Thirteen African startups will compete with other startups from 55 countries at the Seedstars Annual Summit in 2016. The startups will be gunning for equity investments of up to $500,000, as well as additional prizes in cash and kind.
The 13 startups are products of the Seedstars World international startup competition for emerging markets. The startups heading to Switzerland will participate in a three-day bootcamp with mentors from around the world. There will be an investor day where they will meet with hundreds of investors. The final ceremony will take place on March 3, 2016, where the grand Seedstars World Global Winner will be named and receive up to USD 500K in equity investment. Other sectors such as travel and space will also be rewarded with equity investments and grants.
The selected startups from Africa that will go to Switzerland are:
Moovi (Mozambique): Moovi is a web/mobile platform that lets anyone create relevant events within their surrounding community.
Giraffe (South Africa): Giraffe is a new mobile recruitment tool that aims to reduce unemployment in South Africa.
MyQ (Nigeria): MyQ is a mobile application that provides queue management, passenger loading and ticketing services to the transportation industry.
Asoriba (Ghana): Asoriba is a web and mobile application that enables effective church administration for leaders, and seamless engagement with members.
Airshop (Cote d’Ivoire): Airshop is a platform that enables travelers to pre-order items online and pick them up at duty-free shops whenever they’re on the road. Simply put, Airshop is a “marketplace for duty-free shopping.”
Mergims (Rwanda): Mergims is a mobile application that connects migrants back to merchants in their countries of origin so they can buy stuff for relatives at home.
Intership (Uganda): IntershipUG is a package forwarding service unlocking the US and UK, providing consolidation and allowing various shipping methods.
Illuminum Greenhouses (Kenya): Illuminum Greenhouses creates a limitless integrated solar-powered farm automation system with sensors controlled via SMS from the farmers’ mobile phone.
Ahadoo Tec (Ethiopia): Ahadootec provides African students access to curriculum-mapped content both online and offline through Fidel, a native Android app and web app.
Jobartis (Angola): Jobartis combines traditional and market-specific job-board features to develop the number one online job portal in Angola.
Juabar (Tanzania): Juabar is a network of mobile solar electricity stores that provide phone charging services and distribute energy products as a point of sale.
VoLo (Senegal): Makes healthcare easily accessible and affordable in Africa using its VTIP Health product.
Modisar (Botswana): Modisar is a precision livestock farming app that helps to manage farm animals, farm finances and farm resources.
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