Africa's AI innovation ecosystem initiative — where startups are born, MVPs are built, and futures are funded
The 48-Hour Dev-A-Thon is an AI-powered innovation ecosystem initiative designed with one purpose: to birth startups.
Unlike a traditional hackathon, the Dev-A-Thon is not about winning a prize — it is about building a real, working Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that solves a genuine African market problem. Over 48 continuous hours, teams of innovators, developers, designers, and domain experts come together to ideate, prototype, and deploy functional technology solutions.
At the end of 48 hours, every team that successfully demonstrates a qualifying MVP is guaranteed:
The philosophy: In the African tech ecosystem, building is hard enough. The Dev-A-Thon removes the "winner-takes-all" mindset and replaces it with a "builders' ecosystem" model — where the act of building and shipping is itself the achievement, and the reward is structured to give every qualifying team the fuel to grow.
Problem statements released, teams finalised, mentors assigned
Problem validation, solution design, technical stack decision, wireframing
Core feature development, AI integration, testing, iteration with mentor check-ins
UI refinement, demo preparation, pitch deck creation, investor narrative
All qualifying teams present to investors, advisors, and the TechTrinity community. Every team with a qualifying MVP earns their Startup Gate slot.
Every qualifying Dev-A-Thon team receives all five of these — guaranteed
Ten coveted positions in TechTrinity Africa's flagship accelerator programme, providing structured mentorship, resources, and the network required to scale across Africa.
Direct, curated introductions to our network of venture capital firms, angel investors, and family offices actively seeking to deploy capital into African tech startups.
Significant cloud infrastructure credits from leading providers — so the infrastructure costs of going from MVP to product never stop your momentum.
Featured coverage in Cyberspace Africa Magazine (TechTrinity's official media partner) and across our social media and partner publication network reaching thousands of tech stakeholders.
Post-event enrolment in TechTrinity's structured mentorship programme — pairing your startup with experienced operators, investors, and industry leaders for ongoing guidance.
Registration for the Dev-A-Thon opens soon. Join the waitlist to be notified when applications open and receive early-access information.