Partners
Built with partners who believe in African creators
From the first hackathon at CcHUB to the 42-country 2022 edition with Meta, every edition has been made possible by partners across the continent and beyond.
Our partners
The companies behind the community
Facebook / Meta
Primary sponsor of the 2020 ARVR Africa Hackathon (as Facebook) and the 2022 edition (as Meta).
CcHUB
Partner and host for the 2016 hackathon at Co-Creation Hub, Lagos. CEO Bosun Tijani served as a judge.
Samsung
Partner for the 2016 hackathon, where five teams built for the Samsung Gear VR.
Microsoft
Eight Microsoft volunteers supported the 2020 hackathon; Microsoft Fellow Alex Kipman spoke at the May 2019 meetup.
Institute for the Future
Sponsor of the 2016 hackathon, including the $1,000 Future Prize.
BlackRhino VR
Kenya country partner for the hackathon programme.
UCAD
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar — partner and host of the Dakar Lab within its CURI centre.
African Leadership University
Rwanda country partner for the 2020 hackathon and host of the Kigali Lab.
2020 country partners
The 2020 online hackathon ran offline grand finales in eleven countries, powered by country partners across the continent:
Why partner
The reach is real. So is the record.
Ten years of continuous programming. 5,000+ hackathon participants. A 2022 ARVR Africa Hackathon that reached 42 countries — 16 in person and 26 virtually. A 2020 cohort that was 23% female, with registered participants from 28 African countries. Labs in four cities and a growing network of community chapters.
Partnering with ARVR Africa means reaching the next generation of African XR creators at the moment they are choosing their tools, their platforms, and their careers — with a partner that has been doing this credibly since 2016.
5,000+
hackathon participants over 10 years
42
countries reached in the 2022 hackathon
3
labs outside Nigeria — Kigali, Maputo, Dakar
2016
building the community since
Get involved
Sponsor. Partner. Host.
For sponsorship and partnership enquiries — programme sponsorship, country partnerships, lab hosting, or something we have not thought of yet — get in touch.
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