This year Seedstars Luanda has grown in number of participants, moving from 51 applications in 2018 to 89 applications in 2019. Initially, 30 startups were selected and after the bootcamp, 10 finalists were found.
Cláudia Makadristo (Regional Director of Seedstars) spoke about the evolution of the event in Angola, being now in the 5ª edition.
He also focused on the advantages of participating in the event and the success stories in Angola, with the possibility for entrepreneurs to present their ideas to investors, and could earn up to 500 thousand Doláres in investments in the global event in Switzerland.
The partners were then presented, highlighting Joel Epalanga, Director of KiandaHub and the main sponsors, Banco Millennium Atlantic and Unitel.
EVENT JURY
Seeing Norton was introduced as Master of Ceremony of the event and started the first panel of the event.
Panel 1 - “The year of she”
- Carolina Barros (Ontime)
- Eunice Oak (Unitel)
- Lisa Vine (Nzoji Academy)
- Odyle Cardoso (Atlantic Millennium Bank)
- Olive Tree (Bantumakers)
Among the key topics, the speakers spoke about the impact of Bantumakers on the Angolan entrepreneurship ecosystem. How Unitel supported the major entrepreneurship events in Angola. Banco Millennium Millennium emphasized the bet on Disruption Lab, promoting innovative ideas. Nzoji Academy, focused on digital inclusion to facilitate access to education.
STARTUPS PITCHES
1ª Startup: Grandpa
Have you had a bad service experience at any establishment in Angola? Probably yes. Then the VoQueixe project can help you solve the problem. The presented solution allows users to review their experiences and give companies the opportunity to improve their customer relationships through a feedback platform and application. .
2ª Startup: Academic Connection
Education, a problem that many entrepreneurs have been trying to solve in Angola. The academic connection brings an approach that involves distance learning courses, with specific modules so that trainees do not spend money on value-added training.
3ª Startup: Youth Card Angola
Discounts and discounts. The proposal of the CJA (Angola Youth Card) is to ensure that young people have discounts on various projects / services, as long as they are part of the CJA project.
4ª Startup: Angola Sports
Coverage of sporting events, data on the performance of teams and players ... This sports portal creates engagement and commercial value using sport.
5ª Startup: Drone SIG
With the help of drones, “DRONESIG” collects and analyzes image data from a given area that can solve farmers' problems in monitoring pests.
6ª Startup: Where!
Addresses in Angola are still a problem. Where! It is an addressing platform that not only provides a three word address, but also provides vital information about all services in the country.
7ª Startup: Less Trash
Several tons of waste are currently produced in Angola. Luanda is the most critical city due to overpopulation. What if there was a solution that would help reduce the constraints for solid waste sorting / collection and treatment? Waste Less is an online platform where citizens can find recycling companies, sell their recycling materials or donate them.
8ª Startup: Twenda
If you travel around Angola, you will find that motorcycles are the most widely used means of transport, especially in rural areas. Twenda brings you the most economical and fast travel service through its motorcycle taxi app.
9ª Startup: Roque Online
The project inherited the name of what was once the largest informal market in Angola: Roque Santeiro. Roque Online connects the informal markets of the world, providing tools for suppliers and informal market service providers to trade on their own as a microenterprise.
10ª Startup: e-Bina
E-Bina intends to introduce cycling activities in Luanda's capital, making it easier and more environmentally friendly. Users will be able to rent bikes at a low cost using an app that will indicate the nearest locations and allow them to pay online.
2 Panel: Winners of Previous Seedstars Luanda Editions
Luis Verdeja (Jobartis), Paulo Araújo (Wi-Connect), Erickson Mvesi (Tupuca) and Emerson Paim (Kubinga), the 4 winners of previous editions of Seedstars Luanda, sat down with Carlos Jaime (Bukaapp) and shared their experience at the event. and how it impacted your business.
WINNING STARTUP:
Castling online was crowned the winner of Seedstars Luanda 2019, will represent Angola at the regional conference in Johannesburg and the world final in Switzerland.
2 Place: Young Angola Card
3 Place: Where
