2016 SEEDSTARS WORLD

Seedstars World is an exclusive and global startup competition

Overview

Application deadline	Dec 31
Organizer	Seedstars World ^{Competition Organizer}
Website	Visit website
Targets	Algeria, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, United Republic of, Uganda
Sectors ³³	Retail and wholesale, Agribusiness, Automotive, Banking, Clean technology, Computer hardware, Computer software, Construction, Creative, media and entertainment, Diversified services, E-commerce, Education, Electronics, Financial services, Food and beverage, Healthcare, Insurance, Internet, Leisure and travel, Manufacturing, Mobile, Real estate, Renewable energy, Telecom, Transport and logistics, Utilities, Waste management and recycling, Water, sanitation and hygiene

Competition format

1) Applications

Step 1: Make sure you have a venture profile published on the VC4Africa platform with your most recent pitch deck attached.

Step 2: Apply to one of the 15 local events in Africa through the online form.

2) Pitching events

At each Local Event, the top 10-15 pre-selected startups are invited to pitch in front of an expert jury and quality audience to determine the winner. The event brings together key entrepreneurs, investors, corporates and institutions from the local ecosystem combined with a unique global Seedstars World flavour. The winner of each Local Event gets a free trip to the Final Event and loads of cool tech prizes.

3) Final Event

The winner of each Local Event will be invited to Switzerland to represent his startup and country at the global finals. The Final Event is a weeklong adventure consisting of a bootcamp, international conference and investor forum. It’s an amazing chance to meet with investors, build a global network and grow your business. And don’t forget there is up to USD 1.5 mn in equity investment on offer to the winning startups.

Time investment

1 day for the Local Event + 7 days if you are selected for the Final Event in Switzerland.

Criteria

Maximum 2 years since founding date
Maximum USD 0.5m funding
Minimum Viable Product (MVP)

Dates and deadlines

City	Date	Deadline
Tunis	May 18th	May 4th
Cape Town	May 27th	May 13th
Durban	June 8th	May 24th
Soweto	June 14th	May 30th
Johannesburg	June 30th	June 21nd
Gaborone	Nov 4th	Oct 24th
Maputo	July 15th	July 8th
Luanda	July 27nd	July 17th
Dakar	Oct 14th	Sept 30th
Abidjan	August 29th	August 17th
Accra	August 21st	August 11th
Lagos	August 11 th	July 26th
Bamako	September 4th	August 24th
Addis Ababa	September 14th	Sept 4th
Dar Es Salaam	September 24th	Sept 16th
Kampala	September 30th	September 22nd
Nairobi	October 7th	Oct 1st
Kigali	Dec 6th	Nov 25th
Cairo	October 22nd	October 8th
Harare	October 30th	Oct 20th
Algiers	October 8th	October 2nd