The AfricaTech Awards 2025 recognizes and supports top African startups driving innovation in GreenTech, HealthTech, and E-commerce/FinTech. Apply below:
When is the Application Deadline:
The application deadline is March 2, 2025.
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Tell Me About The VivaTech AfricaTech Awards:
The AfricaTech Awards, organized by VivaTech, is a pan-African initiative that recognizes and supports startups making a significant impact in key sectors. Now in its fourth edition, the award aims to spotlight and empower innovative startups addressing major global challenges in GreenTech, HealthTech, and E-commerce/FinTech. Despite growing investor interest in African startups, many still face challenges in securing funding to scale their businesses. Through this program, VivaTech seeks to create new opportunities by connecting emerging startups with top investors, corporate partners, policymakers, and industry leaders. Finalists will benefit from networking, mentoring, and visibility opportunities, contributing to their long-term success.
Operating in Africa: Startups with headquarters in Africa
Having a solution or product addressing the African market
Have raised more than 150K USD
Must address one of the following themes: GreenTech, E-commerce, FinTech or Health Tech
How are Applicants Selected?
Innovation: Relevance and innovation level of the tech solution compared to existing alternatives (size, problem solved, technology used, protection of the innovation, etc.)
Impact: Innovative product/solution addressing an important global challenge with a high social, economic, environmental, and gender impact.
Scalability: Market sizing and scalability potential of the startup, track record of scaling (target addressable market, geographic ambition on the continent, clients targeted, etc.)
Team Profile: Quality and size of the team (expertise, entrepreneurship background, academic background, number of employees, etc.)
Business Model: Proven ability to monetize the business model and achieve sustainable operations with demonstrated traction and product-market fit (maturity of the startup, commercial traction, number of clients, annual global turnover growth, etc.).
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This post was last modified on February 28, 2025 2:21 pm