">
TechMoran
  • About Us
  • Deals
  • Jobs
  • Motoring
    • Money
  • Pitch Your Startup
  • Submit Your Post
  • Freelance Gigs
  • Travel
  • Men’s Corner
  • Dating
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition
No Result
View All Result
TechMoran
">
Home Startups

Microsoft Imagine Cup 2014 In Kenya Winner Announced

Caroline Vutagwa by Caroline Vutagwa
7 years ago
in Startups
6 min read
0

ABQ_5567

 

 

Team Africon, from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, is the winning team in the Microsoft Kenya Imagine Cup, 2014.

As part of Microsoft’s YouthSpark initiative, it is a way for young entrepreneurs, innovators and developers to have the opportunity to develop an idea, create a product, and set a clear business plan that will take their product to market.

In this year’s Imagine Cup, every first-place winner of the National and Online Finals will be able to compete in a whole new round: the World Semifinals which was launched yesterday (1st May).

World Semi-finalists will compete against each other in a global judging round to select the few teams invited to the World Finals – but every single World Semi-finalist team will be eligible for prizes including Imagine Cup’s Visual Studio Online Boost, in which nine teams will receive $1,000 each for using the cloud-based power of Visual Studio Online to collaborate, plan, and implement their projects.

Related posts

Cheerful young businessman in round spectacles and formal wear, checks newsfeed on modern smart phone, connected to wireless internet, has happy look as recieves positive news from colleagues

TransUnion partners SA’s financial marketplace, Fincheck, to make the credit application process easier and less frustrating

January 20, 2021
0

Autochek opens Accra office to bolster its customer acquisition efforts

January 20, 2021
0

Ghana’s Zeepay raises $940 000 seed capital from GOODsoil VC for expansion

January 20, 2021
0

Nigeria’s uLesson raises $7.5m series A for expansion into Eastern & Southern Africa

January 19, 2021
0

Team Africon developed Life Buddy, a mobile application that seeks to help blood recipients to easily link up with the respective blood donors. The app allows anyone who needs blood urgently to quickly post a request on the app. The app then sends a notification to users of a compatible blood group and who are within a radius of 20 Kilometers.

READ  Carey Eaton to be Burried Friday | His Memorial Fund to Invest in Startups

The willing donor then receives a notification providing them with the details of the hospital to donate blood to and the contacts of the recipient.  Life Buddy saves lives by ensuring those who need blood receive it in the fastest possible time thus saving time.

 

The team constitutes of Kevin Gitau, Peter Ombwa, Solomon Jenjere and Alex Kinuthia will go on to compete in the Imagine Cup World Semifinals, which will take place in August 2014 in Microsoft’s hometown in Seattle in the United States of America.

“We are so excited to have won today’s competition – and to have the opportunity to represent Kenya at the World Semifinals,” said Team Africon.

Commenting on their choice of the Windows Phone to develop their app, Peter Ombwa from Team Africon said “Windows Phone 8 provides an easy-to-use development framework, which makes it easier, quicker and more cost-effective to develop. It’s definitely our platform of choice for future development,” The application uses Microsoft Azure to store and query the data through Mobile Services.

In second place was BiDE Code that will also be participating in the semifinals. They developed the TeachSpace which focuses on making it easy to teach, makes content available and integrates deep sharing between teachers and students.

In third place was Team Momentum Core with Refugee Movement, a game where users may sign pledges for presidents to support the people of Dadaab, or petition Africa Union to pass legislation that aids Dadaab’s refugees, and by doing so increase the overall health of the camp.

READ  Nigeria's Migo (formerly Mines.io) raises $20m Series B, launches in Brazil 

“Each team that competed is deserving of the highest recognition for the creativity and imagination applied to some of the world’s biggest challenges. We’re proud to honor these young students who we believe truly exemplify the spirit of the Imagine Cup competition, and we will be cheering team Africon on as they compete on the world stage,” said Paul Roy Owino, Developer and Platform Lead Microsoft East and Southern Africa.

Readers 1,378

Share

  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Caroline Vutagwa

Caroline Vutagwa

Minding my own business is not enough for me that's why you will always find me minding Africa's Businesses as well as Technology and of course letting you know about it. Talk to me on [email protected]

Related Posts

Cheerful young businessman in round spectacles and formal wear, checks newsfeed on modern smart phone, connected to wireless internet, has happy look as recieves positive news from colleagues
Startups

TransUnion partners SA’s financial marketplace, Fincheck, to make the credit application process easier and less frustrating

January 20, 2021
0
Startups

Autochek opens Accra office to bolster its customer acquisition efforts

January 20, 2021
0
Startups

Ghana’s Zeepay raises $940 000 seed capital from GOODsoil VC for expansion

January 20, 2021
0
Education

Nigeria’s uLesson raises $7.5m series A for expansion into Eastern & Southern Africa

January 19, 2021
0
Startups

This VC firm is Calling for Changes to Cut-and-paste VC Strategy In Africa

January 18, 2021
0
Startups

Tizeti rolls out high-speed 4G LTE in Edo with N4000/month broadband service

January 18, 2021
0
Startups

Copia Kenya hosts MIT Global Entrepreneurship Lab project 

January 18, 2021
0
Entrepreneurship

Adam Molai’s JUA Kickstarter Fund Doubles to $2M to Kickstart African Entrepreneurship

January 15, 2021
0

https://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoB
ADVERTISEMENT

Join our Mailing List

Loading

Recent Posts

Cheerful young businessman in round spectacles and formal wear, checks newsfeed on modern smart phone, connected to wireless internet, has happy look as recieves positive news from colleagues

TransUnion partners SA’s financial marketplace, Fincheck, to make the credit application process easier and less frustrating

January 20, 2021

Sophos Named Common Vulnerability and Exposure Numbering Authority 

January 20, 2021

Safaricom Will Allegedly Allow The National Intelligence To Illegally Forward Your Calls

January 20, 2021

Autochek opens Accra office to bolster its customer acquisition efforts

January 20, 2021

List Of Kenyan Betting Apps You Can Use

January 20, 2021
">
">

Follow Us

">

There are many sites out there focused on blowing off some steam, from funny entertainment to thrilling experiences like playing online, in some cases online gaming could grant you the chance to win extra money. We came across rocketpot.io while browsing for a good btc casino online and it left us a very good impression with their wide variety of games and crypto offering.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

No Result
View All Result
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: