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Entries for the fifth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards are already opened. Startups from across Africa encouraged to apply.
The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations in 14 categories. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market.
The Awards continue to be a leading barometer of innovation from across the continent and provide winners with industry recognition, global publicity, and networking with 300+ industry peers at the Awards party in Cape Town on November 11th on the eve of AfricaCom. Winners are also invited to the 3rd Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020 to join tech leaders, corporate entities, startups, and investors.
Key
dates:
Applications – Open April – September 11th 2019
Shortlist announced – October 8th
Winners announced – November 11th in Cape Town
You can view eligibility and FAQs before entering.
Sponsorship
opportunities
Confirming one of the sponsorship opportunities for the AppsAfrica.com
Innovation Awards 2019 will position your brand as a leader in innovation and
technology in Africa among leading industry peers and other sponsors and
partners from Africa and beyond. There are various sponsorship packages
available, please contact us for
more details.
Applications are welcome from mobile or technology ventures with services launched in at least one African market for the following award categories;
Disruptive
Innovation Award
Business models are being disrupted across the continent using technology and
innovation. This award seeks to recognise the disruptive innovations and new
business models that are changing Africa. Entries open across all sectors.
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Health
Tech Award
This award celebrates the use of technology to improve health services in
Africa. Entries may include a new service, device, software, hardware or use of
apps, SMS, IVR or social media. Enter Now
Best
African App Award
This award recognises the best applications successfully launched on any
platform to target African consumers or businesses. Entries are welcome across
all sectors and platforms. Enter Now
Enterprise
Solution Award
This award celebrates enterprise services across Africa. Entries welcome from
innovative ventures and mobile services streamlining, improving and helping
business across Africa. Enter Now
Blockchain Award
Few technologies have received as much attention in Africa as blockchain over
the past year. This award will recognise initiatives that are utilising
blockchain technology to increase the speed, efficiency, accuracy, transparency
or cost-effectiveness of any sector in Africa. Enter Now
Media &
Entertainment Award
Mobile media, news and entertainment is now a burgeoning industry across
Africa. This award seeks to recognise the best news and entertainment
innovations. Examples include music, literary, gaming, children’s
entertainment, lifestyle and video. Enter Now.
Educational
Award
Delivering education has many challenges in Africa. This award recognises
services which are striving to improve education by utilising mobile or other
technologies. Enter Now
Fintech Award
This award recognises the best fintech innovation including digital currency,
bitcoin, mobile money, wallets, P2P, money remittances & transfers, point
of sale or funding platforms. Enter Now
Agritech
Award
This award recognises the best tech innovations driving agriculture across the
continent. This includes but is not limited to hardware, software, drones, big
data, IoT services, mobile services or any technology supporting farmers,
improving yields or supply chains in Africa. Enter Now
Social Impact Award
This award recognises an inspiring use of technology that has a positive social
impact for an African community while contributing to economic and social
development. Enter Now
IoT
Award
This award recognises the most innovative internet of things (IoT)
applications, devices, products or services from brands, companies, agencies or
platforms that have excelled in utilising IoT across Africa in any
sector. Enter Now
mCommerce
Award
This award is dedicated to celebrating the new wave of mobile commerce
initiatives across Africa. Entrants might include online platforms, retail
brands, portals, apps, classifieds, comparison sites and many more driving
mCommerce across Africa. Enter Now
Changing
Africa Award
This award seeks to recognise the leading companies driving game changing
initiatives across Africa for the masses. Entrants might include MNO’s, leading
tech platforms, hardware providers, banks, connectivity providers, OEM’s or any
tech company driving progress across multiple African countries in any
sector. Enter Now
Mobility
Award
This award seeks to recognise the leading ventures using technology such as
hardware, software, robotics, drones or innovative mobile services that improve
mobility, logistics or supply chains in an African market. Enter Now
How
much does it cost?
Entries will be charged $125 per category entered. Start-ups who are less than
18 months old will not be charged subject to approval and can contact us for a
discount code. Enter Now
