Ten Nigerian startups have been chosen to participate within the iNOVO accelerator, which affords coaching and mentorship to disruptive options to challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The iNOVO accelerator programme is an initiative of the UK-Nigeria Tech Hub in partnership with Ventures Platform and Startupbootcamp AfriTech. It is focused on startups with innovative solutions in the ed-tech, agri-tech and e-health sectors.
Over 750 applications were received and after screening and review, 20 were invited to take part in Last Choice Days. After pitching to entrepreneurs and experienced industry leaders, 10 were selected for a three-month programme.
Meet the 10 selected startups :
Agritech
Agriple, which offers farmers with predictive analytics to find out the perfect crops to plant.
Farmer First Applied sciences, an internet platform offering farmers with microloans and direct entry to consumers at aggressive market costs.
Foodbank.ng, which offers households entry to hassle-free meals loans whereas decreasing meals wastage for retailers.
Rural Farmers Hub, which offers farmers with near-real time crop advisory companies utilizing satellite-based distant imagery and sensing.
Edtech
Afrilearn, which offers curriculum-relevant video classes mixed with gamified examination follow.
DigiLearns, an AI-based cell adaptive studying device that grants entry to top quality instructional content material through SMS or USSD.
Schoola, a multilingual, gamified studying resolution for Ok-12 faculties that makes use of AI for analytics and content material era.
Healthtech
Gleeworld Pharmacy, a telepharmacy and drugs supply platform.
Pharmaserv Well being Mission, a software-as-service procurement platform that permits healthcare suppliers to streamline, entry and procure their important medicines seamlessly.
Wellvis, which offers vetted medical info and telemedicine consultations on a pay-as-need foundation or through pay as you go well being plans.
The three-month programme will see the 10 chosen startups obtain capability constructing, lean startup coaching, mentorship, and assist to quickly scale their merchandise and enterprise fashions. Startupbootcamp will, by the Accelerator Squared platform, present a wealthy studying and collaboration toolset enabling founders to have interaction straight with the Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Ventures Platform groups, devoted Entrepreneurs in Residence, mentors, buyers, and business specialists.
Startups will then validate their options with pilots and proof of idea engagements, and use the learnings to quickly pivot and scale. The programme may also present an ideal alternative for founders to good their pitching expertise by exposing them to a broad viewers of buyers, company and authorities companions on the on-line demo day.
