Fifty-five finalists have been selected for the inaugural edition of the Africa Tech Summit Awards, celebrating individuals and companies impacting the technology sector across the continent.
Disrupt Africa reported in November on the launch of the Africa Tech Summit Awards, a new platform designed to celebrate the most innovative and impactful tech solutions, companies, and leaders across Africa.
The winners of the will be announced at the annual Africa Tech Summit Nairobi on February 12, where the continent’s top innovators, entrepreneurs, and business leaders will gather to explore, connect and invest in African tech.
Fifty-five finalists have now been selected across 11 sector categories and two individual categories, selected from a pool of over 300 applications received. A panel of independent judges evaluated all applications based on innovation, impact, scalability, and relevance to the African market.
The finalists in the Agri-tech category are AFEX (Nigeria), ChipChip (Ethiopia), Mazao AgClimate Limited (Tanzania), Keep it Cool (Kenya), and Winich Farms (Nigeria), while the AI selections are Cassava Technologies (South Africa), Chpter (Kenya), NextAV (Tunisia), Tawi Fresh (Kenya), and ToumAI Analytics (Morocco).
Afrilogic Solutions (Ghana), Innovex (U) Ltd (Uganda), Instollar Technologies (Nigeria), Sabi (Nigeria) and Takazuri (Kenya) are finalists in the Climate Tech category, while the Cross Border Payments finalists are AZA Finance (Kenya), Flutterwave (Nigeria), Grey (Nigeria), WeWire (Nigeria), and Yellow Card (South Africa).
Digital Commerce finalists are OmniRetail (Nigeria), Sendmercury (Nigeria), SwiftVEE (South Africa), Tawi Fresh (Kenya), and Tola (Ireland), while the startups selected in the Ed-Tech category are Cassava Technologies (South Africa), DirectEd Development (Kenya), Hermplify (Nigeria), Ikusasa Technology Solutions (South Africa), and Laboussole (Cameroon).
Enterprise finalists are Andela (United States), Beacon Power Services (Nigeria), Froid Energy Ltd (Kenya), Incentro Africa (Kenya) and Smile ID (Nigeria), while the finalists in the FemTech category are Babysteps (Kenya), Hermplify (Nigeria), Mara Scientific (Uganda), My Pregnancy Journey (South Africa), and Sanicle Digital Health (United States).
The Fintech finalists are Flow (Uganda), HUB2 (Mauritius), Peach Payments (South Africa), Valu (Eqypt), and Yellow Card (South Africa), and the Health-Tech selection is Antara Health (Kenya), ION Kenya (Kenya), OneHealth (Nigeria), Remedial Health (Nigeria) and Zuri Health (Kenya).
Web3 finalists are ICP Hub (Kenya), Investa Farm (Kenya), MiniPay (Nigeria), Sabi (Nigeria), and Yellow Card (South Africa).
All finalists will receive tickets to Africa Tech Summit Nairobi and recognition within the industry. Winners will receive a physical Africa Tech Summit Award.
“We’re delighted to announce the finalists for the inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards. All the finalists are transforming their sectors and driving growth across the continent, and we look forward to celebrating their achievements in Nairobi next month,” said Lauren Adair, director of Africa Tech Summit.
