INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
What the next best thing to competing inTechCrunch Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 Being part of the live audience and watching up to 15 of
sub-Saharan Africa best innovators, makers and technical entrepreneurslaunch their early-stage startups to the world in our premier
startup-pitch competition.
Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 takes place in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11
Tickets cost 3,600 NGN and are on sale now
Join us for a full, exhilarating day and witness the birth of what could be tech next big thing
Buy your tickets here.
If you&ve never seen a Startup Battlefield, here how it all plays out
Up to five startups compete in one of three preliminary rounds
Each team gets six minutes to pitch and present their demo to a panel of expert judges (entrepreneurs, technologists and VCs)
After each pitch, the judges put each team through an intense six-minute QA.
Only five startups move into the final round where they pitch
again — to a different set of judges — and answer even more questions.
Only one startup will emerge as theTechCrunch Startup Battlefield
The winning founders win US$25,000 in no-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).
The entire nerve-wracking event takes place live in front of
hundreds of people — including entrepreneurs, distinguished technologists, eager investors and media
It great exposure, a ton of fun — and a chance for you to network with other folks in the tech startup realm
It also the perfect opportunity to learn what Startup Battlefield is all about, and it might even inspire you to apply for the next
Battlefield.
Startup Battlefield Africa 2018 takes place in Lagos, Nigeria on December 11
This region impressive tech startup scene is growing rapidly, and it an exciting time and place to be a startup
Come and see for yourself
Buy your spectator tickets today.