SOUTHERN AFRICA STARTUP AWARDS REGIONAL GRAND FINALE: 21–22 November 2018
An action packed 2 days at the incredible Steyn City Equestrian Centre.
Regional finalists for the inaugural Southern Africa Startup Awards have been announced, with over 130 candidates shortlisted across 15 categories in 15 Countries.
The incredible Steyn City Equestrian Centre in Johannesburg, will be the venue for this prestigious event scheduled for the 21st and 22nd of November, and it will be hosted by Vuyolwethu Dubese of Thomson Reuters Labs, and Siphumelele Zondi, Anchor of Network on SABC.
In keeping with the Southern Africa National Startup Awards vision, of “Regional Interconnectedness and Global Visibility”, this awards event is packed with value-adding activities, designed to enable finalists to rub shoulders with regional and global investors and startup ecosystem developers, to build long lasting beneficial relationships within the regional startup ecosystem.
The Southern Africa Startup Awards Grand Finale is hosted in collaboration with LIMIT BREAKERS GLOBAL FOUNDATION, an impact catalyst for social change. “The Startup Ecosystem might not be fully understood but it’s definitely worth exploring. We are in the 4th Industrial Revolution, with tech disruptions all over. This is our opportunity to highlight that we need to open our eyes and see beyond today and secure tomorrow by supporting Startups now, whilst there’s time,” said the visionary founder and CEO, Nokky Ndlovu.
The confirmed schedule for the event includes:
21st November 2018 (13:30)
Panel discussion on innovative platforms to fund startups in Africa, featuring Section 12J VC, Equity Crowdfunding, Blockchain, and Angel Investing.
Investor Speed Dating
Exclusive Networking
22nd November 2018 (10:00)
Investment Readiness Round Table Discussion
22nd November 2018 (17:30)
Southern Africa Startup Awards Regional Grand Finale Ceremony
National winners from 14 SADC countries will represent their respective countries to contest for an accolade in one of 15 categories in the region. Regional public voting is now open, and adjudication by our expert regional jury panel is also underway. Winners will be selected in the following categories:
- Startup of the Year
- Fintech Startup
- Founder of the Year
- Female role Model in Tech
- Best Edutech Startup
- Best Newcomer
- Investor of the Year
- Best Co-Working Space
- Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative
- Best Accelerator/Incubator
- Best Water Management Crisis Solution
- Best Student Startup
- Best Food/AgriTech Startup
- Best Social Impact Startup
- People’s Choice (Vote)
“Starting a new business takes a huge amount of courage and hard work. The first few years can be really challenging and the Southern Africa Startup Awards are here to support entrepreneurs who are investing so much of themselves to build businesses that will ultimately create employment and benefit the broader economy. We are so pleased with the standard of entries in our very first edition and I know the Regional Judging panel have a very difficult task in choosing the Regional Winners for the Southern Africa Startup Awards 2018” said Mckevin Ayaba, CEO of Southern Africa Startup Awards.
This prestigious event is by invitation only, and will be attended by national and regional startups, investors, startup ecosystem builders, and other organisations.
About SASAwards:
Southern Africa Startup Awards is a circuit of the world renowned Global Startup Awards, which provides an annual spotlight on web/tech startups in regions across the globe. Global Startup Awards It is the largest independent startup-ecosystem competition started in the Nordics in 2012, covering more than 45 countries in 7 regions.
Since 2012, Global Startup Awards has grown to include South East Asia, Central Europe, SAARC Region (South Asia), and now East Asia, Baltics and Southern Africa which launched in 2018.
For more information about the awards please visit: www.southernafricastartupawards.com
