Viva Technology and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) reveal the Top 45 start-ups that have been selected for the first edition of the AfricaTech Awards. This pan-African initiative, supported by Proparco, aims to recognize and support emerging start-ups that are driving innovation and development impact across the continent in three main sectors: Climate Tech, FinTech and Health Tech.
The 45 start-ups – 15 in each of the three award categories – more than 300 candidates were selected, with Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa and Morocco showing the highest participation rates. Overall, FinTech is the category that received the most applications (124), followed by Health Tech (95) and Climate Tech (93). Nearly 60% of candidate start-ups have at least one woman on their board of directors.
« The number and quality of applications received testifies to the dynamism of the African tech scene, which has proven its resilience even in the face of the many challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.” , highlighted Makhtar Diop, Managing Director of IFC. « These awards will help scale innovations in key sectors like climate tech, health tech and fintech, which are critical to supporting the continent’s sustainable and inclusive growth.«
The winners of each category will be announced at the first AfricaTech Awards ceremony, which will take place during the 2022 edition of Viva Technology, which will take place from June 15 to 18 in Paris. The three winning start-ups will benefit from privileged access to the networks of Viva Technology, the IFC and category sponsors. They will also have access to one-on-one meetings with leaders and senior executives in the technology sector.
« Africa is a pool of talent and new ideas, we are delighted to see so many innovative entrepreneurs participating in this first edition of the AfricaTech Awards“, declare the Co-presidents of Viva Technology, Maurice Lévy and Pierre Louette, and the Managing Director Julie Ranty. « It is a pleasure to be able to highlight these high-impact African start-ups and help promote their solutions across the continent and beyond.. »
The 15 best start-ups in the FinTech category, sponsored by Cassava Technologiesinclude:
abela – South Africa
Applied Logic Ltd – Nigeria
Click2Sure – South Africa
Crop2Cash – Nigeria
DREAMCASH CAMEROON SA – Cameroon
Duhqa – Kenya
eMaisha Pay – Uganda
Franc – South Africa
MoneyPay – Kenya
Lipa Later – Kenya
Neqabty – Egypt
Popote pay – Kenya
Premiercredit – Zambia
Proxalys – Senegal
Singpay2022 – Gabon
The 15 best start-ups in the Health Tech category, sponsored by Orangeinclude:
Access Health – Kenya
BokDoc – Egypt
Chefaa – Egypt
Keeplyna – Tunisia
With – Tunisia
Meditect – Quatar
Primed E-Health – France, Nigeria and Uganda
SonoCare Healthcare – Nigeria
The Aviro Pocket Clinic – South Africa
Vekta Innovations – South Africa
Open Mobile – Dr W Mapham – South Africa
No Digital Health – Ghana
welnes – Egypt
Zencey – Ivory Coast
Zuri Health – Kenya
The 15 best start-ups in the category of Climate Tech, sponsored by New Energy Nexusinclude:
AGROTECH PLUS – Kenya
ARESS (Myjoulebox) – Benin
ATLAN Space – Morocco
Bekia – Egypt
Ipren Group – Nigeria
Easy Matatu – Uganda
Eco-V GreenTower – South Africa
Farmtopia – Egypt
Shamba Limited – Kenya
Cabbage box – France, Nigeria and 12 other countries
Kumulus – France and Tunisia
Seavo – Egypt
Sunpave – Egypt
The Awareness Company – South Africa
WEEE Centre – Kenya
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