AngelHack 2019: Nairobi

AngelHack 2019 : Nairobi

IBIZ Africa, 5th Floor Students Center Building
Strathmore University , 00200 Ole Sangale Rd, Nairobi
April 24-26th, 2019

AngelHack’s Global Hackathon Series 2019

Nairobi Tech Week (NTW) is Sub-Saharan Africa’s largest annual tech event series. The event brings together various actors and influencers within the tech ecosystem to one space to exhibit the forefront of innovation and technology.

If you are an entrepreneur, a designer, a developer, a data scientist, a student, an engineering manager, policy maker, or a tech-enthusiast; THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU! At NTW you will get an opportunity to meet and interact with experts from Africa and the rest the world; engage in interactive workshops and panels, and bridge the gap around learning and solution development.

There will be exhibitions from developers, CTOs, tech entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders who are behind leading services, applications and solutions in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The theme for #NTW2019 is “Technology in Africa: Today, the Future and the Journey”

NTW Hackathon

Join us on the 24th-26th April 2019 as multi-disciplinary teams compete to develop innovative solutions to tackle across East Africa.

NTW hackathon applications close on the March 29th, 2019. Sign up your team by following the “Apply Here” button above. This year’s event will offer a unique agenda packed with an exciting list of activities including world-class training from the industry’s best, both local and global from the sponsors below.

If your team is selected to participate, you will receive an exclusive invite-only confirmation to this year’s hackathon including workshops on key topics, and an opportunity to participate in the main event which will kick off on the 24th to the 25th.

Winning teams will be announced at Nairobi Tech Week on the 26th. Prizes include the following:

A cash prize of 100, 000 Ksh.
3-month virtual incubation with AngelHack.
3-month incubation with IBiz Africa.
AWS Credits (100$)
Swag from GitHub.
6 months membership from Metta
Microsoft Azure Credits

Challenges and Prizes

Microsoft Challenge: Design AI Solutions on Azure to solve for Kenya’s food security & health care problem

GIZ Challenge: Design a solution that applies IoT to low-level income households in any of the following sectors: agriculture, health, fintech, energy

IBM Challenge: Get started for the 2019 Call for Code Global Challenge by building an application using cloud, data, analytics, AI, IoT, blockchain to improve natural disaster preparedness, response, or recovery focused on the health and well-being of individuals and communities. Join the Call for Code community at ibm.biz/ah-2019 then use this visual recognition drone lab as a starting point to kickstart your solution ibm.biz/ah-2019-dl

IBM Prize: $1k prize, $500/month IBM cloud credits

AWS Challenge: Using AWS Amplify: Build a mobile or web application that connects to at least one AWS service provided by the Amplify framework.

AWS Prize: The best working mobile or web app that connects to at least one AWS Amplify service will win one (1) Echo Spot per team member.

AngelHack Hackathon Rules

We know some rules are meant to be broken, but you should probably (read: definitely) stick by these:

1. Fresh Code – We all start coding at the same time. It’s cool to work on designs beforehand, digital mockups, open source frameworks, and anything else available to everyone, but keep things within fair limits.

2. Code Review – Winning teams may be subject to a code-review at some point following the event or immediately before winning. This is to ensure that all code used is in fact fresh.

3. Ownership and IP – You own your IP and whatever you create. Simple as that.

4. Team Size – No more than five people.

5. Submissions – Each hackathon has its individual hackathon.iopage where projects need to be submitted by the designated time. You’ll receive an email with instructions on how to do just that.

6. Demos – You’ll have 2 minutes to demo the functionality of your project and talk through your idea, and 1 minute for Q&A from judges.

7. Be cool to your fellow hackers! Check out our Code of Conduct.

Judging

How is the hackathon judged?
Projects will be judged based on the following criteria, with a total of 5 points per criteria:

Fundability: How fundable is this idea? Is there potential for a sustainable business model? Is this scalable? (0-5 points)
Execution: How well was the project executed and explained? Did they add a demo video? (0-5 points)
UI/UX: Beyond design, was the end-to-end user experience for the solution considered? (0-5 points)
Originality: How original, creative or unique is the idea? Is there a competitive advantage? (0-5 points)
Team: Is there a diverse team presented? Do they have a range of complementary skill sets for the project? (0-5 points)

Know someone who would make a great judge of awesomeness and innovation? Nominate them (or yourself!) at info@angelhack (dot) com

Schedule

Participants will need to attend pre-NTW preparation and the full hackathon on April 24th – 26th.

The schedule for the pre-hackathon events are:

21st March 2019 – Design Thinking session – Venue: ALX , Pinetree, 6.00pm-8.00pm with ALX & other partners presenting
29th March 2019 – Rapid Prototyping – Daykio Plaza, Ngong Lane 6.00pm-8.00pm with Andela, Africa’s Talking, Moringa School and iLab Africa presenting
5th & 6th April 2019 – Introduction to high-level APIs and Hackathon problem statements from Sponsors -Daykio Plaza, Ngong Lane
12th April 2019 – Pitch Practice of the solutions teams will build – @iBiz Africa 6.00pm-8.00pm – Final hackathon teams selected to compete at NTW

April 24, Wednesday

8-9 AM – Breakfast Available
8-10 AM – Checkins
10:00 AM – NTW General Nairobi Tech Week Opening Ceremony
11:00 AM – Hackathon Opening Ceremony (Event intro, Technology intro, Partner 3 minute talks, Rules & Reminders, Q&A)
- Coding Kickoff
1-2 PM – Lunch
1-5 PM – Technology and Business Mentors Available
4-4:40 PM – Tea Break
5:00 PM – Pitch Workshop
6:00 PM – Doors Close at Strathmore
Midnight – Team name, 1 liner must be registered on hackathon.io

April 25, Thursday

8:00 AM – Doors Open
10:00 AM – Case Studies of Regional Startup Solutions
11:00 AM – Optional session on yoga / meditation or relaxation techniques to perform
11:00 AM – 3 PM – Business and Tech Mentors Available
1:15-2:00 PM – Lunch
2:00-5:00 PM – MANDATORY Pitch practice and A/V check for all teams pitching at Demo with mentors for all teams (need at least 5 pitch mentors)
4:00-4:40 – Tea Break
6:00 PM – Doors close at Strathmore
Midnight – Code Freeze & Submission Deadline

April 26, Friday

8:00 AM – Doors Open
10:00 AM – Judge Orientation (Private with Judges)
10:30 AM – Demos Begin!
12:00-12:30 – Judge Deliberation
1:15-2 PM – Lunch
4-4:45 PM – General NTW Closing Ceremony / Tech Week Awards / Hack Winners are Announced / Prizes!

Winners are Announced / Prizes!

Judges

Jessica Francisca Colaço Head of Growth, Brave Ventures & TED Fellow
Meaghan Lewis Engineering Manager, GitHub
Linda Bonvo Tech & Immigration Lawyer, Lawyers Hub

Okal Otieno Software Architect, JUMO.WORLD
Lawrence Muthoga Community Engagement Manager, Microsoft 4 Africa
Cecilia Mwangi MakeIT Coordinator, GIZ

Bernard Chiira Incubation Manager @ iBizAfrica & Chairperson at ASSEK (Association for Startup & SME Enablers of Kenya)

Mentors

Robert Yawe Customer Development based on LEAN Methodology
Jesse Muthee Software Engineering Manager, TALA
Roina Ochieng Developer Relations, Africa's Talking

Enos Masinde Weswa Design Consultant, World Bank Group & Go Global Africa Consultant, British High Commission
Elton Maiyo Software Dev Learning Facilitator, Andela
Stanley Goldman Software Engineer, GitHub