Democratic Republic of Congo - Startup under 3 years old

Describe your project or startup in a few words

BBC-Event is a web and mobile application for managing events and receptions. She supports you at each stage of organizing your event, in its planning and its realization

01.01 Describe your startup in more detail

We are a startup based in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the winner of the hackathon competition organized by the French Institute of Goma and the French Embassy through its Eclosion Hub 2024 project, we are in the development of applications web, mobile, AR and VR and IoT, We already have several products in operation in the field of web and mobile applications. The BBC-Event project was after several observations in the organization of events such as football matches at the stadium, music concerts and other festive ceremonies or conferences, we give the possibility to invitees to receive their unique tickets identify by a QR code on their email if they do not have our application if they have our application they receive directly on their BBC-Event account, the application can support several events at the same time without having the problem of broadcasting QR code

01.02 What is the main problem you are trying to solve?

The problem that we solved thanks to our application; 1.Lack of organizational anticipation 2. Use of paper invitations with an impact on ecology or climate 3. Failure to maximize revenue when organizing an event 4. Uncertain statistics for any event (concert, match, wedding, etc.)

01.03 Tell us the major benefits and/or advantages of using the product/service that your startup provides (at least 3).

We provide support on: 1. Anticipations of event details (place of guests, drinks), an alert tool on the user side and offering the administrator the way to create an architecture and the place of guests 2. QR code authentication of tickets, invitations sent by email or BBC-Event account and would contribute to climate protection 3. Overall statistics view of the event and revenue maximization

01.04 Please describe who exactly your startup’s product/service is aimed at serving. Who are the targeted beneficiaries?

Our products and services target anyone with the idea of ​​organizing an event, ministry of culture, ministry of sport, Congolese association football federation, star musicians and the ministry of the environment

01.05 When was your company established?

2023-09-04

01.06 Are you already selling your product/service?

Yes

01.07 How many other owners are there within your startup?

4

01.08 Among the other owners, how many are female?

2

01.09 Please describe the profile of the other owners within your startup (skills, experience, etc.)

1.HESHIMA MAGALABAHA Ezra CEO, software developer, with experience in 3 years post university and 7 years in total in software development, including once a tech leader, 3 times software developer in reputable companies 2. MOISE KADESI is the CPT, software engineer with post-university experience of 3 years and a total of 8 in the development of applications and software engineering 3. Docile WAKOMYA Front-end and mobile developer, with one year's experience and responsible for communication and marketing 4.4.David KASINDI full stack developer and deployment manager

01.10 If you have a website, a social media page (Facebook, Instagram, Linkedin…), or app, please provide the link(s) here:

https://guest-auth.vercel.app/

01.11 Which industry best describes your project?

h) IT (digital services, equipment and software)

02.01.01 My startup contributes to the No poverty goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.01.02 No poverty - Justification for my startup

We will create jobs for young people thanks to our counter system and technological evolution during the creation of our company we aim to add other functionalities and we will be obliged to launch job offers

02.02.01 My startup contributes to the Zero hunger goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.02.02 Zero hunger - Justification for my startup

02.03.01 My startup contributes to the Good health and well-being goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.03.02 Good health and well-being - Justification for my startup

Protection of nature or ecology

02.04.01 My startup contributes to the Quality education goal

4

02.04.02 Quality education - Justification for my startup

For financial education and income maximization

02.05.01 My startup contributes to the Gender equality goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.05.02 Gender equality - Justification for my startup

Yes on the company's workforce

02.06.01 My startup contributes to the Clean water and sanitation goal

6

02.06.02 Clean water and sanitation - Justification for my startup

02.07.01 My startup contributes to the Affordable and clean energy goal

6

02.07.02 Affordable and clean energy - Justification for my startup

thanks to our production of connected objects such as the paving stone which collects the ground temperature of the city of Goma and interprets the seismic movements

02.08.01 My startup contributes to the Decent work and economic growth

7 - Strongly Agree

02.08.02 Decent work and economic growth - Justification for my startup

thanks to our monetary digitization project which is in full incubation

02.09.01 My startup contributes to the Industry innovation and infrastructure

5

02.09.02 Industry innovation and infrastructure - Justification for my startup

nous créons et notre objectif est de rendre ce mode meilleurs grâce à nos services

02.10.01 My startup contributes to the Reduced inequalities goal

3

02.10.02 Reduced inequalities - Justification for my startup

02.11.01 My startup contributes to the Sustainable cities and communities goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.11.02 Sustainable cities and communities - Justification for my startup

we continue to reduce desert effect gas

02.12.01 My startup contributes to the Responsible consumption and production goal

6

02.12.02 Responsible consumption and production - Justification for my startup

02.13.01 My startup contributes to the Climate action goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.13.02 Climate action - Justification for my startup

Using our digital tickets and invitations, we eliminate the use of paper and directly protect ourselves from deforestation

02.14.01 My startup contributes to the Life below water goal

2

02.14.02 Life below water - Justification for my startup

02.15.01 My startup contributes to the Life on land goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.15.02 Life on land - Justification for my startup

You don't have to worry about certain things because thanks to our technology we put our users on alert of everyone

02.16.01 My startup contributes to the Peace Justice and Strong Institutions goal

1 - Strongly Disagree

02.16.02 Peace Justice and Strong Institutions- Justification for my startup

02.17.01 My startup contributes to the Partnerships for the goal

7 - Strongly Agree

02.17.02 Partnerships for the goal - Justification for my startup

Our products will allow us to attract several partners and investors

06.01 There are a large number of customers who already use a product/service very similar to the product/service we envision creating.

5

06.02 The product/service represents an entirely new type of product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.03 The product/service could be described as a new technology.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.04 The product/service is an improvement on an existing product or service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.05 The product/service could be described as an extension of a range of products or services.

5

06.06 The product/service responds to a demand or need that has not been satisfied by other products/services.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.07 The product/service is a new version of an old product/service.

7 - Strongly Agree

06.08 Justification for my startup

We offer a digital service which exists only in traditional form. We produce it digitally to save time, store your information and limit the risk of loss of certain data.

06.09 Competitive Analysis

For the moment in the region we have not yet noticed a company that offers services similar to ours

11.05 Are you initiating actions within your community to promote the role of female entrepreneurs?

We organize one day per quarter online for women tech makers