Deadline: 17-Jan-23

Applications are now open for the Global Startup Awards (GSA).

The search is on across all 55 countries to identify solutions in multiple categories with a focus on financial inclusion, HealthTech, AgriTech, Fintech, renewable energy, sustainability and women-in-tech.

Working with local innovation ecosystem players in each of our regions, GSA Africa will earmark those innovation leaders with tech-based startups solving the biggest problems facing Africa and the world such as global warming and climate change.

Categories

• Agritech
• Mobility & Logistics
• Commerce Tech
• Edtech
• Best Web 3.0 Startup
• Best Green Tech Startup
• Diversity Role Model of the Year
• Best Health Tech Startup
• Ecosystem of the Year
• Best Co-Working Space
• Best Accelerator/ Incubator Program
• VC of the Year
• Best Newcomer
• Founder of the Year
• Startup of the Year

Benefits

• The Global Startup Awards bring together high impact startups and investors from over 100 countries across the globe. The network offers participants the opportunity to meet prospective mentors, partners, clients, and gain access to the latest industry trends.
• The competition process also brings together local ambassadors, country partners, national jury members, international jury members as well as key advisors to discover winners in all aspects of the startup ecosystem.
• The African Startup Awards connects the best of African tech startups across the continent to a global network of leading investors and innovation ecosystems. The African Startup Awards will offer startups access to:
  • New Markets
  • Funding Opportunities
  • A Global Network Of Leaders
  • Exposure On A Global Stage

Eligibility Criteria

The African startup awards regions:

• Southern Africa Startup Awards
  • Angola
  • Botswana
  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
  • Malawi
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe
• Northern Africa Startup Awards
  • Algeria
  • Egypt
  • Libya
  • Mauritania
  • Morocco
  • Tunisia
  • Sahrawi Republic
• Eastern Africa Startup Awards
  • Comoros
  • Djibouti
  • Eritrea
  • Ethiopia
  • Kenya
  • Madagascar
  • Mauritius
  • Rwanda
  • Seychelles
  • Somalia
  • South Sudan
  • Sudan
  • Tanzania
  • Uganda
• Western Africa Startup Awards
  • Benin
  • Burkina Faso
  • Cape Verde
  • Côte d’Ivoire
  • The Gambia
  • Ghana
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Guinea
  • Liberia
  • Mali
  • Niger
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • Sierra Leone
  • Togo
• Central Africa Startup Award
  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
  • CAR
  • Chad
  • DRC
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Gabon
  • Republic of the Congo
  • São Tomé and Príncipe

For more information, visit GSA.