It began today in Maputo, the largest gathering of startups in the African continent. The event will end on 14 in December. O Seedstars Africa will bring together more than 500 participants to discuss technological innovation and business ideas that address current issues.
Seedstars World (SSW) is a global community and platform for technological entrepreneurs in emerging markets and in business acceleration contexts. The entity will gather in Maputo more than 500 people linked to startups at the Third Annual Summit of Seedstars Africa.
The event will bring together the winners of the competitions linked to technological innovation in 20 African countries. Recalling that the Seedstars Luanda 2017 was won by “Tupuca”. With Seedstars Africa, selected startups will have the chance to make their initiatives known locally and globally. The event will interconnect the most important players of the universe of technological innovation in the continent with young students, entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs.
Seedstars World brings together leading innovators, entrepreneurs, decision makers, business mentors, investors and companies from across the African continent, always aiming to drive the initiative within business ecosystems.
“During 2017, we evaluated the best local initiatives and saw the growth of several business niches closely, we witnessed the development of the best startups and a greater involvement of public and private partners.
So we are excited to be able to bring this entire network together in Mozambique, in December and together, analyze some of the opportunities on our continent and explore how technologies can quickly improve the status quo in emerging markets around the world ”, says Claudia Makadristo, Regional Director for Africa.
The Seedstars Africa will last 3 days and gather more than 500 participants. Today a bootcamp for startups participants. Tomorrow, 13 of December, will be the turn of the participants to know the world of business in Mozambique, a day for investors. The big summit is scheduled for 14 in December. This final event will count on pitches initials, lectures and panels that will address a range of topics and ideas pertinent to present entrepreneurs.
The main sponsor of the event is Standard Bank and as partners, local and international organizations such as: Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, UNFPA, Merck, EnelX, TRECC, Microsoft, Orange, GSMA, VC4A, Amazon Web Services, WWF, The Financial Deepening Sector Mozambique, the Bop Innovation Center, Swiss Cooperation, Google, among many others.
Seedstars will bring together business ideas from African countries like Kenya, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Angola and Mozambique that, for Besides having startups represented, is the host of the event.
Angola is represented by Startup Tupuca, however we still have the mentors Hélder Kiala (by 7Mobile) and Joel Epalanga (by the Kianda Hub).
