Global early-stage startups competition in partnership with Standard Bank has announced the 12 startups that will pitch at its Maputo event on Wednesday, June 14th at the Standard Bank Incubator for a chance to compete at the global stage in Switzerland.
Seedstars World is travelling to more than 80 countries this year to identify the best seed-stage entrepreneurs and provide them with an opportunity to win up to 500.000 USD in equity investment.
The 12 startups that are selected to participate at the Seedstars World Maputo 2017 pitching event are:
| Supevy | A platform that highlights good products and services close by, with prices and customer reviews.
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| buycomz | An e-commerce platform for international luxury products with free shipping and easy payment capabilities.
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| CrimeDown | A USSD and mobile platform aiming to reduce crime and protect citizens by providing resources to locate police stations and report cases of assault or accidents easily.
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| Dream Solutions Enterprise | An event management platform that provides innovative services from event promotion and online tickets sales, to the creation of reports and real-time tracking. |
| Fakul
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An education platform, offering a cheap and fun way to get students ready for University Admission Exams in just 20 days. |
| Karingana Wa Karingana Textiles | A platform aiming to revolutionize the African textile market by offering brands customized prints produced on demand in small quantities.
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| Kharin,Lda | A platform that promotes and advertises tourism and culture in Mozambique. It also helps tourists make the most of their local experience.
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| Olenvo | An e-Learning platform that brings people who want to teach and those who want to learn, making the learning process more personalized, open and flexible.
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| Publiaki | LavaMe is a mobile app for an eco-friendly carwash service that does the custom service scheduling and uses no water.
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| Side
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An education platform that can help connect parents and tutors to improve education quality and provide additional resources for students to learn. |
| TABECH SERVICOS E.I. | MóvelCare is a virtual mobile insurance service that uses mobile phones to access funeral insurance without the use of internet.
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| Tech4Kids Academy | An education platform targeting African children, especially girls, and aiming to use technology to provide learning opportunities at an early age. |
The Seedstars World Mozambique production has received tremendous support from local ecosystem players such as Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Shell, Internet Solutions, Castle Lite, and Coca-Cola.
In addition, Seedstars World has partnered with the Merck Accelerator on a regional level, in order to support seed-stage companies with a focus on the fields of healthcare, life science and performance materials. The most promising HealthTech startups will receive office space in the Merck Innovation Center in Kenya or Germany, mentoring and coaching on a regular basis and financial support of up to €50,000. In total, each prize package is worth around €200,000.
The event will take place at Standard Bank Incubator with the startups to pitch to a panel of judges. The top startups will win the title of most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars World Mozambique 2017.
