Hackathons are a hybrid/virtual 48-hour competition that bring together youth from across South Africa, Africa, and globally in the study fields of software development, business, marketing and gaming.
Youth collaborate intensively in teams to create a tech solution such as a web or mobile application, and a business plan, that will address 1 or more of the 10 socio-economic challenges affecting the public.
Winners of the EPF hackathon stand chances of winning cash prizes and enrolment into an entrepreneurship programme,the EPF Incubation Hub, where we guide the youth to develop their solutions into a successful startup that the greater public will benefit from.
Youth Empowerment: We are committed to ensuring that Youth from townships and rural areas are not left behind on the journey towards a digital future.
Youth Skills Development: Enabling youth to learn team dynamics, soft skills, and applying technical skills they learn in university.
Youth Self-Employment: Encouraging youth to think like future business owners.
Youth Socio-Economic: Contribution Enabling youth to be part of the solution in addressing socio-economic challenges affecting the public.
25 hackathons hosted to date since its 2020 launch
Impacted the lives of over 2000 digital innovators
Collaborated with over 40 well-established local and international organizations and government entities
Multiple news coverage across several online, tv, and radio media publications.
23 winning teams enrolled in the Incubation Hub programme.
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Branch Code: 250955
Account no: 62630239243
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The Empire Partner Foundation Tech Hub is a non-profit organisation that was started by a group of young South Africans. Our goal is to build South Africa, and eventually the continent of Africa, by solving key challenges through tech. The Empire Partner Foundation has launched multiple activities to achieve their goal in building Africa in Tech.
We have a wide range of technologies at EPF Tech Hub that support Africa’s progress and development. As a technology community, we promote innovative thinking. We bring people with similar interests, but with a focus on technology to create an environment that enables both individuals and businesses to thrive. We support the progress and development of Africa with technology.
The Incubation hub is an opportunity for the winning hackathon teams to build a tech start up around their winning solutions from the hackathons. We believe that the solutions our country needs lie in its youth, therefore we pride ourselves on developing young entrepreneurs with radical ideas and disruptive solutions that are innovative and sustainable
The EPF Tech Fund is a privately managed Venture Capital Company. The investors in the fund are companies that are committed to future-proofing Africa by investing in youth-led technology solutions that are scalable across the continent.We look for high-growth, high-impact businesses able to deliver exceptional returns along with sustained socio-economic impact.