MEST announces the names of the 2020 Africa Challenge country finalists

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has announced the names of its country finalists for its 2020 MEST Africa Challenge.

MEST made the announcement yesterday in a blog post. The finalists include 83 tech startups from Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sénégal, South Africa and Tanzania.

While Debo Engineering won the country final for Ethiopia which was held on 3 June, startups finalists from the remaining countries will now pitch for a place at the finals, which will be held at the 2020 MEST Africa Summit.

A total of 83 startups from nine countries were selected for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge

The summit, which was expected to take place in Accra, Ghana this month and will now take place as a virtual summit, on a date yet to be announced.

Finalists of the pitch competition, which is now in its third year, stand to receive up to $50 000 in equity investment from MEST and space in a MEST incubator.

The names of the startups selected are:

Ethiopia:

The Ethiopian finals took place on 3 June, with Debo Engineering emerging as the country winner. The remaining startups that also pitched were:

Qinash
Alpha IT Solution
Temaribet
Yezare
Across Express
iWork
Yerras
Omniline IT Technology Solutions

Kenya

The Kenyan finals will be held tomorrow (10 June), with the following startups set to participate:

MarketForce
DawaSwift
Snark Health Limited
Dawapay
Xetova
Mango Solar
Smart Matatu
Tibu
Fundis
Nanasi

Côte d’Ivoire

The startups that will be participating In the Côte d’Ivoire finals on 17 June are:

Guanxi Investment Africa Handmade
Kissi
Tutoo+
Ewarren Financial Services Inc
Moja Ride
Vzion Media
Afrik’apps
Panelys Cashwill

Rwanda

The startups that will pitch at the Rwanda finals on 24 June are:

Exuus BAG Innovation
Rokkup
CalmGeeks
Shambapro
Bongalo
Moilla
Wastezon
Kozzi Homes
Grab Deal Limited

Ghana

On 1 July, the following startups will compete in the Ghana finals:

Soil Solutions
Aleph Engineering
Henson Geodata Technologies
Sustainable Energy Technologies
Acyst Technology Company
Stabus
Oniocha
EdTech Innovations
Khalmax Robotics
Aiscarecrow Technologies

Tanzania

The Tanzania finals will be held on 8 July. The startups that will pitch are:

SmartClass Company
Ngwala Inventions
Flamingoo Foods Company
Kilimo Fresh Foods Africa
Dundiza
Kilimo Pay
A-Trader
Chap Food
Dinestle Technologies
Smartwash Company

Senegal

The Senegal finals will be held on 15 July and the following startups will pitch:

YotePesa Wallet
HoDi HoDi
Insuris
Mousso Africa
Sourcenets Limited

Nigeria

The startups that will be participating in the Nigeria finals on 22 July are:

Social Lender
Moli
Toju
IderaOS
Sycamore Integrated Solutions
Padimi.co
Scrapays
Edusko
At Your Service Technologies
Gradely

South Africa

The South Africa finals will be held on 24 July, with the following startups to pitch:

My Pregnancy Journey
PopUp Shop Shop
Cowriex
Timber Wizard
AutoAdvisor.co.za
MyBraai
Abby Health
DizzitUp
Creative Nestlings
Applied Vehicle Analysis

Read more: Applications open for 2020 MEST Africa Challenge

Featured image: MEST via Facebook