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AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
Application Deadline – October 20th
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market.
The Awards continue to be a leading barometer of innovation across the continent and provide finalists and winners with industry recognition potentially leading to funding, business partnerships and mentoring and global publicity. Winners are also invited to the 4th Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2021 to join tech leaders, corporates, startups, and investors.
Award categories;
Applications are welcome from technology and mobile ventures with services launched in at least one African market for the following award categories;
Disruptive Innovation Award
Health Tech Award
Best African App Award
Cyber Security Award
Blockchain Award
Media & Entertainment Award
Education Award
Agri & FoodTech Award
Fintech Solution Award
Social Impact Award
eCommerce Award
Mobility Award
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To enter the awards applicants should meet the following criteria:
Applicants can be start-ups or incorporated companies
Applications will be accepted from companies who have launched a product or service in at least one African market.
If the service has not been launched at the time of judging it will be omitted.
The product or service must address specific African needs as detailed within the specific category
The applicant’s innovation can be any product or service utilising any technology
Applicants must have launched the entry in at least one African market to date
Applications must be specific and relevant to the category entered
The applications are judged by an independent panel of judges whos decisions are final
BENEFITS
The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards identify and celebrate the leading African innovations from across the continent, providing finalists and winners with industry recognition potentially leading to funding, business partnerships and mentoring and global publicity.
Winners will receive:
AppsAfrica.com Innovation Award
Global media exposure across multiple media channels
2 x delegate passes to ATSKGL 2021*
Publicity at ATSKGL 2021
Global online publicity on AppsAfrica.com (
Finalists and winners have received international coverage from leading media including BBC, IT News Africa, Quartz, Ventures Africa, MemeBurn, TechCabal and many others.