Start-ups Application For DEMO Africa 2015 Opens, Form is Out
About Start-ups Application For DEMO Africa 2015 Opens
The application window for DEMO Africa
2015 is now open and entrepreneurs can
apply. The application process will be
hosted by DEMO Africa’s partner VC4Africa.
The application window will remain open
throughout the months of March, April to
close by end of May. This will be followed by
all the qualifying applications being taken
through an adjudication process after
which the top thirty will be invited to pitch
on the DEMO Africa stage in September
during the DEMO Africa event in Lagos,
Nigeria.
DEMO Africa allows start-ups from all over
Africa to meet VCs, investors, tech
acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media
from across the region and around the
globe. The start-ups are given an
opportunity to launch their products to a
tech eco-system under the following
categories:
Agriculture
Health
Education
Manufacturing
Retail
Media and Entertainment
Communication
Transport and Logistics
Energy
Finance and Banking
Water and Sanitation
Waste Management and Recycling
Which Innovations are best suited for
DEMO Africa?
The ultimate qualification is the ability of
the innovation to change or impact the
market place into which it’s introduced or
create a new market.
Products must:
– Solve a commercial problem
– Make an impact or change the
marketplace into which it is introduced or
create a new market
– Have a business plan and a management
team capable of delivering the product to
market
– Make its public debut at the DEMO Africa
conference
– Must be a registered company
Products that are not eligible include:
– Products currently in public distribution,
either as a launched product or as a highly
publicised beta test;
– Upgrades to an existing product;
– Products entering an already saturated
market category with little market
differentiation;
– Products that have been widely covered by
technology and business media.
Application Deadline:
Deadline: May 31, 2015 @ 12:00 PM
Submission of applications that meet the
above requirements will be accepted online
through
http://opportuniti.org/?p=622
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