Following a two-day pre-pitch event, Wema Bank has unveiled the Top 20 finalists for Hackaholics 6.0, its flagship innovation challenge. The pre-pitch sessions held on December 16 and 17, 2025.
The Top 20 finalists for Hackaholics 6.0 include Top 10 for the Hackathon stream and Top 10 for the Ideathon Stream. The Hackathon finalists are Rapid DEV, Secure IT, Neurafeed, Trust Lock Babcock, Pulse Track, IlluminiTrust, Trust Lock FUTA, Fix Fraud AI, KASH Flow and VOC AI. The Ideathon finalists are PLOY, Fertitude, VarsityScape, Mama ALERT, StockMed, Chao, All Arbitrate, FarmSlate, Sane AI and Cycle X.
Expounding on the unique approach implemented for Hackaholics 6.0, Moruf Oseni, Wema Bank’s MD/CEO commented, “Hackaholics started off as a hackathon and morphed into an ideation. For Hackaholics 6.0, the sixth edition, we decided to give both the builders of new solutions and the refiners of existing ones, an opportunity to make meaningful impact. For us at Wema Bank, we understand that innovation isn’t just building from scratch. Sometimes, it’s looking at what exists and developing new ways to optimise that and create more efficiency. This is the idea behind our two-stream Ideathon-Hackathon structure”.
“Every year , Hackaholics shows us just how eager and motivated Nigerian youth are when it comes to exploring creativity and innovation, and we are honoured to be the institution that provides them with the platform and resources to put this drive to good use. We toured 7 cities, indulged 1,460 participants and discovered hundreds of remarkable ideas; some of which needed some refining and some of which deserved to move to the next stage. For those who needed to go back to the drawing board, we provided useful guidance and for the top contenders, we were able to shortlist to the Top 43, who proceeded to the pre-pitch. To every participant, Wema Bank is proud of you. This is just the beginning”, Oseni added.
The Pre-pitch saw the Top 43 contenders battle in a game of innovation and problem solving, presenting compelling pitches for a chance to make it to Top 10 in their respective streams. After a rigorous stretch of pitches and presentations, the Top 20 emerged, securing their spot in the grand finale of Hackaholics 6.0.
Scheduled to take place on December 19, 2025, the grand finale of Hackaholics 6.0 will convene the top players in Africa’s tech and innovation ecosystem, creating an avenue for these finalists to not only put their creativity to the ultimate test but also give their solutions visibility to potential investors for additional funding opportunities beyond the prizes to be won.
The prizes to be won for the Ideathon include N25 million for the Winner, N20 million for the first runner-up, N15 million for the second runner-up and N5 million each for 2 women-led teams. In the Hackathon category, the first to fourth-place winners will receive N20 million, N15 million, N10 million and N5 million respectively.
Anyone interested in watching the grand finale of Hackaholics 6.0 live, is invited to join virtually via Wema Bank’s official YouTube channel @Wema Bank and keep track of the conversation on social media using #Hackaholics6
