Startupper of the Year Challenge by TotalEnergies Edition 4
Are you a young entrepreneur between 18 and 35 years old?
Do you have a startup less than 3 years old or a project/idea that you care about and would like to develop in the next months?
Is it innovative, with a positive impact on communities and/or the planet?
If so, try to be one of the 100 startuppers of the year 2024!
Sign up from April 30 to June 18!
The Startupper of the year Challenge by TotalEnergies is back in 32 African countries for a special edition celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Company!
The aim of this 4th edition is to support and encourage young African entrepreneurs to innovate and bring their projects to reality in their country of application.
Are you owning a startup less than 3 years old or pioneering with a business idea to develop? If so, the challenge is for you!
All business creation project holders and owners of startups under 3 years old with a positive impact on their communities and/or the planet can participate!
The challenge is open to young entrepreneurs between the ages of 18 and 35.
The call for projects is open from April, 30 to June, 18!
Angola has its dedicated competition, click here to join!
32 participating countries
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North Africa
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Egypt
- Tunisia
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West Africa
- Ivory Coast
- Senegal
- Guinea Conakry
- Burkina Faso
- Nigeria
- Ghana
- Togo
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Central Africa
- Gabon
- Cameroon
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Congo Brazzaville
- Equatorial Guinea
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East Africa & Indian Ocean
- Uganda
- Tanzania
- Kenya
- Ethiopia
- Eritrea
- Mauritius
- Madagascar
- Mayotte
- La Réunion
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Southern Africa
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
- Mozambique
- Angola
- Namibia
- Malawi
- South Africa
Who can participate?
You must be between 18 and 35 years old (born between May 1, 1988 and April 30, 2006)
You must be a resident of the country where you apply
You must have:
A STARTUP
Under 3 years old with a registration in the application country no earlier than April 30, 2020
OR
A BUSINESS IDEA
Which could be developed a few months after the challenge
3 Categories
Become one of the 100 Startuppers of the year by TotalEnergies, rewarded among one of our category.
- 1 Winner per category will be rewarded in each participating country
- 4 additional Winners will be selected by an international jury in the Power’Up category
Innov’UP
To reward the best entrepreneurs, should they own a startup of less than three years or come with a mature business idea.
Cycle’Up
To reward startup or business ideas exemplifying the principle of circular economy.
Power’Up
To reward startups or business ideas which aim to promote, create, produce or use sustainable and affordable energies.
Discover the rewards and benefits of the 100 Startuppers of the year:
To support the development of your startup or business idea.
To highlight the winners and their startup/business idea in the media, with a dedicated local communication plan.
To support the winners in a personalized way, depending on the maturity of the startup/idea and their needs.
To take part in a major entrepreneurial event and connect with key players in the African entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Please refer to the competition rules to find out more about the rewards.
4 evaluation criteria
Applications will be evaluated according to 4 selection criteria (select on the criteria to learn more):
In 2015, the United Nations and its Member States adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which forge a reference framework for 2030 to address the global challenges of poverty, environmental protection, peace and prosperity. TotalEnergies committed in 2016 to help achieve the SDGs and to structure its responsible development approach and make a significant contribution to this collective effort. Thus, aware of the importance of these issues, your project or startup should meet one or more of these objectives.
4 evaluation criteria
Applications will be evaluated according to 4 selection criteria, check our criteria to learn more:
In 2015, the United Nations and its Member States adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which forge a reference framework for 2030 to address the global challenges of poverty, environmental protection, peace and prosperity. TotalEnergies committed in 2016 to help achieve the SDGs and to structure its responsible development approach and make a significant contribution to this collective effort. Thus, aware of the importance of these issues, your project or startup should meet one or more of these objectives.
Please visit https://sdgs.un.org/goals for more information.
Your project is contributing, at its own level, to at least one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Innovative Character
Innovation is at the heart of your project. Your solution should be creative and original.
Feasibility and Development Potential
Your project should be feasible with a clear plan for development and potential for impact.
Gender Equality
Gender equality should be a consideration in your project, promoting inclusivity and diversity.
The Different Phases of the Challenge
Discover the African Grand Winners of the Third Edition
NMeryem LAHCINI
Atlas Difae - Best business creation project
Olive pomace is a residue product, an industrial waste byproduct that is a result of the crushing of olives. The concept is to transform this waste into a fuel with a high calorific value. It is an efficient economical alternative to coal, with low CO2 emissions. Furthermore, as the processing of this waste can have a significant environmental impact when it is not recovered, this product contributes to the sustainable management of forest resources.
Mathias Charles YABE
AkoFresh - Best startup under 3 years old
AkoFresh is a startup that specializes in the so-called "green" cold chain. It offers a solar-powered refrigerated storage service to small-scale farmers. The service extends the shelf life of perishable goods from 5 to 21 days and reduces post-harvest losses, thereby combating food waste and encouraging a fair market.
Mary Nyaruai MURIITHI
NYUNGU AFRIKA - Best female entrepreneur
To respond to the challenges of period poverty, NYUNGU AFRIKA offers an ecological and biodegradable sanitary pad produced from agricultural residues: pineapple leaves and corn husks. NYUNGU AFRIKA involves schools and NGOs in its production, training women and providing them with additional income.
Nonso OPURUM
SOSO CARE - Special Jury Prize
The difficulty to seek medical attention and the collection of recyclable waste are two daily problems that face the Nigerian population and more broadly people in other African countries. The startup SOSO CARE aims to enable millions of uninsured Nigerians to access health insurance in more than 1000 hospitals by using recyclable waste as a means of payment.
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North Africa
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West Africa
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Central Africa
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East Africa
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Southern Africa
Algeria
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Amine DADDI OUBEKKA
Aspirall Wash
Mobile and autonomous vehicle washing service by appointment. A mixed HP/Steam ecological concept, saving water (collection, recycling and reuse of washing wastewater), running on solar energy and using eco-responsible cleaning products.
Best startup under 3 years old
Amina DAOUD
HelloData
HelloData helps managers develop their business through Data Innovation. We help them automate the monitoring and analysis of activities to increase their turnover, optimize costs and have better informed decision-making. We also use Data Science techniques to help them solve their challenges and achieve more growth.
Best female entrepreneur
Amira Affaf BELLIL
PROPOLINA
Healthy and 100% natural beauty, health and well-being products based on the treasures of the bee (honey, pollen, propolis, etc.) and medicinal and aromatic plants known for their virtues.
Angola
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Nuno CRUZ
ECO-TELHAS
O projecto Eco-Telhas tem como finalidade produzir telhas sustentáveis através de reaproveitamento de resíduos (TETRA PACK) com objectivo de fornecer ao mercado angolano um produto de qualidade, sustentável que respeita o meio ambiente, fabricado por meio de um processo conjugado entre a pressão e calor numa perspectiva de obter cidades sustentáveis e ecológicas.
Best startup under 3 years old
Augusto CAMPOS
Produção de Adubo orgânico
Produção de adubo orgânico através do processo de compostagem de lixo orgânico. A compostagem é um processo biológico de decomposição e reciclagem da matéria orgânica (restos de alimentos, de frutas, e fezes de animais herbívoros). O resultado é um composto orgânico, que pode ser aplicado para melhorar a qualidade dos solos, contribuindo de forma positiva para a agricultura.
Best female entrepreneur
Juelma FORQUILHA
DÁ UMA PILHA
Este projecto tem uma abordagem dinâmica sobre o auto-emprego. As mulheres interessadas inscrevem-se na plataforma, e após aprovação, os seus projectos estarão disponíveis para patrocínio num período de 15 a 30 dias, variando com base no montante necessário para o arranque. Caso não alcance o valor almejado pode ser aumentado o período de divulgação.
Botswana
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Moabi Lethabo MMUALEFE
Kubuentle Aquaponics
Kubuentle Aquaponics grows leafy greens and herbs by using an aquaponics system. It is climate smart agriculture using soilless farming with less water, and the growing of produce organically. To achieve business sustainability, renewable energy will be utilized by using solar panels to power the system.
Best startup under 3 years old
Martin De Klerk MOATSHE
iFirsh
iFirsh is an on-demand procurement app that connects businesses with buyers. It enables buyers to save costs and time when sourcing goods and services through instant receipt of quotations from multiple suppliers on the go. At the same time businesses get to expand their market reach, digitize operations and scale beyond borders. The app is available on Google play and the App store.
Best female entrepreneur
Bame RAMMALA
Antimicrobial overlay
An antimicrobial overlay as a preventative “in-fashion” solution to curb microbial infections that are prominent in public entities (touch sites in public spaces are frequently contaminated with microorganisms). Uses green technology and nanotechnology leading to production of an environmentally sustainable, biodegradable and user friendly.
Cameroon
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project & Best female entrepreneur
Mundih NJOHJAM
Tele-Epilepsy
Tele-Epilepsy seeks to increase access to timely, cost-effective, safe, and effective care for epilepsy patients in remote areas in Cameroon using telecommunications technologies. The main purpose is to contribute to the achievement of universal health coverage by reducing the wide epilepsy treatment gap. We envisaged communities where every person with epilepsy has access to healthcare services.
Best startup under 3 years old
Aloys Dieudonné KOUM NKONGO
PHARMA DREAM
PHARMA DREAM application de e-santé proposant : Pharmacie coût d’une ordonnance ; disponibilité d’un médicament ; pharmacie à proximité ou de garde ; Régler les factures d’ordonnance par codes QR. Médical Conseil médical en ligne ; rendez-vous avec un médecin généraliste/spécialiste ; coût des examens biologiques/radiologiques. Vaccination Calendrier pour femme enceinte et nourrisson de 0 à 23 mois.
Ivory Coast
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Adrien NAYROLLES
Hydrolienne, Energies rurales
Solution intégrée et autonome de production d’électricité durable et d’eau potable à destination des populations vivant en zones isolées.
Best startup under 3 years old
Asso Josiane LOBAR
SOUTRAMARKET
Plateforme de mise en relation des différents acteurs de la chaine de valeur de l’agriculture à travers le BTOB et le BTOC, depuis l’agriculteur jusqu’au consommateur final.
Best female entrepreneur
Sarah TIDOU
"@KISSI
Ensemble de solutions digitales inclusives et ergonomiques pour les femmes, accessible aux analphabètes et aux personnes parlant des langues vernaculaires, afin de mieux gérer leur activité commerciale.
Egypt
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Sherif ZIKRY
Recyty
Recyty is a platform that offers a green solutions to businesses, a pioneer software that facilitates the delivery of receipts from vendors to their customers, which greatly helps the environment and benefits both businesses & consumers. Recyty strives to help businesses reach a receipt-less future, to ensure a safer and a healthier environment for future generations.
Best startup under 3 years old
Alshaimaa OMAR
EGAAD
EGAAD is Agribusiness startup specialized in producing high quality liquid organic fertilizer by recycling the organic waste via bioprocess. Our product is Eco-friendly and customized for various soils and crops. EGAAD’S products can reduce more than 50% of the traditional fertilizer’s consumption. We look for producing high quality products with affordable prices for customers.
Best female entrepreneur
Ghada HASSAN
Blutruve
Blutruve is an Egyptian producer startup that took the lead in manufacturing national Biotechnology and Molecular Biology reagents for research purposes. Blutruve is participating in the self-sufficiency of Egypt and it has an important role in developing the national industry and improving the field of biotechnology by facilitating research work in the Egyptian and MENA universities and research institutes to pave the way for African researchers to compete globally.
Equatorial Guinea
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Miguel Angel VANDY REO
CHOMAS S.L
CHOMAS S.L (School Management Services) pretende ser principalmente una plataforma de certificación educativa. La plataforma beneficiará a las instituciones educativas, ministerios, empresas públicas. Con el acceso a la pagina wep introduciendo un numero de serie o el codigo QR por expediente y asi verificar su autenticidad.
Best startup under 3 years old
Juan MISUMBI RONDO
Academia Educka (ACED)
EDUCKA pretende ser una comunidad en la que el colectivo estudiantil pueda encontrar un cobijo, un lugar de ocio y aprendizaje para su crecimiento intelectual. Suscripcion mensual con clases de refuerzo a domicilio y en grupos reducidos, Apoyados con un cuadro de profesores capaces de adaptarse a las necesidades concretas de cada estudiante o grupos de estudiantes.
Best female entrepreneur
Anabel SIALE BARILA
Tratamiento de Papel Reciclado
Se trata de un proyecto de recogida de rediduos en forma de cartones, papeles, para su reciclado y trasformación en conmpostaje, adornos, bolsas para compra, estantes (...). reduciendo la utilizacion del plastico. Los lineamientos sientan sus bases en la empleabilidad de la mano de obra nacional y extranjera, generalmente femenina.
Eritrea
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Lidia TECLEHAIMANOT
Plastic Waste Depolymerization
Plastic thermal depolymerization is one of the ground-breaking technologies for crude oil production. Its distinct future of using water to break organic polymers makes it unique from other methods.
Best startup under 3 years old
Lamek RUSSOM
HEAR THE DEAF(HTD)
HTD: an Eritrean sing language translator used for deaf people to communicate with non-hearing impaired people. It also allows the public to understand the hearing impaired.
Best female entrepreneur
Kisanet GOITOM
ViveKids!! Animated Teacher
ViveKids!! develops 2D/3D animations to facilitate the teaching-learning process of kids under the age of 13. It plays a massive role in the academic courses and in instilling Eritrean values and culture at an early age.
Eswatini
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Nomonde Nosipho NCONGWANE
Livestock Medi-Insure
Livestock Medi-Insure is a product that aims to support emerging farmers, providing them medical insurance to help them in times of emergency.Our Livestock health is our wealth.
Best startup under 3 years old
Temangweni ZWANE
Agrolife Nursery
Agrolife Nursery produces high-quality vegetable seedlings under a shade net for both commercial and small-scale farmers in Eswatini. It does so at a competitive price to accommodate even the lowest-income earners.
Best female entrepreneur
Sipholesihle NXUMALO
Organix
Organix puts health at the forefront of farming using aquaponics which is a sustainable way of growing fruits and vegetables. With no restrictions on land or soil.
Ethiopia
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Hoheyat BERHANU
Husky Energy and Technologies
A renewable energy startup trying to solve energy poverty, waste problem & indoor pollution. Upscaling coffee-waste to serve as a source of energy which shall be used in our smokeless stove that combats indoor pollution. We plan to sell pellets & briquettes as primary products while gasifier stoves, fast-food pushcarts & biomass electric generators are our secondary products that create sustainable demand.
Best startup under 3 years old
Natnael ALEMAYEHU
Haleta Tutors
Haleta Tutors is the leading tutorial service provider in Ethiopia with a website where parents can search among 400+ top tutors who are dedicated to helping students excel in their academics.
Best female entrepreneur
Mihiret REDI
Dynamo Center for Technology.
Dynamo Center for Technology is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and research center in Southwest Ethiopia, primarily focuses on promoting the young generation through giving short term practical based training using its own local language-based digital teaching devices to deliver science education in an easy & artistic way based on the student's age & knowledge.
Gabon
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Paul AGBO ALOGUI LAVOULA
REVADAC
REVADAC est un projet d'entreprise basé sur la récupération et la valorisation des déchets plastiques et verres en matériaux de BTP tels que les pavés, ou les parpaings.
Best startup under 3 years old
Chrystopher SECKY MOUKONGHO
Solar System and Services
Spécialisé dans le solaire pour la production d’électricité et/ou l’adduction d’eau en vue d’améliorer les conditions de vie des populations rurales.
Best female entrepreneur
Julia NYAMA BOUSSOUGOU
Production de biochar
Biochar made in Gabon consiste à produire du charbon écologique à partir d’ordures ménagères biodégradables. Ce charbon peut être utile dans plusieurs secteurs d'activités (agriculture, ménages, etc).
Ghana
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Adriana Appiagyei Nsiah NIMO
REECOPLAST
REECOPLAST is an innovative idea that tackles plastic pollution both on land and in water bodies by redefining and recycling plastic waste into pavement bricks.
Best startup under 3 years old
Mathias Charles YABE
AkoFresh
AkoFresh is a green cold chain startup that is offering a solar powered cold storage preservation service to extend shelf life of perishable crops from 5 days to 21 days and reduce postharvest losses.
Best female entrepreneur
Anaporka ADAZABRA
Farmio
Farmio leverages precision farming techniques to provide end-to-end farming solutions in a controlled environment which makes farming possible all year round under the most suitable conditions.
Guinea
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Aboubacar Sam TOURE
SMDRONE
SM Drone offre un service de cartographie et de pulvérisation afin de maximiser la production, réduire les coûts et les pertes dans les exploitations agricoles, et améliorer les conditions de vie des agriculteurs. Nos services apportent des solutions innovantes et adaptées à l’agriculture de précision, avec des données très détaillées pour évaluer la santé de la végétation des cultures, identifier et pulvériser les zones à risque afin de lutter contre les maladies, insectes ravageurs et apporter les nutriments nécessaires aux plantes.
Best startup under 3 years old
Gbadé KOIVOGUI
Bio digesteur intelligent
Moonsoftbio fabrique et vend des bio-digesteurs intelligents permettant de transformer les déchets organiques en énergie propre, le biogaz (pour la cuisine, les moteurs électriques), et en engrais liquide pour la fertilisation des sols. Les bio-digesteurs sont accompagnés d’un kit d’aquaponie permettant à nos clients de cultiver hors-sol et avec moins d’eau, sur les balcons et les terrasses. Nous vendons le bio-digesteur, et les kits en option, aux restaurants et aux fermes agropastorales.
Best female entrepreneur
Rabiatou DIALLO
Centre Raby et les enfants
Le « Centre Raby et les enfants » est un centre de développement de potentiel et de promotion de leadership pour enfants, notamment pour les jeunes filles de Guinée. Nous offrons un espace sain, amical et sécurisé et oeuvrons pour le développement du leadership et de la confiance en soi. Nous faisons aussi la promotion des droits des enfants et accompagnons des jeunes afin qu’ils deviennent des leaders acteurs de changement.
Kenya
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Joseph NGUTHIRU
HyaPak
HyaPak makes hyacinth-based biodegradable products that are an alternative replacement to single-use plastic products like plates, straws, and tumblers used in airlines, fast-food outlets and events.
Best startup under 3 years old
Paul MUHIA
Zero-emission JUA ebikes
JUA ebike is an affordable electric-powered bicycle offering zero-emission transport solutions for commuters and delivery riders with a speed of up to 60 km/h and a distance of up to 100 km.
Best female entrepreneur
Mary Nyaruai MURIITHI
NYUNGU AFRIKA
Our product is an eco-friendly sanitary towel made from the underutilized agricultural waste of pineapple leaves and corn husks The project aims to solve period poverty, reduce the emission of CO2 gases & increase recycling.
Reunion Island
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Nayer ALI MAHOMED
Medrive
Une application mobile permettant d'envoyer une ordonnance à la pharmacie de son choix et de se faire livrer les médicaments à domicile.
Best startup under 3 years old
Isac LEFEVRE
Culture du Vétiver Réunion
Mise en avant du vétiver réunionnais, sous toutes ses formes et fédération d’un groupement d'agriculteurs planteurs de vétiver pour créer une coopérative et répondre au besoin d'huile essentielle de vétiver des parfumeurs.
Best female entrepreneur
Maude KOWALCZYK
Mi la fé
Utilisation du bricolage comme vecteur d'autonomie et d'accompagnement des femmes, pour développer la confiance en soi et des compétences et pouvoir effectuer les travaux courants à son domicile.
Madagascar
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Tiananomenjanahary ANDRIAMAMPIANINA
Vehivavy Mitondra Hazavana
VMH sera une distributrice de solutions solaires, certifiées Verasol et payables en PAYG dans les zones off-grid avec des potentiels agricoles/élevage élevés.
Best startup under 3 years old
Jenny MALALA
TUMBU
Tumbu propose des formations et des services de coaching adaptés aux réalités locales pour professionnels de l'hôtellerie, de la restauration et de l'événementiel afin de les aider à ressortir ce que Madagascar a de meilleur à offrir. Nous répondons au manque de personnel qualifié dans ces secteurs, ainsi qu'à un décalage entre le contenu des formations existantes et les réalités du terrain.
Best female entrepreneur
Jessica HAINGOTIANA
Communauté Val'OR
Val’OR est un service d’intermédiation entre les producteurs et les récupérateurs de déchets et des objets recyclables dans le but de les valoriser à travers nos différents services de tri, collecte, don, échange, vente, recyclage et formation. L’objectif est d’inculquer l’esprit éco-conso-responsable au niveau des acteurs impliqués pour la production durable et la consommation responsable.
Malawi
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Eleanor PHIRI
Eco-Protein
Eco-Protein is a waste-to-value project that will upcycle organic waste into highly effective, affordable and environmentally friendly fish feed by using the Black Soldier Fly as the recycling agent.
Best startup under 3 years old
Sylvester CHABUKA
Clean business
We make and sell briquettes from waste as an alternative to charcoal, we also provide technical skills such as welding and fabrication and tailoring to charcoal producers to reduce charcoal production.
Best female entrepreneur
Florence GULULE
Protect the Environment
F& S Social Enterprise produces products that protect the environment ,we produce briquettes, reusable sanitary pads, diapers, bags, now developing the waste sorting machine and waste picking robot.
Morocco
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Meryem LAHCINI
Charbon écologique
Notre projet porte sur le recyclage d'un déchet, le grignon d'olive, pour produire un charbon écologique moins cher, doté d’un pouvoir calorifique élevé et générant une faible émission de CO2. Produit à partir de la biomasse restant de la trituration des olives, dont le traitement engendre des problèmes environnementaux, ce charbon contribue à la gestion durable des ressources forestières.
Best startup under 3 years old
Kenza SKIRI
TADWIR
TADWIR est un projet de recycling, d’upcycling et d’éco-conception. A partir de produits non toxiques (restes alimentaires, huiles de friture, carton, papier, plastique), nous prototypons et réalisons différents produits utiles à nos communautés (petfood, buches, litières végétales, enduits, articles de décoration, etc.), dans une logique de coopérative orientée développement durable.
Best female entrepreneur
Ikram AIT KHAM
NUWOOD
Grâce à un procédé d’ingénierie novateur, Nuwod recycle les coquilles de noix, et les réutilise pour développer des produits écologiques dégradables. En utilisant les coquilles de noix comme alternative au bois, notre procédé permet notamment de fabriquer des panneaux 100% bio, destinés en particulier à l’ameublement, ayant des propriétés mécaniques similaires aux fibres industrielles.
Mauritania
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Ismaïl SYLLA
BetaClic
BetaClic est un projet de mise en place d'une plateforme numérique d'identification et de suivi (mobilité et santé) du bétail en Mauritanie et au Sahel de manière générale.
Best startup under 3 years old
Diallo OUMAR
APIDEV
Produire du miel naturel, pur et certifié en Mauritanie et les autres produits de la ruche (cire d'abeille, pollen, propolis et la gelée royale). La structure participe à la protection des abeilles mellifères à travers son service SOS abeille qui récupère gratuitement des essaims "sauvages" ou en essaimage. Parmi ses principaux objectifs : contribuer à la résorption des produits apicoles et améliorer la qualité de la production du miel et de la cire à l'échelle nationale et internationale.
Best female entrepreneur
Fatimata Oumar ANNE
SeedBall Mauritania
Le projet Seed Ball se concentre sur l'augmentation de la couverture verte à travers la Mauritanie, en particulier les zones touchées par la sécheresse.
Mayotte Island
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Hannah DOMINIQUE
Habit'Âme SCIC SAS
Habit'Âme oeuvre pour un habitat "en kit" salubre, facile à construire et peu coûteux (accessible à tous) sur Mayotte, construit à base d'éléments de plastique recyclé. Ce sont des kits accessibles à l’autoconstruction, à base d’éléments de plastiques recyclés.
Best startup under 3 years old
Rachid ABDOU MOUSSA
Maoclav Concepts
Maoclav a une double utilité. C'est un clavier numérique permettant d'écrire en shimaore/kiboushi et en toutes langues dérivées du swahili en respectant la phonémique, ainsi que des solutions éducatives.
Best female entrepreneur
Amina MADI-BAO
Aux délices d'@mina
Le projet combine une boulangerie, pâtisserie et traiteur artisanal à base de produits bios et écologiques, respectueux de l’environnement et la cuisine locale.
Mozambique
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Márcia DIMA
N'toko - adubo orgânico
O N'toko, é único adubo orgânico produzido puramente por matéria natural (restos de comida, folhas e outras matérias que nutrem o solo). Estes resto de comidas e folhas serão recolhidos nas casas, incentivando a população a fazer a separação de resíduos sólidos e material degradável. O desenvolvimento do projecto para produção de adubos orgânicos irá possibilitar a conservação dos solos sendo o seu uso sustentável e permitir a redução do seu desgaste com o uso de químicos.
Best startup under 3 years old
Larcio LANGANE
ECOLOLA green glass
O projecto de gestão de Resíduos Sólidos Em Moçambique, os resíduos sólidos representou um problema que não só afecta os grandes centros urbanos, mas também as vilas e distritos ao longo do território nacional. A falta de recursos financeiros constitui um dos grandes desafios para os sistemas de gestão local de resíduos sólidos, tornando-se necessário encontrar formas eficientes e pouco dispendiosas para sua redução no meio ambiente. Os locais de maior produção de resíduos sãos os grandes centros urbanos.
Best female entrepreneur
Lutea MAGAIA
Mentes Sustentáveis
Este projecto apresenta de forma concreta e objectiva o plano de implementação de actividades de educação ambiental para escolas e empresas públicas e privadas. Com este pretendem auxiliar e incorporar acções sustentáveis nas suas actividades e desenvolverem produtos amigos do ambiente para ajudar empresas e pessoas que buscam reduzir o seu impacto negativo no ambiente através de um consumo consciente e contribuir para reduzir os problemas ambientais do mundo.
Namibia
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Immanuel NDAWEDAPO
Industrialink
The company saw a gap between industrial waste generated during the printing process of special machines used in the manufacturing industry. Which according to the current knowledge is dumbed into landfills due to its complex nature of treatment. Industrialink will focus on cleaning this solvent waste (recycle) through use of good technology and the scientific knowledge so that it can be reused. This will improve production efficiencies of manufacturing industry while creating go means of a circular economy which benefits companies and countries financially. Industrialink also ought to explore other industries that may share similar visions and values to bring about a greater global betterment of our climate through carbon reduction, volatile organic compounds and cut down on global warming. This includes linking up brilliant ideas within the sectors and facilitating them to fruition.
Best startup under 3 years old
Paulina ALFEUS
FREDINA TRADING CC
Due to Deforestation that have increased in the past years and most of the wood cut goes into the Furniture manufacturing process we at Fredina Trading Embarked on this journey to substitute wood with steel scrap drums (oil barrels) in our furniture production, in the same time we are reducing land pollution that is caused by piled up drums, We collect drums and use them as our main raw materials and wew complement them with foarm and synthetic leather to make our mordern furniture. All our raw materials are locally available and our furnitures are manufactured by qualified Boilermakers.
Best female entrepreneur
Linda NDAKOLO
EELIKO LETWENI PROJECT
We are in the process of manufacturing hand made bar and liquid soap using extract of oil, fragrance and colour of Namibia's abundant natural resources such as Marula, Peanuts, Natural Wild Sweet Berries and many more. Huge savings can be made and local communities can be used to harvest the raw products.
Nigeria
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Michael OSUMUNE
Smart Inverter System Project
Our smart inverter system is designed to provide solar electricity, wireless internet access, and AI-enabled security surveillance for households and businesses, all in one, and this is monitored using our mobile application.
Best startup under 3 years old
Nonso OPURUM
SOSO CARE
Less than 10% of Africa's population have access to health insurance, leading to high mortality and out of pocket health financing, SOSO CARE is a low cost insurtech which aim to enable millions of uninsured Nigerians access health insurance across over 1000 hospitals using cash or recyclables as premium. By linking recyclables to healthcare, we aim to improve health inclusion and promote environmental sustainability.
Best female entrepreneur
Rebecca ADEOSUN
oCycle (Organic Cycle)
oCycle is an Agro-digital enterprise that leverages on Digital and Bio-technology in Up-cycling biowastes into value-added products. Our digital platform (www.ocycle.ng) allows users trade in their Biowastes. These Biowastes are then upcycled into value-added products that may later be used as Biofood for livestock, Bio-fertilizer for food crops and Bio-fuel for heat and power systems.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Medi KIMBENI KEBANTIMA
KISI APP
Kisi App est une solution technologique mise au point pour comprendre si un médicament contrefait. Il s'agit d’un couplage d'une application mobile d’avec un dispositif moléculaire.
Best startup under 3 years old
Eric CASINGA
Projet ecobois
Le projet “ Ecobois” de Recoplast Congo vise à surcycler les déchets plastiques en poutres et planches écologiques, véritable alternative au bois ordinaire pour lutter contre la déforestation. Les poutres écobois sont assemblées pour faire du mobilier comme des bancs d'écoles, des palettes ou des tables.
Best female entrepreneur
Jeanne- Nicole MUGOLI MENEMENE
TILATOPIA
Ile artificielle flottante à base des bouteilles plastiques et d’autres déchets comme solution écologique et économique à la prolifération des déchets sur le lac Kivu et la rivière Ruzizi.
Republic of the Congo
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Edith Nanette Brigedine DIBA
Agro Solarbox
AGRO SOLARBOX est un projet de création d’une chambre froide modulaire positive « plug and play » à énergie solaire, pour le stockage et la conservation 24h/24 et 7j/7 des aliments périssables (fruits et légumes) dans les marchés domaniaux et dans les zones et sites agricoles. Il consiste à travailler avec des maraîchers afin de créer pour eux des entrepôts frigorifiques à énergie solaire et réduire les pertes post récoltes.
Best startup under 3 years old
Christ Valexy MALANDA-NGOKO
AndrewTek
Créée en 2021, ANDREWTEK est une startup spécialisée dans la mise en place des solutions d’optimisation énergétique sur les bâtiments tertiaires et résidentiels. Notre mission est d’aider les entreprises ainsi que les ménages à réduire à la fois leurs empreintes carbone et leurs consommations électriques. Donc d’économiser l’énergie et l’argent.
Best female entrepreneur
Paulinestie Bellina Andress LOEMBA
GAZTECH
GAZTECH développe un service inclusif de paiement à l'utilisation qui rend le Gaz-GPL disponible pour tous les ménages et les familles à faible revenu, grâce à une solution de comptage intelligent, donnant ainsi l’accès à une énergie de cuisson plus propre, une alternative plus saine et plus verte. Les utilisateurs paient des frais réduits pour l'installation initiale d'une cuisinière, d'une bouteille de Gaz et d'un compteur intelligent.
Senegal
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Mame Niny SENGHOR
Typh’Kraft
Typh’kraft est un projet de valorisation du Typha, une plante aquatique envahissante dans le delta du fleuve Sénégal, en papier Kraft et barquettes écologiques à des fins d’emballages alimentaires abordables et durables. C’est un projet à grande portée économique et environnemental.
Best startup under 3 years old
Arfang Mafoudji SONKO
Céréale infantile au moringa
Au Sénégal, la malnutrition chronique chez les enfants de moins de 5 ans à légèrement augmenté : 17 % en 2017, au-dessus de la norme des 10 % de l’OMS. Ainsi pour contribuer à combattre la malnutrition infantile, nous avons mis en place une farine infantile à forte valeur nutritionnelle à base de céréales locales fortifiées au moringa, s’inspirant de la recette des grands-mères en assurant la croissance des enfants et lutter contre la malnutrition infantile et la pauvreté́ au Sénégal.
Best female entrepreneur
Fatoumata SOUMARE
Les Ateliers de la Filature
Créer la chaîne de valeur textile artisanale solidaire 100% sénégalais. Du champ de coton au produit fini, nous valorisons le travail de chaque acteur avec une traçabilité totale. Nous accompagnons un collectif de 200 femmes situées dans les zones rurales isolées de la région du Sine Saloum dans leur démarche d’autonomisation et d’amélioration de leur condition de travail autour du savoir-faire ancestral de transformation du coton pluvial africain en fil filé main : Le Falé.
South Africa
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Sebudisi MAFABATHO
She - Eco Roof Tiles
She Eco-Roof Tiles is a female owned company, rallying the fight against environmental pollution on grassroot level in our African communities, propelling African women to take an active stand against climate change; through eco centric innovation and community building programs. Our tile is made from 30% plastic waste, mixed with sand and UV stabilizing pigments. They have +/-100 years lifespan, are waterproof, don’t corrode, lightweight & paintable. For every roof tile we produce, we remove an average of four 2Ltr waste bottles from the environment.
Best startup under 3 years old
Matome MOTALANE
Mangau Animal Feeds
Mangau Animal Feeds is a green business in Agro-processing, Agri-Tech and e-commerce whereby we manufacture pure organic animal feeds using raw and waste agricultural materials to cater for small- and large-scale livestock and pet owners to maximize maintenance, reproduction and production. Our products and services are new and unique to the industry, and we aim to become economic participants contributing to local and international communities. www.mangauanimalfeeds.co.za
Best female entrepreneur
Lisa VON BENECKE
LC Dynamics
LC Dynamics provides end-user solutions to improve access to clean and affordable energy and increase uptake of renewables. We manufacture and retail a mobile, turn-key solar PV window blind device that makes solar possible for tenants and sectional title properties that lack the freedom, space or ownership to install a traditional solar system. We are also developing an online platform for easy energy assessments to link customers directly to clean-tech products and companies that can meet their energy needs.
Tanzania
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Innocent SULLE
Soma Factories Tanzania Group
Soma Factories Tanzania Group produces low cost Solar powered school bags using recycled materials. These bags have ability to charge electronic devices and provide light to read for up to 8 hours a day.
Best startup under 3 years old
Costantine EDWARD
AgriLife Limited
AgriLife is a company which operates a zero-waste circular system to manufacture eco-friendly alternative animal feed protein and organic fertilizer using black soldier fly larvae.
Best female entrepreneur
Hellena SAILAS
Plastic Waste Into Eco-bricks
Arena Recycling Industry is a social business that is committed to offer Eco-friendly building materials made from recycled plastic waste for construction of houses, pit latrines, water and septic tanks.
Togo
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Andrea MAGNON
Fun'IO
Notre projet consiste à valoriser le fonio par sa transformation en un produit simple et agréable à consommer afin de réduire la famine et les risques de maladies nutritionnelles. FUN'IO, ce sont des barres de céréales faites à base de fonio sans additifs chimiques, sans gluten ; accessibles aux enfants, aux diabétiques, aux végétariens et aux personnes atteintes de maladies cardiovasculaires. Facile à emporter, les gammes sont de saveur fruit, chocolat et épice.
Best startup under 3 years old
Ayitévi Firmin Elom HOUNOU-ADOSSI
Safe Blood Management System
Safe Blood Management System est une solution digitale et logistique destinée aux centres de transfusion sanguine, banques de sang, professionnels de la santé et patients, visant à améliorer la disponibilité des produits sanguins labiles (PSL) grâce à une meilleure gestion des stocks, une traçabilité et un transport dans les meilleures conditions et brefs délais. Ce projet contribuera à réduire le taux de demande de PSL non satisfaite par les banques de sang à moins de 5% et ainsi sauver plus de vies tout en créant des emplois décents.
Best female entrepreneur
Elsa M'béna BAKOLE
Auréole Monde
Auréole Monde est une entreprise sociale qui conçoit des protections hygiéniques lavables adaptées et saines pour les menstruations des filles et femmes. En plus d’être hyper-absorbantes, confortables, agréables à regarder, nos serviettes menstruelles contribuent à la protection de l’environnement. Nous offrons formation/sensibilisation sur la gestion de l’hygiène menstruelle aux acteurs et filles scolarisées, contribuant ainsi à l’ODD 5 l'Égalité et le Genre.
Tunisia
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Yassine KHELIFI
Bioheat
Bioheat est le producteur de combustible solide à partir des grignons d’olive (déchets obtenus après l’extraction de l’huile).
Best startup under 3 years old
Ezzedine CHERIF
Split
Split est une super-app de transport qui permet aux Tunisiens de se déplacer dignement, sans dépenser une fortune. Nous mettons en relation des conducteurs ayant des voitures, avec des passagers.
Best female entrepreneur
Dhouha AZRI
Thagamuta Agro
Thagamuta agro est une unité de transformation et de conditionnement née à Sidi Bouzid. Ce projet vise à mettre en valeur la culture et les valeurs de notre région en se reposant sur notre héritage et nos habitudes à travers la valorisation des produits agricoles en créant le premier circuit de commerce équitable en Tunisie.
Uganda
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Comfort AYIKORU
Kanga-Care
Kanga-Care is a low-cost locally knitted double layered premature carrier that allows for skin to skin contact between mother and child promoting maximum heat retention. It is fitted with a mini Oxygen Cylinder and has vital reading sensor to detect derangement in the vitals signs.
Best startup under 3 years old
Hamidu SSONKO BIHA
Biha Eco Venture
We have developed a dual purpose and low cost plastic solar roof tile for sustainable roofing and clean energy provision for low income households. It is made from up-cycled plastic waste, integrated with customised solar panels.
Best female entrepreneur
Nalwoga CERINAH
Trillion Looks Store
We are a Fashion and art Social enterprise with a mission to improve the lives and communities of marginalized artisans in Uganda by helping them mass produce, market, and sell their products.
Zambia
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Jephan NGOLOBOLA
ORGANIC SCHOOL CHALK
School chalk made out of agriculture waste products instead of the usual calcium carbonate that will be contributing 30% of profits to keeping a child in school by providing food for schools in rural areas to reduce hunger in schools.
Best startup under 3 years old
Lazarous SIWELWA
Virgin Green Renewable Energy
Virgin Green Renewable Energy Limited is startup social enterprise that converts agricultural wastes and biodegradable municipal wastes into clean cooking solid fuels called charcoal briquettes.
Best female entrepreneur
Jane NAKASAMU
Greenbelt Energy
Greenbelt Energy is bottling biogas from organic waste and producing smart biogas stoves as an affordable cooking solution that is made readily available to women in Zambia.
Zimbabwe
Our 3 Startuppers of the Year
Best business creation project
Nomaliso MUSASIWA
Let's Farm
Let’s Farm is a crowdfunding investment platform, built on the Stellar blockchain, to provide micro-loans to smallholder farmers. It creates an ecosystem that brings in the major stakeholders in agriculture value chain, using a decentralied finance (DeFi) model to ensure ultra-low transaction costs within the ecosystem, and shields investor funds from erratic policy shifts which are common in Africa.
Best startup under 3 years old
Tafadzwa CHIKWERETI
eAgro
Cropfix is a whats-app and text-based chatbot that assists in identifying plant damage from pests, diseases nutrient deficiency with the help of machine learning and artificial intelligence. Images taken by a farmer in the field are sent and automatically analyzed by our algorithm which identifies plant problem within seconds. Then critical information on treatments options are provided for the farmer.
Best female entrepreneur
Forget SHAREKA
Chashi Foods
Chashi Foods is a socially and environmentally conscious enterprise committed to reducing postharvest and food losses through agro-processing opportunities leveraging technology and innovation. It adds value to fruits and vegetables and offers drying services using renewable energy. It sources raw materials directly from smallholder and family farmers in rural areas with no access to the market using a fair trade system.