MEST Africa has announced the 50 companies who have been chosen to compete in the regional finals of their annual MEST Africa Challenge.
The five regional winners will be flown to the MEST Africa Summit in Nairobi in June, where they will compete on a global stage for up to $50k in equity investment and the opportunity to join the Pan-African MEST incubator community.
The Regional pitch competitions will be held on the following dates at MEST Incubator locations or local partners offices:
Accra, Ghana:Wednesday, February 27
Regional finalists from Accra are:
– iKolilu Ghana
– OZÉ
– COCOA SIKA
– DizzitUp
– Sokocentre.com
– GetRooms
– eCampus
– DNA 4 Wheels
– CodeStinks Limited
Judges include:
Yasmin Kumi (Founder/Managing Director of Africa Foresight Group)
Ian Jiddah (Operating Partner at Chanzo Capital)
Abdul-Latif Issahaku (Data and Devices Manager at MTN)
Nairobi, Kenya: Wednesday, February 27
Regional finalists from Nairobi are:
– Baobab Circle
– Raise
– Tulaa
– Mosabi
– Asaak Financial Services
– Optimetriks
– Eko Biashara
– Tambua Intelligent Diagnostics
– Angaza Elimu
– Dawati
Judges include:
Bruce Nsereko-Lule (Investment Principal at Chandaria Capital)
Niraj Varia (Partner at Novastar Ventures)
Ashwin Ravichandran (Director of Portfolio Support at MEST Africa)
Lagos, Nigeria: Thursday, February 28
Regional finalists from Lagos are:
– myPadi.ng
– SonoCare
– Crop2Cash
– SecureFarmer
– The MUDiA Project
– AMPZ
– The Smarthub
– Livekampus
– EduPoint Limited
– Schoolphix
Judges include:
Soromfe Uzomah (Head of Strategic Partnerships, Africa Initiatives at Microsoft)
Kola Aina (Founding Partner of Ventures Platform)
Abasiama Idaresit (CEO of Wild Fusion)
Aaron Fu (MD of MEST Africa)
Cape Town, South Africa:Thursday, February 28
Regional finalists from Cape town are:
– Snode Technologies
– Kuba
– JOBJACK
– Agri360
– MyBraai
– Lightbulb Education
– AfricaScope South Africa (Pty) Ltd
– Kasi Eats
– Beleaf & Co
– Digital Shift
Judges include:
Arlene Mulder(Co-Founder of Toybox)
Craig McLeod(CEO of Playpaid)
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire:Thursday, February 28
Regional finalists from Abidjan are:
– StarNews Mobile
– CINETPAY
– Moja Ride
– TRIPAFRIQUE
– QUICKCASH
– DIGITECH AFRICA LTD
– Seekewa
– Smartphorce Holding
– Kalejob
– weebi
Judges include:
Linda Nanan Valle(Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Communication, Digital Economy and the Post)
Régis Bamba (Senior Specialist Products & Services at MTN)
Alexis Roman (Portfolio Manager at MEST Africa)
Source: MEST/Medium
