Make talent
impossible to overlook.
We find Africa's builders and researchers, recognize their work, and open the next door.
We find Africa's builders and researchers, recognize their work, and open the next door.
The work is how we find you. The programs are how we back you.
Shipped at b54 builds, publicly verifiable, and still moving.
Pick the door that matches your work.
Research awards in six fields for undergraduate and postgraduate work, judged by expert panels.
You leave with $1,500–$2,500, expert feedback, public recognition.
Hackathons, challenges, and competitions where teams ship real products — virtual and in-person.
You leave with a public artifact, prizes, internships, and funding consideration.
16-week AI-native training with Crafts.School and one-to-one mentorship through GMI.
You leave with frontier skills and mentorship, with costs covered.
Prizes, infrastructure, training, and mentorship — every partner contributes something specific.
Hackathon infrastructure behind Build Zero — Nairobi and UNILAG.
AI infrastructure and mentorship at Future in 48.
Cloud infrastructure and Gemini credits at Build Zero.
The submissions platform behind Build Zero.
Crafts.SchoolAI-native training tracks — b54 funds the scholarship seats.
One-to-one mentorship for career readiness.
The goal is a continental system that finds genius wherever it is. Nairobi, twice. Lagos in July. Kigali in October.
Partner with b54What we do, how we do it, and how you can be part of it.
