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Run a Corporate Challenge Day
A corporate hackathon with a purpose. You set a real problem with sample data, students build solutions over a weekend, your jury takes part, and you own the IP. Meaningful corporate volunteering that also builds a talent pipeline.
In short
Access to technology should be a human right, not a privilege of geography or income. A Corporate Challenge Day is how your company can help make that real while getting genuine value back. It is a corporate hackathon where your company sets the brief. Instead of an abstract theme, students work on a real problem you care about, with sample data you provide. Your team helps judge the results, and you walk away with the solutions, the IP and a room full of talent you have now met in person.
It is corporate volunteering that produces something. Your people mentor and judge, students build, and a genuine business challenge gets fresh eyes from builders using AI-native tools. Every Challenge Day also funds the wider mission, so your brief helps activate talent well beyond the weekend.
How we work
How a Corporate Challenge Day works
- 01
Define the challenge. Together we shape a real problem from your business and prepare sample data.
- 02
Set the frame. We agree the dates, the university, the prize and how your team takes part.
- 03
The event. Roughly 4 hours of AI-tool introduction, about 24 hours of team building, then pitches to a jury that includes your people.
- 04
You own the outcome. You take the IP of the solutions and the insights from watching talent work on your problem.
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Meet the talent. The strongest builders are ones you have now seen up close, a natural pipeline for future roles.
On the ground
Corporate Challenge Day
Sponsor a Corporate Challenge Day with Tembi Labs. You set a real problem with sample data, your jury takes part, you own the IP, and you meet the talent. EUR 5,000 to 15,000.
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What you set vs what you get
| What your company brings | What your company gets |
|---|---|
| A real problem with sample data | The IP of every solution built on your brief |
| Members of your team as jurors and mentors | Brand presence at a university event |
| A sponsorship of EUR 5,000 to 15,000 | Access to a talent pipeline you have met in person |
| A day of meaningful corporate volunteering | Fresh, AI-native thinking on a genuine business challenge |
In short
What it costs
A Corporate Challenge Day is sponsored at EUR 5,000 to 15,000, depending on scale and format. That covers the run of the event and contributes to the wider Tembi mission, so your sponsorship activates talent far beyond your own brief.
In short
One day, two kinds of return
A Corporate Challenge Day is rare in that it pays back in two directions at once. Your business gets a real deliverable and a talent pipeline. The students get an AI hackathon that builds the digital skills and AI skills for jobs their region needs. That is corporate social responsibility technology working as more than a line item, because the same weekend that solves your problem also helps close the access gap for a room full of builders.
It is also a team hackathon for your own people. Mentoring and judging alongside first-time builders is a sharper, more memorable team experience than a day of talks. Your colleagues leave having taught, judged and met talent they would never have crossed paths with otherwise, and your brand is present at a university event that people actually remember.
Next step
Bring a challenge to a campus
Tell us about a real problem your team would love fresh thinking on, and we will shape a Challenge Day around it.
Book a call
Host an AI hackathon or become a partner
Pick a slot that works for you. We will walk you through the next steps, from first call to your first event.
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FAQ
Questions, answered.
A corporate hackathon where your company sets a real problem with sample data. Students build solutions over a weekend, your team helps judge, and you own the IP of the results while meeting the talent.
A Corporate Challenge Day is sponsored at EUR 5,000 to 15,000, depending on scale and format. It covers the event and contributes to the wider Tembi mission.
You do. Your company owns the IP of the solutions built on your brief, along with the insights from watching talent work on your problem.
Your team members take part as mentors and jurors, giving students real feedback and guidance. It is hands-on volunteering that also produces useful outcomes for your business.
Roughly 4 hours of introduction to AI tools, then about 24 hours of team building, then pitches to a jury that includes your people, with prizes for the strongest solutions.
A real problem, sample data, and members of your team to mentor and judge. Tembi brings the format, facilitation, the university partner, sponsored AI tools and the run of show.
You meet the strongest builders in person as they work on your actual problem. That is a natural, low-pressure talent pipeline for future roles or internships.
Challenge Days are built around a university event so students can build together. We shape the format with you, including how your team takes part, whether in person or remotely.
It is corporate social responsibility technology with a concrete outcome. Your sponsorship funds an AI hackathon in the Global South, activates student talent, and contributes to the wider mission, all of which we report openly for you to cite.
Yes. Co-sponsorship works well when companies share a theme or a region. We shape the brief and the jury so each sponsor gets real access to the talent and a clear share of the outcome. ---
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