All DEMO Africa 2014 Startups

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DEMO-Africa-2013DEMO Africa 2014 was a huge success according to several of the entrepreneurs who attended and pitched at the conference. Saisai from Zimbabwe was named the winner of the SWELL Innovation award with Irofit and VOTO taking the first and second runners up positions respectively.

According to Harry Hare the Executive Producer of DEMO Africa,“It is inspiring to see that, now, more attention is being accorded the pursuit of solutions to problems that are uniquely African. The continent has one of the most diverse and talented pool of young people and finally, we are seeing a real intent by authorities to utilize the massive power within these brains to bring positive change, especially through technology.”
Below is a list of those that made it to the launch.

Mergims-technology enabled-Rwanda

Prepclas-Nigera

Smartpesa-S.A

Beam Remit-Ghana

Cube-Nigeria

Traffic Bytes-Egypt

MyeCampus-Ghana

Nerve-Nigeria

Irofit-Nigeria

Nikweli-Technology enabled-Tanzania

Mjobs-Ethiopia

Online Hisab-Ethiopia

Hutbay-Nigeria

VOTO Mobile-Ghana

Pliby-Benin

Jufunza-Rwanda

Spell Africa Initiative-Nigeria

Asim-Kenya

Feedbackplus-Nigeria

SpacePointe-Nigeria

Vigo-Technology enabled-South Africa

Cribpark-Nigeria

Saisai-Zimbabwe

Matibabu-Uganda

Paysail-Ghana

Intergrated Medics-Nigeria

Connect Finance-Nigeria

Muzik-Cameroon

Foodstantly-Nigeria

The Pearl Dream-Kenya

Instacare-Nigeria

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Based in Nairobi, Kenya, Sam Wakoba is a pan-African technology journalist, author, entrepreneur, technology business mentor, judge, educationalist, and a sought-after speaker and panelist across Africa’s innovation ecosystem. He is the convenor of the popular monthly #TechNight evening event and the #StartupEast Awards and Conference, platforms that bring together startup founders, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, content creators, and tech professionals from across the continent. For more than 16 years, Sam has reported on and analysed Africa’s technology landscape, covering some of the continent’s most impactful, and at times controversial policies, programs, investors, co-founders, startups, and corporations. His work is known for its independence, depth, and fairness, with a singular goal of helping build and strengthen Africa’s nascent technology ecosystem. Beyond journalism, Sam is a business analyst and consultant, working with brands, universities, corporates, SMEs, and startups across East Africa, as well as international companies entering the East African market or scaling across Africa. In his free time, he volunteers as a consulting editor and fintech analyst at Business Tech Kenya, a business, technology, and data firm that publishes reports, reviews, and insights on business and technology trends in Kenya. Follow him on X: @SamWakoba