Deadline: April 1, 2024
Applications are open for the Burning Heroes Africa Startup Awards Contest 2024. The competition is a part of Burning Heroes Founders Association’s mission to equalize access to global opportunities for talented founders. All Associations’ events are collaborative and non-profit and called to connect founders with investors, media, and experts.
The inaugural BH Africa Startup Awards in 2023 was a testament to the thriving entrepreneurial spirit on the continent, showcasing over 80+ Startups across the continent. A panel of distinguished judges from top-tier tech companies and venture capital firms, such as Meta, AWS, Flat6 Labs, Savant, Plug and Play, Katapult, Starta VC etc., carefully evaluated and recognized 9 standout startups out of the shortlisted 30. The prizes, totalling an estimated $21,000 in market-value, were awarded in form of promo codes and exclusive 1:1 meeting with these industry leaders.
Categories
There are six main categories the judging panel will use to award prizes.
- Mobility & Prop-tech
- Climate & Agri-tech
- Fintech & Insur-tech
- Space & emerging/Hi-tech
- AI for good
- Edtech/Civic tech
Benefits
- Winners stand a chance to win: media featuring, free personal advising sessions with experts from Jury, personal pricing and promo codes from partners, warm access to VCs and membership in their closed community.
Eligibility
Open to African and Middle Eastern startups seeking to go global or find a growth point.
They invite:
- Campus-based Startups.
- Pre-Seed Startups with market validation and product prototype.
- Seed Startups.
Application
For more information, visit BH Africa.
