Fifty firms have been selected for the regional finals of Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) Africa Challenge. Over 1,000 firms applied.
MEST, a Pan-African training programme for tech entrepreneurs in Africa, will hold today and tomorrow in Accra, Lagos, Nairobi, Cape Town and Abidjan.
In a statement, MEST Africa listed the firms to include Baobab Circle, Raise, Tulaa, Mosabi, Asaak Financial Services, Optimetriks, Eko Biashara, Tambua Intelligent Diagnostics,- Angaza Elimu, Dawati, – iKolilu Ghana, OZÉ, COCOA SIKA, DizzitUp,Sokocentre.com, GetRooms, eCampus,- DNA 4 Wheels and CodeStinks Limited.
Others are myPadi.ng, SonoCare, Crop2Cash, SecureFarmer, MUDiA Project, AMPZ, Smarthub, Livekampus, EduPoint Limited, Schoolphix, Snode Technologies, Kuba, JOBJACK, Agri360, MyBraai, Lightbulb Education, AfricaScope South Africa (Pty) Limited, Kasi Eats, Beleaf & Co and Digital Shift. They are StarNews Mobile, CINETPAY, Moja Ride, Tripafrique, Quickcash, Digitech Africa Limited, Seekewa, Smartphorce Holding, Kalejob and Weebi.
Regional finalists from Lagos that will participate in the contest tomorrow include myPadi.ng, SonoCare, Crop2Cash, SecureFarmer, The MUDiA Project, AMPZ, The Smarthub, Livekampus, EduPoint Limited and Schoolphix.
The judges include: Head of Strategic Partnerships, Africa Initiatives at Microsoft, Soromfe Uzomah; Founding Partner of Ventures Platform, Kola Aina; Wild Fusion Chief Executive, Abasiama Idaresit and MEST Africa Managing Director, Aaron Fu.
The five winners will be flown to the MEST Africa Summit in Nairobi in June, where they will compete on a global stage for up to $50,000 in equity investment and the opportunity to join the Pan-African MEST incubator community.
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