, Carboni, based in Egypt, was recognized as a leading innovator within the DLT for Operations track, showcasing their platform's potential for operational efficiencies using distributed ledger technology.
The 2025 Hedera Africa Hackathon underscored the growing global interest in DLT and its potential to drive significant change, particularly across the African continent and beyond. The organizers, The Hashgraph Association and Exponential Science, emphasized that winners were selected based on stringent criteria, including the originality of their ideas, the robustness of their execution, and the tangible real-world impact their solutions could achieve using the Hedera DLT platform. The virtual and global nature of the competition allowed for diverse participation, culminating in a broad array of innovative projects.