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Building Your crAPI Home Lab – OWASP's "Completely Ridiculous API"
Learn API security by hacking a purposely broken API – in your own isolated lab
Techaven trains the next generation of cybersecurity professionals, software developers, and systems auditors right here in Zimbabwe and beyond.
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Three disciplines. One mission: equipping professionals with the skills the modern tech landscape demands.
Offensive and defensive security training, ethical hacking, penetration testing, threat analysis, and incident response.
Full-stack web and mobile development, from frontend to backend, databases to deployment, agile to architecture.
IT governance, compliance, and risk management ensuring organisations' systems are efficient, secure, and compliant.
Hands-on, practical courses designed by industry practitioners.
Learn to legally hack, defend, and think like an attacker with our hands-on ethical hacking course covering recon, system hacking, Active Directory, web, mobile, WiFi, and AI - equipping you to work as a freelancer, bug bounty hunter, or security consultant.
From absolute beginner to Certified in Cybersecurity - taught by offensive security professionals. Most entry-level cybersecurity courses assume you already know what a server is or how an IP address works. Cyber Launchpad assumes you know nothing.
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Techaven — tech startup, Harare ZW
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Empowering Africa's tech talent through
hands-on, industry-grade training.
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cybersecurity/ software-dev/ systems-audit/
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Techaven is a Zimbabwean tech startup on a mission to close the skills gap in cybersecurity, software development, and systems audit training professionals who are ready to hit the ground running.
Our courses are designed and delivered by experienced professionals with real-world industry exposure, ensuring every student learns skills that matter in the workplace.
Real tools. Real environments. Real skills.
Learn from professionals with industry experience.
Earn credentials that boost your career.
Thoughts, tutorials, and industry insights from our team.
Learn API security by hacking a purposely broken API – in your own isolated lab
By the end of 2026, the line between "digital convenience" and "digital catastrophe" will be thinner than ever.
Creating a home lab is a critical step for anyone beginning or advancing their career in cybersecurity whether in red teaming, blue teaming, or purple teaming.
Join hundreds of students building future-proof careers in cybersecurity, software development, and systems audit. Applications are open now.