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HackOps 1.0: A Resounding Success Powered by 754 Builders | See Expert Judges Behind the Scenes

PipeOps concludes its inaugural HackOps 1.0 hackathon with over 750 participants, 25 finalists, and a judging panel of top-tier experts spanning DevOps, AI, product strategy, and blockchain.

by Joan Aimuengheuwa
May 13, 2025
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The maiden edition of HackOps, PipeOps’ developer-focused hackathon, has officially wrapped—and by all standards, it was a massive success.

Drawing in 754 registered participants from across Africa, HackOps 1.0 not only delivered on its promise to challenge developers to solve real-world problems but also demonstrated the potential of PipeOps as a deployment-first platform bridging the DevOps skills gap across the continent.

While participants brought energy, innovation, and determination, the success of HackOps 1.0 was made possible in part by a powerful panel of expert judges, each selected for their deep domain knowledge and experience in emerging technologies.

These individuals played a critical role in evaluating the over 150 submitted projects and selecting the top 25 teams that competed in the final round held in Lagos. 

Judges Brought the Bar of Excellence

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The judging panel was strategically curated to mirror the diversity of the tech ecosystem and the hackathon’s core tracks: Michael Mekuleyi, Adora Nwodo, and Jeremy Brockett brought their deep cloud and infrastructure expertise to the DevOps & Cloud Engineering track, evaluating scalability, CI/CD practices, and deployment efficiency. Olatunji Fagbore, a leading voice in AI and IoT product management, judged solutions applying machine learning, data science, and embedded systems.

Cynthia Chisom, Samuel Ogbonyomi, and Jadesola Akinnusoye judged the Startup and Product Strategy track, assessing business viability, product-market fit, and user strategy. Abdullateef Abdul, General Counsel at Bumpa and Managing Partner at Goldlex Legal, provided legal oversight, reviewing submissions for regulatory compliance and IP protection.

Leke Ayodele and Ewere Diagboya led the judging on community growth and developer relations, focusing on open-source visibility, UI/UX quality, and user onboarding.

Oluwaleke Fakorede, CTO of Insomnia Labs and Co-founder of GoWagr, served as the sole judge, bringing his experience to the Blockchain Engineering track.

With years of experience building on protocols like Ethereum and Solana, Oluwaleke evaluated decentralized applications, smart contract architecture, and Web3 innovations.

His selection was crucial in a track with one of the rarest but most technically demanding skill sets.

Judges were chosen based on their excellence and experience in their respective fields. Each judge assessed projects, bringing their years of experience to the forefront and using a rubric tailored to their track, ensuring objectivity while maintaining high technical standards.

Real-World Problems, Real-World Impact

Participants were challenged to build solutions in five core sectors: healthcare, finance, education, project management, and travel and hospitality, using emerging technologies like blockchain, AI, etc.

Notably, over 60% of projects focused on healthcare and finance, with the top three teams (Bendan, Medix, and Isis) delivering standout innovations in medical records, AI-driven diagnostics, and health data management.

The judging team’s experience proved instrumental in identifying not just functional projects, but scalable and impactful ones.

A Platform for What’s Next

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HackOps 1.0 wasn’t just about prizes and prototypes—it was about building confidence in the African developer ecosystem and offering a practical, scalable alternative to cloud deployment through PipeOps.

With over 36,000 CI/CD deployments, 714 vCPUs, and 3.6TB of server resources spun up, HackOps didn’t just test developers—it accelerated them.

As the PipeOps team plans for HackOps 2.0, one thing is clear: the bar has been set—and the judges helped build it.

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