AfricaTech Awards 2024 – ViVaTech Challenge
The AfricaTech Awards 2024 with a collaboration with VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major companies and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges.
Each year, over four exciting days in Paris, VivaTech creates Europe’s biggest technology and startup event, exploring the most disruptive topics in tech with world-premiere demos, launches and conferences in a collaborative ecosystem. This is where business meets innovation.
The eighth edition of VivaTech will take place 22-25 May 2024.
About VivaTech
VivaTech accelerates innovation by connecting startups, tech leaders, major companies and investors responding to our world’s biggest challenges.
Challenge on AfricaTech Awards
Climate Tech Challenge
Solutions that can reduce emissions, protect the environment, and help communities become more climate resilient.
Health Tech Challenge
Solutions that can expand access to healthcare among underserved communities, reduce the cost of services, and boost innovation in the healthcare sector.
E-commerce & FinTech Challenge
Solutions that can contribute to economic development of African countries in the areas of e-commerce, and finance.
Application Criteria
Impact
Product/solution with proven results in addressing pressing issues affecting society and/or the environment
Innovation
Relevance and innovation level of the tech solution compared to existing alternatives (Size, problem solved, technology used, protection of the innovation, etc.)
Scalability
Market sizing and scalability potential of the startup, track record of scaling (target market addressed, geographic ambition on the continent, customers targeted, etc.)
Team profile
Level of experience and size of the team (number of employees, level and diversity of expertise, entrepreneurship and/or academic background, etc.)
Business model
Business model addressing a real need in the market. Quality and size of team (expertise, entrepreneurship background, academic background, number of employees, etc.)
Eligibility Criteria
Operating in Africa: majority of team based in Africa and/or serving African markets
- Having a solution or product addressing the African market
- Must have raised a minimum of USD 200K and a maximum of USD 20M in capital
- Must address one of the following themes: Climate Tech, E-commerce, FinTech or Health Tech
Application Deadline
10 MARCH 2024
