The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) has opened applications for African startups to participate at the GITEX 2023 North Star Pitch Competition holding in Dubai from 16 – 20 October 2023.
A DWTC team will be travelling across Africa in May as part of a roadshow to scout for and support promising entrepreneurial business startups in Africa.
The winners will be spotlighted in front of global audiences at the world’s largest tech + startup event: GITEX in October.
The DWTC is partnering with the Nigerian government through the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA); and other local partners including Lagos State government, Art of Technology, and Pinnacle International Consulting, LLC (Pinnacle Global Services Limited) for the West Africa, and Nigerian end of the initiative.
All winners will be fully sponsored to participate at the GITEX event in Dubai.
The deadline to submit online applications is April 25th, 2023, UTC+1.
Applicants in Abuja can apply via this link:
And tech start ups in Lagos can apply via this link
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