Deadline: December 10, 2017
Awards
- Main Award: African Startup of the Year
- €10,000 in Cash
- €10,000 Visibility Pack (Startup.info website background with 100,000+ views, mention in press campaign, banner in emailing)
- Integration into the partners’ business network
- PWC – Jury’s Choice Award
- Visibility Pack With 50,000 views
- Integration into the partners’ business network
- Engie – Energy Startup of the Year
- €10,000 Visibility Pack offered by Startup.info
- Visibility in ENGIE internal network
- Integration into entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem of ENGIE
- Finance Innovation – Fintech Destination Africa Award
- €10,000 Visibility Pack offered by Startup.info
- A year membership of FINANCE INNOVATION international cluster
- Integration into FINANCE INNOVATION Business Network
- Africa Diaspora Startup of the Year
- €10,000 Visibility Pack offered by Startup.info
- Integration into the partners’ business network
- Qwant Public Choice Award
- #1 of Public Voting Top 100
- €2,000 in cash offered by Qwant
- €10,000 Visibility Pack offered by Startup.info
- Branding of Qwant’s homepage
- #2 to 5 of Public Voting Top 100
- Visibility Pack With 20,000 views
- Integration into our partners’ business network
- #1 of Public Voting Top 100
- Community Manager of the Year
- A new iPad for the community manager
- Visibility Pack With 20,000 views for their startup
- Startup is integrated into our partners’ business network
Eligibility
- Company must be officially registered;
- Must be based in Africa to be named “African Startup of Year”;
- No geographical restriction for other awards;
- Company must have been created after January 1, 2010;
- Your product or service must be innovative;
- You should have a running MVP or prototype.
Application
Create an account here to begin your application
Timeline
- October 2 – December 10, 2017: Online application
- November 27 – December 22, 2017: Online voting
- January 24, 2018 (Casablanca): Finalists pitches
- January 25, 2018 (Casablanca): Awards Ceremony
For more information, visit Startup of the Year Africa.