Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Registration is open for the Kinshasa AI Hackathon on 25–26 September 2026 in Gombe, where multidisciplinary builders will prototype AI solutions for challenges in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Complete hackathon details
Virtus is bringing builders, mentors, sponsors and recruiters together for a two-day build event focused on practical AI prototypes. Published tracks cover education, employment, financial inclusion and the Open Kinshasa Challenge. The organizer advertises prizes and recruitment opportunities but does not publish cash values or a fixed builder fee; its site describes the participation model only as nearly free, so no fee or prize amount is inferred.
Eligibility requirements
Builder participation is aimed at people with technology, product, design, business or no-code skills. The official participation form also accepts mentor, sponsor and media roles.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
The official Virtus event and contact pages confirm 25–26 September 2026 in Gombe, an active participation form and builder/mentor/sponsor/media roles. No application deadline, exact cash prize or fixed participation fee is stated, so those fields remain unset.
Job and Scholarship is the discovery and verification layer. Confirm eligibility, dates, salary/funding and application instructions on the original source before submitting anything.
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