The summit is being hosted by Africa Tech Summit Kigali in partnership with tech publication Disrupt Africa and will bring together stakeholders across the continent’s tech startup scene.
In a statement released by the summit’s organizers, the 10 startups selected are expected to pitch in front of an audience of over 400 investors, corporate partners, accelerators and media.
They are from seven African countries and are active in the fintech, healthtech, agritech and mobility verticals.
7keema (Egypt): an on-demand home nursing services platform using mobile, AI, VR and telehealth technologies to ensure peace of mind for patients and higher incomes for nurses;
Appy Saude (Angola): the largest digital health portal of Angola, allowing users to identify and book healthcare service providers;
Complete Farmer (Ghana): a crowd-farming platform that enables users to own agricultural land and manage it remotely from their devices;
DéMars (Mauritius): a next-generation mobile phone payments network for small micropayments built using the latest blockchain technology;
Exuus (Rwanda): leverages the power of collective saving and adequate credit scoring model to achieve financial inclusion;
Jetstream Africa (Ghana): a data-driven supply chain platform that enables food companies to buy agricultural products directly from African smallholder farmers and processors;
Leaf (Rwanda): provides financial services to the stateless and excluded by creating a virtual bank with blockchain technology;
Moja Ride (Ivory Coast): a Mobility-as-a-Service platform integrating local payment solutions and modes of transportation to help users find, book and pay for transport in their city;
OZÉ (Ghana): a mobile platform that empowers small business owners to make data-driven decisions to improve their performance and access capital;
RideSafe (Kenya): an emergency response service that utilizes a micro-insurance financing model running on a decentralized blockchain application.
The organizers of the summit believe that the Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019 will once again provide unrivaled insight, networking and business opportunities for African and international tech leaders and investors who want to drive growth in Africa.
Already existing and working startups have been given a dedicated startup expo packages with space and delegate passes, to showcase relevant products and services to delegates in the expo hall. In a chance, they might receive funding and business support.