INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
We&d be hard-pressed to find something we love to cover more than a rapidly evolving tech startup ecosystem
That one of the big reasons we&re so excited to be heading back to Africa — specifically Lagos, Nigeria — to host TechCrunch Startup
Battlefield Africa 2018 on December 11
With more than 300 tech hubs across the continent connecting and mentoring entrepreneurs and innovators, it a prime time to be a startup in
Africa — and the perfect time to launch your startup to the world
Apply right here, right now.
Last year, our first Startup Battlefield Africa took place in Nairobi,Kenya and featured 15 amazing startups,
with one winner in three different categories
This year, we&re tweaking the format a bit, so here what you need to know.
Any type of tech startup may apply
Highly discerning TechCrunch editors will review the applications and choose the 15 startups they deem most likely to produce an exit or IPO
The founders of the competing teams will receive free pitch coaching from TechCrunch, and they&ll be ready to face a panel of judges
(recruited by our editors), all experts in their categories.
Five startups will compete in one of three preliminary rounds where they will
have six minutes to pitch and present their demo
The judges will then have six minutes to ask questions
The judges will select five of the 15 startups to pitch a second time, and from that elite group of five comes one overall winner of
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018.
In addition to an intense amount of media and investor interest, the founders of the winning
startup will receive US$25,000 in no-equity cash plus a trip for two to compete in Startup Battlefield in San Francisco at our flagship
event, TechCrunch Disrupt 2019 (assuming the company still qualifies to compete at the time).
Are you as excited as we are Do you want to
launch your startup to the world Ready to submit your application Here what you need to know about eligibility
Startups should:
Be early-stage companies in &launch& stage
Be headquartered in one of our eligible countries*
Have a fully working
product/beta, reasonably close to or in production
Have received limited press or publicity to date
Have no known intellectual property
conflicts
TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 takes place in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11
Does your startup have what it takes to win it all Your destiny awaits —apply today.
*Residents in the following countries may apply:
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d&Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya,
Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the foregoing language, the &Applicable Countries& does not include any country to or on which
the United States has embargoed goods or imposed targeted sanctions (including, but not limited to, Sudan).
