DEMO Africa as rallying ground to promote tech startups

The DEMO Africa is a pan-African launch-pad for technology start-up companies. The annual event holds in Lagos, September 21-25. About 30 technology start-up companies from across Africa are billed to pitch for funding and other business interests. The event has become the go-to place for budding ‘techprenuers’ and Angel Investors. This year also promises to have Africa’s richest Aliko Dangote in attendance in what could expand the portfolio of interest in technology startups by African money bags.



Of the 30 startups pitching at DEMO Africa 2015, Nigeria haseight companies. Namely: PoshRite, Oga Venue, TalkingBookz, iKon Tracker, Mavis Computel, CarpartsNigeria, Zuvaa, and SmartEdu. Six come from Kenya, namely: Bitsoko, Bamba POS, Shield Finance, Insure Afrika, LipaPlus, ENT-Mobile, Abacus, and SimbaPay. South Africa has three startup-representatives: Edge Books, Bozza and Eco-mc2. Ghana has two: Ghana’s Zeepay and Flippy Campus. Egypt also has two: Lock Name and Raye7. Cameroon features two: Koomza and Feem Wi-Fi; and Zimbabwe also has two startups: IPC eProductivity and RoadRules.



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