The application window for DEMO Africa 2015 is now open and entrepreneurs can apply. The application process will be hosted by DEMO Africa’s partner VC4Africa. The application window will remain open throughout the months of March, April to close by end of May. This will be followed by all the qualifying applications being taken through an adjudication process after which the top thirty will be invited to pitch on the DEMO Africa stage in September during the DEMO Africa event in Lagos, Nigeria.

DEMO Africa allows start-ups from all over Africa to meet VCs, investors, tech acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media from across the region and around the globe. The start-ups are given an opportunity to launch their products to a tech eco-system under the following categories:
Agriculture
Health
Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Media and Entertainment
Communication
Transport and Logistics
Energy
Finance and Banking
Water and Sanitation
Waste Management and Recycling

Which Innovations are best suited for DEMO Africa?
The ultimate qualification is the ability of the innovation to change or impact the market place into which it’s introduced or create a new market.

Products must :
- Solve a commercial problem
- Make an impact or change the marketplace into which it is introduced or create a new market
- Have a business plan and a management team capable of delivering the product to market
- Make its public debut at the DEMO Africa conference
- Must be a registered company

Products that are not eligible include:
- Products currently in public distribution, either as a launched product or as a highly publicised beta test;
- Upgrades to an existing product;
- Products entering an already saturated market category with little market differentiation;
- Products that have been widely covered by technology and business media.


Deadline: May 31, 2015 @ 12:00 PM

Submission of applications that meet the above requirements will be accepted online through http://opportuniti.org/?p=622