Ashoka East Africa has partnered with Glovo, Esade Business School and Boston consultant group to host a tech start-up competition event that is scheduled on Thursday at the capital club.
The live pitch event will have eight start-ups selected to pitch their business and the winners will be announced and awarded some prizes.
The aim of the competition is to help accelerate the progress of the selected start-ups.
1st prize winners will receive a Mini Business Accelerator package through an all-expenses paid trip to visit Barcelona, Southern Europe’s leading tech hub. This will include:
Meeting Top Executives – They will meet top Glovo executives and have the opportunity to receive feedback and tips on their business as well as discuss any business opportunities and challenges.
Business Support: A Visit to the Esade Business School Campus including sessions with experts from the ESADE Entrepreneurship Institute and the eWorks Accelerator program to have a review of the business plan and discuss with them the roadmap and go-to-market plan.
Fast-Track Access to the Summer 2022 edition of the eWorks Accelerator program, which provides access to mentors, exclusive perks and tools and a final demo day with international investors (fully remote program).
The 2nd place winner will receive:
Virtual session with Glovo top executives to get feedback and guidance on their business and to seek guidance on business opportunities and challenges.
Fast-Track Access to the Summer 2022 edition of the eWorks Accelerator program.
Pro bono consulting session with BCG Kenya consultants to help develop their business idea.
The 3rd place winner will get a Virtual session with Glovo top executives to get feedback and guidance on their business and to seek guidance on business opportunities and challenges. Also, virtual consulting sessions with experts from the eWorks Accelerator, to get feedback and guidance on the business idea.
Ashoka East Africa was Founded in 2001, it is the youngest Africa program serving Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania.
It strives to shape a regional, entrepreneurial and competitive citizen sector, one that allows entrepreneurs to thrive and enables the region’s citizens to think and act as Change makers since the year 2000.