DEMO Africa has today unveiled a list of 35 companies that have been shortlisted from an original pool of 956 applications from 29 African countries that will undergo the final vetting to launch their products at this year's launch event in Johannesburg, South Africa.
"We received a total of 956 applications this year, which is about 20% more than last year," said Harry Hare, Executive Director and Producer of DEMO Africa. The applications covered all major verticals – health, agriculture, trade and commerce, manufacturing, hospitality and entertainment, banking and finance. "We are very pleased with the applications received, the diversity and quality is amazing," Harry continued.
The 35 companies are spread over 10 countries with South Africa and Nigeria leading the pack, where South Africa produced 10, Nigeria 9, Kenya 7, Ghana and Zimbabwe 2 each and 1 from Botswana, Cameroun, Egypt, Senegal and Uganda.
These startups will now undergo a due diligence process out of which 26 startups will make it to the final. "From this pool, we will pick 26 startups that will join 4 other startups, picked from the regional Innovation tours that ran between March and July," Hare said.
He went on to say that the interaction encouraged more startups to apply and stand an opportunity to be amongst the top thirty-five who will get chance on the world class stage to interact with an ecosystem of VCs, investors, tech acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media from across the region and around the globe.
"I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the startups, partners and judges that took part in this process and want to congratulate the startups that have made it this far", he concluded. Below are the 35 startups to be vetted.
1 All Bosses | Botswana | Research
2 Temateq | Cameroun | Media – Gaming
3 Godayuse | Egypt | Media – Hospitality
4 Bisa | Ghana | Health
5 KudiGo Inc | Ghana | Fintech
6 Chimera IoT LLC | Kenya | Cleantech
7 Mobar Limited | Kenya | Retail
8 Shield Enterprise | Kenya | Fintech
9 ZOA Tech Limited | Kenya | Fintech
10 Daktari Africa | Kenya | Health
11 Taz Technologies | Kenya | Logistics
12 Optimetriks | Kenya | Retail
13 Mobile Forms Africa | Nigeria | Research
14 GameBase Limited | Nigeria | Media – Gaming
15 Atele Advanced Solutions | Nigeria | Energy
16 Peachwater Consulting | Nigeria | Energy
17 Suvenia | Nigeria | eCommerce
18 Medsaf | Nigeria | Health
19 Pepperest | Nigeria | Fintech
20 Pesea Techsolutions | Nigeria | EdTech
21 Lithium Technologies | Nigeria | EdTech
22 JokkoText | Senegal | eCommerce
23 K Measure Pty Ltd | South Africa | EdTech
24 Picadoo South | Africa | eCommerce
25 Ironhead Trading | South Africa | eCommerce
26 Tapsnapp | South Africa | eCommerce
27 Airbuy | South Africa | Retail
28 FinChatBot | South Africa | Fintech
29 Intelligent Routing | South Africa | Logistics
30 Power Plus Energy | South Africa | Energy
31 Rooster | South Africa | Media
32 Mobbisurance | South Africa | Fintech
33 Sellio | Uganda | eCommerce
34 Dadala | Zimbabwe | Fintech
35 Dr CADx | Zimbabwe | Health
