--- title: "10 Startups from Africa to Compete for 500,000 USD" url: https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/10-startups-africa-compete-500000-usd/ --- 1. [HOME](/) 2. [RESOURCES](/content-hub/) 3. [NEWSROOM](/content-hub/newsroom/) 4. 10 STARTUPS FROM AFRICA TO COMPETE FOR 500,000 USD ![10 Startups from Africa to Compete for 500,000 USD](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news26.max-1500x500.jpg) AFRICA • INVESTMENT & ECOSYSTEM ENABLER ## 10 Startups from Africa to Compete for 500,000 USD Nadia Mykhalevych DEC. 15, 2019 During [Seedstars Summit Africa 2019](https://www.seedstars.com/magazine/seedstars-summit-africa-2019-what-expect-and-who-coming/) in Johannesburg, South Africa, Seedstars selected 10 the most promising startups from the continent that proved their ideas to be innovative and scalable. The teams will represent Africa at the global Seedstars Summit 2020 in Lausanne, Switzerland and compete for the title of the [Seedstars Global Winner](https://www.seedstars.com/magazine/argentinian-edtech-blended-crowned-2019-seedstars-global-winner/), and up to USD 500,000 in equity investment. #### WRITTEN BY ![None](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Nadia_Mykhalevych.max-376x376.jpg) CONTENT MARKETING MANAGER Nadia Mykhalevych [CONTACT US](/contact-us/) ### **Meet the winners of the regional competition:** [Roque Online](https://www.roque-online.com/), Angola, a technology platform that provides e-commerce services with a business suit. [Crop2Cash](https://www.crop2cash.com.ng/), Nigeria, provides farmers with mobile money solutions and connects farmers to input service providers and off-takers. [Exuus](https://exuus.com/), Rwanda, a limited liability tech company that provides Saving Groups with a decentralized collective ledger. [Pezesha](https://pezesha.com/), Kenya, a financial marketplace facilitating credit scoring and affordable credit for the unbanked by connecting them with lenders. [OKO Finance](https://www.oko.finance/), Mali, offers mobile-based index insurance products to small farmers and facilitates access to affordable loans, weather alerts and tips. [Nadji.bi Gambia](https://www.nadjibi.com/en_US/), The Gambia, is a solar solutions manufacturer specialized in research, development and industrial manufacturing of solar solutions in rural and urban areas. [Nvoicia](https://nvoicia.com/), Ghana, assists small businesses with unpaid invoices and helps them gain access to working capital loans. [Vectra](https://www.vectra.ai/), South Africa, provides a single integrated device that combines point-of-sale (POS) software as well as a speed point for card payments. [Afrikamart](https://www.afrikamart.com/), Senegal, is a FoodTech startup that aims at becoming the largest fresh food supplier in Africa without owning any farm. [Teheca](https://teheca.com/), Uganda, a mobile app to connect young mothers and pregnant women to nurses. In addition, a wildcard was given to Txapita, Africa's largest urban mobility app (Mozambique), to participate in the global summit as well. Additional prizes were awarded to [Zafree Papers](https://zafreepapers.com/), from Ethiopia, who won the [Land Restoration Prize](http://seedsta.rs/doen) and a10,000 USD grant powered by DOEN and Seedstars. Meanwhile, [OKO finance](https://www.oko.finance/) from Mali will receive 3-month access to the[ Investment Readiness Program](https://irp.seedstars.com/) as the winner of the Job Creation Prize created in partnership with the African Development Bank. ![Summit Africa](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news26_1.width-800.jpg) As the Seedstars Summit Africa set the goal to achieve better gender equality and highlight the impact that women are having in the region, together with with the German Corporation and GIZ, Seedstars invited an all-women jury panel including [Lyndsey Vandament](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lyndsey-vandament-b256081a/?originalSubdomain=ke) (Investment Director at Social Venture Fund Global Partnerships), [Amanda Cotterman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacotterman?originalSubdomain=ke) (Partner at Equalife Capital), [Anne-Marie Chidzero](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-marie-chidzero-8077a61/?originalSubdomain=za) (CIO at FSD Africa), [Rapelang Rabana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rapelang/?originalSubdomain=za) (Founder and Chair at Rekindle Learning), [Absa Gningue](https://www.linkedin.com/in/executewithexcellence/) (Innovation Officer at the African Development Bank), [Vivan Nwakah](https://www.linkedin.com/in/viviannwakah/) (Founder at Medsaf), and [Anicha Abdul](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anicha-abdul-80551525/) (Managing Director of EP Management and Consultancy Services). The Summit Day also hosted a series of keynote speeches by Rapelang Rabana, [Kathomi Njeru](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuki-kathomi-njeru-35460035/?originalSubdomain=ke) (Executive Director at Green Pot Enterprises Ltd.), [Jason Eisen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-eisen-b8b60a6/?originalSubdomain=ke) (Founder & CEO at UTU), [Chris Lwanga](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrislwanga/), (Senior Director Software Partnerships at Microsoft) and Vivian Nwakah (Founder at Medsaf). ![Seedstars Summit Africa](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news26_2.width-800.jpg) Prior to the main day, an intensive growth Bootcamp taught the 45+ participating startups on how to scale up their businesses. It was followed up by the Investor Forum where the startups had over 180+ one-to-one meetings with top local and international mentors and investors. > “It was very impressive to see all those entrepreneurs from 25+ countries coming together, learning from each other and getting constant support and feedback from mentors, investors, and other industry experts. On top of the content and the networking opportunities they are provided with, their energy is the cherry on the cake.” > > ANNE-ALICE FIEVET, THE SUMMIT MANAGER ![Summit Organization](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/news26_3.width-800.jpg) The Summit was organized in partnership with [Microsoft4Startups](https://startups.microsoft.com/en-us/), [the Embassy of Switzerland in South Africa](https://www.eda.admin.ch/pretoria), [DOEN](https://www.doen.nl/), [African Development Bank Group](https://www.afdb.org/en), [Tshimologong](https://tshimologong.joburg/), the German Society for International Cooperation - [GIZ](https://www.giz.de/en/html/index.html), [France24](https://www.france24.com/en/), [Venture Burn](https://ventureburn.com/), [Tech Cabal](https://techcabal.com/), [HYBR](http://www.hybrgroup.net/), THUD, Workshop 17, AlphaCode and others. NEWS / BLOGPOST SEEDSTARS WORLD 2019/20 AFRICA SOUTH AFRICA ECOSYSTEM ENABLER INVESTMENT ACCELERATORS & INCUBATORS INVESTMENT TECH ## More like this [ ![Applications for Online Startup Competition](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Seedstars_Brings_Its_Startup_Competition_Onl.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • INVESTMENT #### Seedstars Brings Its Startup Competition Online: 2020 Applications Are Open We are happy to announce that Seedstars World Competition 2020/21 will be held exclusively online and the call for startups is open until July 31st. 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Mar. 15, 2020 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/how-kenza-traveled-world-find-her-calling-and-started-african-vc-fund-kenza-lahlou/) [ ![Impact Investors](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_28.max-320x550.png) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • INVESTMENT #### Winning Marathons and Advising Billionaire Impact Investors | Tenke Zoltani From a Hungarian refugee family who emigrated to the United States, Tenke Zoltani is running fast as part of the Hungarian national running team. Mar. 03, 2020 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/life/winning-marathons-and-advising-billionaire-impact-investors-tenke-zoltani/) [ ![Seedstars Summit CEE](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-From_Latvia_to_Mongolia_Seedstars_Summit_C.max-320x550.png) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • INVESTMENT #### From Latvia to Mongolia: Seedstars Summit CEE United 25 Countries in the Region What did the Seedstars Summit CEE 2019 in Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan bring to the community this year? Dec. 03, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/latvia-mongolia-seedstars-summit-cee-united-25-countries-region/) [ ![Seedstars Summit CEE](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/cee_summit1.max-320x550.png) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars Summit CEE Will Gather 100+ Founders From 20 Countries Under One Roof Kazakhstan, November 22. You would probably ask why Kazakhstan was chosen as the final stop for the Seedstars World Competition 2019? Oct. 30, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-cee-will-gather-100-founders-20-countries-under-one-roof/) [ ![Seedstars CEE Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_CEE_Summit_2018_Where_Change_Has.max-320x550.png) CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars CEE Summit 2018: Where Change Has Its Roots Big change never happens overnight. It’s always the long-term work of a bunch of crazy people, who believe that they can break a status quo, move mountains, and change the whole world. Jan. 04, 2019 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-cee-summit-2018-where-change-has-its-roots/) [ ![Seedstars Latam Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_Latam_Summit_2018_Sum_Up_of_What.max-320x550.png) LATIN AMERICA • INVESTMENT #### Seedstars Latam Summit 2018: Sum Up of What You've Missed 3 days, 350 attendees, 34 investors, 20 startups from 12countries; 200 1:1 meetings between investors and entrepreneurs; plus thousands of interactions and new connections! Dec. 17, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-latam-summit-2018-sum-what-youve-missed/) [ ![Seedstars MENA Summit](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_81.max-320x550.png) MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA • INVESTMENT #### Highlights of Seedstars MENA Summit 2018 3 days, 351 attendees, 45 investors, 119 startup founders, 21 countries represented, 303 one-on-one meetings, thousands of ground-breaking ideas — the Seedstars MENA Summit numbers are impressive, but it goes beyond the numbers. Dec. 10, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/highlights-seedstars-mena-summit-2018/) [ ![Startups from CEE and Central Asia](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Meet_the_Top_22_Startups_from_CEE_and_Cent.max-320x550.png) ASIA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Meet the Top 22 Startups from CEE and Central Asia The 2018 Seedstars tour across more than ten countries in the region has come to an end. Nov. 07, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/meet-top-22-startups-cee-and-central-asia/) [ ![Startup Bootcamp](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/startuos.max-320x550.png) GLOBAL • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars Summit 2018: Inside Look At Startup Bootcamp Months of heavy work finally paid off this Monday for the Seedstars team as they officially kicked off the first phase of this year’s summit with the bootcamp sessions. Apr. 11, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-summit-2018-inside-look-startup-bootcamp/) [ ![The best startups in Uzbekistan!](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/C-Seedstars_is_coming_to_Tashkent_to_find_th.max-320x550.png) ASIA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Seedstars is coming to Tashkent to find the best startups in Uzbekistan! On May 18th, 10 of Uzbekistan’s best seed stage startups will compete to represent the country at the Seedstars Summit 2019 and win up to USD 1 million in equity investment. Mar. 02, 2018 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/seedstars-coming-tashkent-find-best-startups-uzbekistan/) [ ![Seedstars Asia](https://seedstars-com.s3.amazonaws.com/images/Untitled_design_-_2020-11-05T090352.637.max-320x550.png) ASIA • ECOSYSTEM ENABLER #### Meet the startups pitching at Seedstars Asia! After another year in which the Seedstars World teams travelled to over 80+ countries around the world and 15 on the Asian continent with the mission to find the best tech startups in emerging markets, we are now just days away of hosting our Asia Su Nov. 17, 2017 ](https://www.seedstars.com/content-hub/newsroom/meet-startups-pitching-seedstars-asia/) --- ## Sitemap - [Sitemap](https://www.seedstars.com/sitemap.md): every public page on this site - [llms.txt](https://www.seedstars.com/llms.txt): what Seedstars does and where to start