Published: 23 Jan 2025 360 views
This year, VivaTech organizes the fourth edition of the AfricaTech Awards.
This pan-African initiative recognizes and supports startups striving to make a positive impact in three important areas - GreenTech, HealthTech, and E-commerce / FinTech. Startups provide vital solutions to major global challenges and help foster sustainable development.
Despite increasing interest from investors, startups across the African continent often struggle to raise the capital necessary to scale their business. Through the AfricaTech Awards, VivaTech aims to create new opportunities for emerging startups in Africa.
The program provides privileged moments for networking and mentoring with the leaders in tech, major investors, policymakers, and institutions, promoting the brightest African innovators shaping the future.
Viva Technology is Europe's biggest startup and tech event. The eighth edition will take place May 22-25, 2024, in Paris, at Expo Porte de Versailles. VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major corporations and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges. This is where business meets innovation. VivaTech organizes Europe’s biggest technology and startup event each year, over four exciting days in Paris. We unite the most disruptive topics in tech, rule-breaking entrepreneurs, and the world’s largest te... continue reading
Application Deadline | 02 Mar 2025 |
Country to study | France |
Type | Contest |
Course to study | View courses |
Sponsor | Viva Technology |
Gender | Men and Women |
TAKE PART IN VIVATECH 2025
MEET KEY PLAYERS TO SCALE YOUR BUSINESS
BENEFIT FROM MAXIMUM VISIBILITY
Operating in Africa: Startups with headquarters in Africa
Having a solution or product addressing the African market
Have raised more than 150K USD
Must address one of the following themes: GreenTech, E-commerce, FinTech or Health Tech
Innovation: Relevance and innovation level of the tech solution compared to existing alternatives (size, problem solved, technology used, protection of the innovation, etc.)
Impact: Innovative product/solution addressing an important global challenge with a high social, economic, environmental, and gender impact.
Scalability: Market sizing and scalability potential of the startup, track record of scaling (target addressable market, geographic ambition on the continent, clients targeted, etc.)
Team Profile: Quality and size of the team (expertise, entrepreneurship background, academic background, number of employees, etc.)
Business Model: Proven ability to monetize the business model and achieve sustainable operations with demonstrated traction and product-market fit (maturity of the startup, commercial traction, number of clients, annual global turnover growth, etc.).
For more detials visit: Viva Technology website.