Where Innovation Meets Impact with Old Mutual

November 3, 2025

Old Mutual Foundation Launches the Technovation Hackathon

Monday, 3 November 2025 – Old Mutual is turning up the innovation dial with the launch of the Old Mutual Technovation Hackathon , a nationwide challenge calling on Namibia’s brightest thinkers, builders, and problem-solvers to create the next wave of digital solutions.

From coders and designers to engineers and dreamers, this is your shot to tackle real-world customer challenges and transform them into smart, simple, human-centered digital journeys that make life easier for Old Mutual customers and advisers.

Applications are open from 3 to 16 November 2025, giving innovators across the country a chance to pitch their ideas and compete for a share of N$100 000 in prizes — awarded in Unit Trust investment accounts:

N$50 000 for 1st place
N$30 000 for 2nd place
N$20 000 for 3rd place

But it’s more than just the prize money. The Hackathon offers participants mentorship from industry experts, hands-on ideation sessions, and the chance to turn early concepts into working prototypes that could shape Old Mutual’s digital transformation.

Teams of two to four with skills in design, data and AI, engineering, product, research, or customer experience are encouraged to apply. Whether you’re coming in with a fresh idea or refining an early concept, this is your space to build something real, test it, and make it better.

“Through this Hackathon, we’re giving Namibian innovators the space to showcase their creativity and reimagine how Old Mutual connects with customers,” said Patricia Olivier, Chairperson of the Old Mutual Foundation. “It’s more than a competition, it’s a launchpad for young entrepreneurs to be part of a digital transformation that connects innovation with real impact.”

Applications are open now at 👉 http://bit.ly/OMTechHack2025