Startupbootcamp Afritech
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| Location | 113 Loop Street, Cape Town, South Africa |
| Targets | Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Lesotho, Liberia, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
| Sectors 21 | Banking, Clean technology, Computer software, Creative, media and entertainment, Diversified services, E-commerce, Education, Electronics, Financial services, Healthcare, Import and export, Insurance, Internet, Leisure and travel, Mobile, Renewable energy, Retail, Specialty retail, Telecom, Utilities, Wholesale |
Startupbootcamp Afritech is a leading accelerator focused on high-growth startups in blockchain, connected devices, payment solutions, capital markets and asset management, integrated supply chain, e-commerce, retailtech, insurtech, alternative financing, identity management, digital connectivity, data and behavioral analytics and enabling technologies.
The accelerator is anchored by leading corporate sponsors Old Mutual, RCS, BNP Paribas, Nedbank, and PwC that will support and grow the program and selected startups. Global sponsors include Amazon Web Services, and Cisco.
Focus areas:
- Alternative Finance
- Analytics
- Authentication & Identity Management
- Big Data
- Blockchain
- Capital Markets & Asset Management
- Connectivity
- Cross-Border Paymentse
- Commerce
- Enabling Technologies
- Financial Inclusion
- Identity Authentication
- Insurance 2.0
- Payment Solutions
From a pool of hundreds of applications, Startupbootcamp Afritech selects the 10 most promising teams, and provides each team with €15,000, 100+ highly engaged mentors from the FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech industries, free office space, access to funding and a network of industry partners, investors and venture capital firms.
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