AfricaBuilds AI.
Join thousands of builders, founders, designers, and students across the continent shipping the next generation of AI-powered products — built with the world's best AI builder platforms.
Hackathon launches in
Founding partners · Invited builder platforms · Open ecosystem
Partnerships open · Replit, Bolt.new, Cursor, Base44, Lovable, v0 and others
Not a coding contest.
An AI-native startup movement.
Africa Builds AI brings together the continent's most ambitious builders to ship real products in weeks — not years. Rapid MVPs, real users, real revenue, real impact.
Six tracks. One mission.
Build AI-native products solving Africa's biggest challenges across the sectors that matter most.
Use the world's best AI builders to ship in days.
Africa Builds AI is platform-agnostic. Build with whichever AI-native tool helps you ship — partner platforms provide premium credits, workshops, and engineering support to participating teams.
Ship MVPs in hours, not weeks
Go from idea to deployed product before lunch with AI-native builders.
AI-native by default
Models, agents, and copilots wired in out of the box.
Real, modern codebases
React, TypeScript, Tailwind, Next, and more. Yours to take anywhere.
Built for teams
Real-time collaboration for designers, PMs, and engineers.
One-click deploy
Production hosting, custom domains, instant rollbacks.
Full backend on tap
Auth, database, storage, AI, payments — wired in seconds.
We're inviting every leading AI-native builder platform to back African teams. Confirmed partners will be announced in the lead-up to launch.
- Lovable
- Replit
- Bolt.new
- Cursor
- Base44
- v0
- Windsurf
- Claude Code
Partnerships open · invitation only
From idea to funded startup in 7 phases.
Registration
Builders & teams sign up across the continent.
Team Formation
Find co-founders by skill, country, and track.
Workshops
AI builder bootcamps led by Lovable & top operators.
Building Sprint
Ship a working AI product in 4 intense weeks.
Mentorship
1:1 office hours with founders, VCs, and engineers.
Demo Day
Pitch live to investors, media, and the ecosystem.
Funding & Incubation
Grants, accelerators, and VC intros for top teams.
More than prizes — a launchpad.
Cash, incubation, capital, exposure, hiring, and the tools to build whatever's next.
$500K+ in cash prizes
Across grand prize, track winners, and student tracks.
Startup incubation
Top teams enter Nomadic Labs Africa's continental incubator.
Investor exposure
Pitch live to leading African and global VCs.
Accelerator access
Fast-track interviews with partner accelerators.
Global media coverage
Featured across continental and international tech press.
Job opportunities
Direct intros to hiring partners and ecosystem companies.
Cloud + AI credits
Tens of thousands in compute and model credits.
AI builder platform credits
Premium credits from invited AI builder platforms to ship production apps free.
One continent. One AI generation.
Builders, hubs, and universities lighting up across all 54 countries.
From Lagos to Nairobi, Cape Town to Cairo — Africa Builds AI is the largest coordinated AI builder movement the continent has ever seen.
Learn from the people building Africa's future.
A curated roster of founders, investors, and operators shaping the next decade. Full lineup announced in the lead-up to launch.
Back the next generation of African AI founders.
Reach 10,000+ builders across 54 countries. Partner on branding, recruiting, ecosystem access, and capital pipeline.
- Lead branding across all surfaces
- Keynote speaking slot
- Dedicated track sponsorship
- First-look hiring access
- VIP investor dinner
- Premium logo placement
- Workshop slot
- Hiring partner program
- Media co-branding
- Logo on website & decks
- Mentor seats
- Recruiting access
- Cross-promotion
- Community spotlight
- Demo Day access
Everything you need to know.
Build Africa's
next AI unicorn.
Whether you ship code, design products, or write the strategy — this is your moment. The continent is watching.