Hashgraph Ventures has pledged an additional $1 million to the Hedera Africa Hackathon, Africa’s largest Web3 innovation event, bolstering its mission to accelerate digital transformation and economic inclusion across the continent. This commitment brings the total equity investment for exceptional projects to $2 million, complementing a $1 million prize pool.

• The Hedera Africa Hackathon 2025 engaged 13,000 developers and generated 1,300 project submissions across 20+ African cities.
• Hashgraph Ventures, a regulated venture capital fund, will evaluate selected hackathon projects for potential investment, focusing on scalable, real-world applications of distributed ledger technology (DLT).
• This initiative is a partnership between Hashgraph Ventures, The Hashgraph Association, and Exponential Science Foundation, with additional support from organizations like United Gulf Financial Services (UGFS).