Team LSFlow has emerged the winner of the #SecureLagosHackathon organized by the Lagos State Education Trust Fund (LSETF) in partnership with First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and Passion Incubator.
At the end of the #SecureLagosHackathon competition, 3 winners emerged.
1st prize: N2million – Team LSFLOW
2nd prize: N1million – Team AboEko
3rd Prize: N150k – Team Gidi Secure (Courtesy @LeadPathNG) and 6 months incubation @P_Incubator #tech #cybersecurity #AI #ML #coding pic.twitter.com/j97btXK18r— Lagos Innovates (@lagosinnovates) May 22, 2018
The Hackathon was organized to encourage the creation of technology-based solutions to help secure the lives and properties of people living in Lagos, improve the operations of existing security agencies, as well as provide employment opportunities by promoting entrepreneurship amongst the youths in the state.
Friday May 18th, 2018 would always be a notable date as it was the beginning and launch of our First Hackathon event, a partnership between @LSETF @MyFCMB & @P_Incubator
Over 130 tech enthusiasts converged for the #SecureLagosHacakathon competition. pic.twitter.com/ojLTBWSh9k
— Lagos Innovates (@lagosinnovates) May 22, 2018
The 3-day event which began on Friday, May 18th and ended Sunday, May 20th saw applications from over 200 tech-inclined participants with innovative ideas.
Each presentation made covered Problems, Market Opportunities, Approach/Solution(s), Team Content, and The Resources Needed to Succeed.
We have come to the end of the #SecureLagosHackathon competition. A 3-Day intense strategy and idea sharing event.
Congratulations to our winners;
3rd Place: Team Gidi Secure,
2nd Place: Team AboEko,
1st Place: Team LSFLOW pic.twitter.com/wwd1SkN39A— Lagos Innovates (@lagosinnovates) May 20, 2018
After the 3 days of discipline, mentoring and hard work, Team LSFlow (Group 3) emerged the winner of the Grand Prize of N2,000,000 courtesy of FCMB. The second prize was won by Team Abo Eko (Group 8) who took home N1,000,000.
Our ES, @AO1379 giving the Opening remarks – highlighting the desire to make Lagos the investment destination of Africa.
Babajide Asegbeloyin from @MyFCMB also shared his delight at the progress recorded by techies in the State#SecureLagosHackathon #blockchain #tech #innovation pic.twitter.com/vikVdFjIPh
— Lagos Innovates (@lagosinnovates) May 22, 2018
According to the Team Lead, Techspace Ecosystem Business of FCMB, Babajide Asegbeloyin, FCMB has pledged its continued support to the development of Nigeria’s Techspace Ecosystem.
“Tech businesses have unique needs, especially at startup and incubation stage. FCMB provides bespoke support at the different stages of the journey and we are very passionate about providing the right solutions to the tech ecosystem. Our mandate is to be the preferred and go-to financial institution for the tech ecosystem.” –Mr. Babajide Asegbeloyin.
The security of any city is key and so it is understandable that Lagos, being the tech hub of the country, would make security a priority for stakeholders in its tech ecosystem. Hopefully, the winners of the #SecureLagosHackathon would fine-tune their projects with the cash prize won and provide innovative solutions to the issue of security in Lagos and Nigeria as a whole.
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