Africa Tech Festival announces top 10 finalists for Start-Up World Cup

Organisers of the annual Africa Tech Festival have announced the top ten finalists of the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition taking place in Cape Town, South Africa , 14 – 16 November.

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The finalists will battle it out to win the opportunity to represent the African continent in the Startup World Cup on 1 December this year.

Making the announcement, James Williams, Senior Director, Events | Connecting Africa | Informa Tech, said “Congratulations to everyone who entered. We called for the continent’s brightest, most inspiring founders to apply to help build the African innovation ecosystem and they certainly delivered.

“I know I speak for my colleagues, the investors and judges who will be closely monitoring the pitch competition, when I say that Africa’s talent, ingenuity, and unmatched potential is abundant and diverse, and this is clearly represented in this broad array of finalists. It is therefore going to be no small task to select just one winner who will represent the continent at the Startup World Cup Final, held by Pegasus in San Francisco on 1st December.”

Providing insight as to what she will be looking for in the winning pitch, investor, and AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition judge, Keshni Morar of Investable warns contenders to come prepared.

Morar explained that “will be looking for the granular detail in the presentations, with a demonstrable understanding of the market in which the start-up is looking to play or is already active. Depth of the go to market strategy too for those start-ups at pre-seed capital, is a vital consideration.

Morar added that “Like every other serious investor out there, I look for the coherence between the pitch story and the data points. If it’s not there, there’s no chance of us getting involved”.

The top ten looking to win the AfricaIgnite Pitch Competition Final are:

AsaanaPay ,Tausi App , Bus54, Delta Scan, Oneway Connect , Ukwenza VR ,Hippocampus Education,BenaCare , Gradlinc and Kyanda Africa .

The event is an open-to-all feature that will bring a crowd of founders, tech leaders and investors to witness who will be crowned winner.