INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
As in go apply right now to compete in TechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 — do it now because in 48 short hours, the application
window slams shut for good
Think you have the best early-stage startup in Sub-Saharan Africa Do you dream on a global scale Then come to Lagos, Nigeria on December 11
and launch your business to the world in front of the influential people who help make big dreams come true
Apply right here no later than September 10 at 5 p.m
PT.
Up to 15 of the best pre-Series A startups across Sub-Saharan Africa will compete head-to-head for the Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
championship, $25,000 in non-equity cash plus a trip for two to compete in Startup Battlefield in San Francisco at TechCrunch Disrupt 2019
(assuming the company still qualifies to compete at the time).
One of the great things about Startup Battlefield is that all participants
— win or lose — benefit from broad exposure to investor love, media attention and access to an incredible network of influential
technologists and entrepreneurs
That network, our Startup Battlefield alumni community, consists of more than 750 companies — including names like Dropbox, Mint, Vurb and
many more — that have competed and gone on to collectively raise more than $8 billion in funds and generate 102 exits
The experience and advice these folks bring to bear can be invaluable.
Clearly our editors have a knack for picking winning startups, and
they&ll scrutinize every eligible application
The chosen founders will all receive extensive, expert pitch coaching to prepare them for the six minutes they&ll have onstage to present a
live demo to a panel of distinguished judges — and then answer all questions the judges throw at them
Five teams will move on to a second round of pitching and inquisition in front of a fresh set of judges.
Ultimately, one winner will rise
above the rest to be Sub-Saharan Africa best startup
Will it be yours The first step — before you apply — is to check whether you&re eligible to compete
Startups should:
Be early-stage companies in &launch& stage
Be headquartered in one of our eligible countries*
Have a fully working
product/beta that reasonably close to, or in, production
Have received limited press or publicity to date
Have no known intellectual
property conflicts
Apply by September 10 at 5 p.m
PT
Pretty standard stuff, right So now that you&ve got that detail out of the way, don''t waste another moment
We want to see you strut your startup stuff in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11
Apply right here to compete in Startup Battlefield Africa 2018
The application window closes on September 10 at 5 p.m
PT.
*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, 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.
