MEST, the Pan-African training programme, seed fund, incubator and hub for tech entrepreneurs in Africa, has opened applications for the 2019 MEST Africa Challenge.
Finalists of the pitch competition, which is now in its second year, stand to receive up to $50,000 in equity investment from MEST, space in a MEST incubator and the opportunity to pitch at the finals of the challenge which will be held at the 2019 MEST Africa Summit which will take place between 10 and 12 June in Nairobi, Kenya.
Entrepreneurs with post-revenue tech startups based in Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa that are ready to expand into new markets must submit applications before 15 February. The 2019 MEST Africa Challenge is offering up to $50 000 in equity investments, as well as space at a MEST incubator
Top companies in each region will be invited to pitch at regional events in Abidjan (28 February), Accra (27 February), Cape Town (28 February), Lagos (26 February) and Nairobi (27 February).
Last year’s inaugural MEST Africa Challenge saw over 700 applications across four markets, of which 40 made it into the regional finals in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi and Cape Town.
Nigeria-based cloud accounting firm Accounteer took home the first prize of $50 000 equity investment and a space in the MEST Incubator Lagos.
