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    You are at:Home»Accelerators»3 Nigerian Startups Selected For 2nd Cohort of Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

    3 Nigerian Startups Selected For 2nd Cohort of Google Launchpad Accelerator Africa

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    By AdeO on August 28, 2018 Accelerators, Africa, Entrepreneurship, Startups

    Three Nigerian startups including AppZone, Formplus, and Medsaf will join eight other startups across 6 African countries to take part in the second cohort of the accelerator that will be held in Lagos, Nigeria.

    According to Fola Olatunji-David, Head of Startup Success and Services, Launchpad Accelerator Africa, said, “The growth of entrepreneurship in Africa is critical to the survival of our continent. We’re currently as a region creating about three million jobs per year, while more than 11 million job seekers are entering the market. Google believes that empowering entrepreneurs and startups is essential to drive employment growth, and enable both economic and social development on the continent.”

    Fola said the Launchpad Accelerator program in Africa has significantly improved the relationship between Google and the startups. He said if startups succeed, Google succeed.

    Here are the 11 finalists selected from six countries across Africa

    1. AppZone (Nigeria): AppZone builds software as a service (SaaS) fintech ecosystems for digital banks, allowing them to reduce operational costs while improving service delivery.

    2. Formplus (Nigeria): Formplus allows companies to collect online and offline data through the use of customisable digital forms. The startup also provides analytics based on form answers and allows for payment collection via PayPal, Stripe, and Flutterwave.

    3. Medsaf (Nigeria): Medsaf is a one-stop, curated medication marketplace for African hospitals and pharmacies.

    4. Chalkboard Education (Ghana): Allows educational institutions to make their curricula available via mobile devices (USSD, SMS, and internet). It also lets those institutes gather insights into student learning patterns and helps them create and adapt curricula for the mobile space.

    5. Cloud9xp (Kenya): Cloud9xp is an online marketplace and booking service that allows people to buy and sell experiences in various locations across Africa and the Middle East.

    6. EzyAgric (Uganda): EzyAgric is an on-demand platform that provides inclusive and data-driven access to finance, production and marketing services for farmers and agribusinesses in Uganda. It does so through a network of youth agents equipped with smartphones and other forms of agricultural technology, providing employment and helping farmers improve yields and market access in one go.

    7. Mintrics (Egypt): This social video intelligence platform helps brands and agencies understand how people are interacting with their social videos, giving them insight into what is and isn’t working and thereby maximising their ROI.

    8. PayGo Energy (Kenya): PayGo’s smart meter and connected software service allow players in the LP gas (LPG) value chain to better serve their customers, driving the adoption of clean cooking fuels.

    9. Pineapple (South Africa): Pineapple’s unique machine learning technology allows users to easily ensure individual items using just a mobile app.

    10. Preeva (South Africa): Preeva is an online platform that connects students with young educators who provide tutoring help at school and university.

    11. Thank U Cash (Nigeria): Thank U Cash is an online rewards platform that allows consumers to save and earn loyalty points that can be swapped for cash and merchants to benefit from extra spend.

    What they stand to gain

    The finalists each receive:

    – 3 months intense mentorship and support from Google

    – Cloud and Firebase Credits

    – Three weeks all-expense-paid training at Launchpad Accelerator Africa (Lagos and Johannesburg)

    – Access to Google engineers, resources, and mentors, during and after the programme

    – Inclusion in the Launchpad Accelerator Global Community and a network of alumni and mentors

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