Finding the best startups in Sub-Saharan Africa

TechCrunch is teaming up with Facebook to host the second Startup Battlefield Africa competition in Lagos on the 11th of December 2018.

The first Startup Battlefield Africa held in Nairobi where startups from across the Sub-Saharan continent highlighted how technology is optimizing supply chains, increasing access to education, strengthening farmer’s revenues, and so much more.

Techcrunch is looking for Sub-Saharan Africa’s best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurs to participate in this year’s Startup Battlefield Africa: Startups that are most likely to produce an exit or IPO.

TechCrunch will host the event in Lagos, Nigeria in front of a live audience and top judges, and the show will be covered on TechCrunch.

The judges will choose a winner, “Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup,” whose founders will win $25,000 USD in no-equity cash plus a trip for two to compete in Startup Battlefield at TechCrunch’s flagship event, Disrupt in 2019 (assuming the company still qualifies to compete at this time).



What do the Participants in Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 Compete for?

– $25,000 no-equity cash

– an all expense paid trip for two team members of the winning Start-Up to attend Disrupt San Francisco to exhibit and/or compete in Startup Battlefield, if they are eligible.

– Exposure and connections you make throughout the event.



What startups are eligible?

Qualifying startups should:

1. Be early-stage companies in “launch” stage

2. Be a resident from our eligible countries

3. Have a fully working product/beta or MVP

4. Have received limited press or publicity to date

5. Have no known intellectual property conflicts


https://www.poontoe.com/startup-battlefield-africa-2018/

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Applications close September 3rd, 2018.