INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TechCrunch will soon be returning to Africa to hold its Startup Battlefield competition dedicated to the African continent, in Lagos,
Nigeria, on December 11th.The event will showcase the launch of 15 of the hottest startups in Africa onstage for the first time
the startups competing for US$25,000.Eleni Gabre-Madhin, blueMoonDr
Gabre-Madhin is also founder and former CEO of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), having successfully traded $1.2 billion annually after
three years of operation.Erik Hersman, BRCKErik Hersman is the CEO of BRCK a rugged wireless Wi-Fi device designed and engineered in Kenya
for use throughout the emerging markets
investment community.Minette Havemann, Naspers VenturesMinette Havemann is strategy director at Naspers Ventures, which finds and backs
promising technology startups across the world
Before this, Minette worked as general manager of Strategy and Research at Media24, where she focused on business strategy development
across a diverse portfolio spanning media, B2C e-commerce and classifieds assets.Sangu Delle, Africa Health HoldingsSangu is the co-founder
also serves as chairman of Golden Palm Investments Corporation, a holding company that has backed startups, including Andela, mPharma and
GPI portfolio companies have raised more than $300 million in venture financing.Wale Ayeni, International Finance CorporationWale Ayeni
tech investments over the past decade
Prior to the IFC, Wale led venture capital early-stage investments in disruptive startups across various technology sectors for Orange in
Silicon Valley with representative investments in the United States Get your ticketsTickets to this event cost $10 (N3600 +VAT), and you can
minutes to pitch and present a live demo to a panel of expert technologists and VC investors
After each pitch, the judges have six minutes to grill the team with tough questions
This is all after the free pitch-coaching they receive from TechCrunch editors.One startup will emerge the winner of TechCrunch Startup
TechCrunch Disrupt in 2019 (assuming the company still qualifies to compete at the time).
