MEST, the Pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub for tech entrepreneurs in Africa, has announced the 50 regional finalists of this year’s MEST Africa Challenge.
The winner of the pitch competition, which is now in its second year, stands to receive up to $50 000 in equity investment from MEST and space in a MEST incubator. The finals of the challenge will be held at the 2019 MEST Africa Summit which will take place between 10 and 12 June in Nairobi, Kenya.
In a post on Medium post, MEST said this year’s challenge had attracted over 1000 applications. Following the announcement of the finalists, MEST will next week hold regional pitch events in Accra and Nairobi on Wednesday (27 February), as well as in Lagos, Cape Town and Abidjan on Thursday (28 February).
The regional finals will see five winners fly to the MEST Africa Challenge finals in Nairobi in June. The 50 regional finalists are:
Nigeria: myPadi.ng, SonoCare, Crop2Cash, SecureFarmer, The MUDiA Project, AMPZ
The Smarthub, Livekampus, EduPoint Limited and Schoolphix.
Ivory Coast: StarNews Mobile, Cinetpay, Moja Ride, Tripafrique, Quickcash, Digitech Africa, Seekewa, Smartphorce, Kalejob and Weebi
Cape Town: Snode Technologies, Kuba, Jobjack, Agri360, MyBraai, Lightbulb, Education, AfricaScope South Africa, Kasi Eats, Beleaf & Co and Digital Shift
Ghana: iKolilu Ghana, OZÉ, Cocoa Sika, DizzitUp, Sokocentre.com, GetRooms, eCampus, DNA 4 Wheels and CodeStinks Limited
Kenya: Baobab Circle, Raise, Tulaa, Mosabi, Asaak Financial Services, Optimetriks, Eko Biashara, Tambua Intelligent Diagnostics, Angaza Elimu and Dawati.
