The phenomenon of startups in Africa is here to stay. Angola does not want to be left behind, in 2015 we had the chance to host an edition of the international competition for the first time “Seedstars World“, In which Jobartis won a“ ticket ”to Switzerland, where it will represent Angola.
The good news usually comes in sequence and this time the Total E&P Angola Launches the Challenge "Total Year Startupper", Concurrent with 34 other countries of the African Continent.
According to the official publication:
This competition aims to identify, reward and follow the best projects of creation or development of companies with less than two years of existence in Angola. The winning projects will receive the designation STARTUPPER OF THE YEAR 2016 OF TOTAL, as well as financial aid and follow-up.The challenge will be open to projects for young people of Angolan nationality up to 35 years of age. Applications must be made online at: startupper.total.com. Applications can be submitted by 31 on January 2016 (23h00 GMT).A jury of professionals will preselect in the first phase ten (10) of the best projects, based on criteria such as innovation, originality and audacity, as well as on their potential for development or on their ability to improve the living conditions of the population . The list of finalists will be published on the contest website after the final selection, which will end no later than 15 in March of 2016. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to defend their projects before the jury and after the final defense the jury will designate the best projects, which may be up to a maximum of three (3) and will be awarded during an official announcement ceremony of the results and delivery of the prizes.O Complete regulation can be found on the startupper.total.com
The African countries where the competition will take place are those where Total operates: South Africa, Algeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Kenya, Reunion, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Uganda , Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Tanzania, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
If you have a startup, do not waste time, sign up!
