Techcrunch has revealed the names of the 15 startups participating the its first ever Startup Battlefield Africa scheduled to take place tomorrow, 11th of October, 2017 in Nairobi, Kenya.
They are as follows:
Session 1 – Productivity and Utility at 9:35 AM: WeCashUp, Form+, Delivery Science, Abacus Invest, Sellio, Lori Systems
Session 2 – Gaming and Entertainment at 11:20 AM: Big5 Games, Tango TV, Lomay, SynCommerce
Session 3 – Social Good at 1:45 PM: ConnectMed, M-Shule, Dot Learn, Talent2Africa, AgroCenta
Judges will select a winner in each of the three categories: Productivity and Utility, Social Good, and Gaming and Entertainment.
One overall winner – ‘Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup’ – will win $25,000 USD and an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco to compete in TechCrunch’s flagship event: Disrupt SF 2018 (assuming the company still qualifies to compete next year). Winners will also join TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Alumni Network.
According to Techcrunch, alumni have collectively raised nearly $7 billion and produced nearly 100 exits and IPOs to date.
Check out the agenda for the event here.
Over the last two months, these 15 Startups refined their business models, demos, and messaging with TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield team and Editors. It culminates onstage with a five-minute pitch and live demo in front of an audience of investors, entrepreneurs, technologists and those watching through the livestream. Each startup then have six minutes to answer questions from the the panel of judges.
Samantha Stein and Matt Burns will kick off Startup Battlefield at 9:00 AM EAT on Wednesday, October 11th. You can find more information about Startup Battlefield Africa here.