TechCrunch has announced the Startup Battlefield 200 for 2024, featuring startups from around the world.
This year’stop 200 list includes 8 early-stage startups from Africa.
About Startup Battlefield 200
Startup Battlefield 200 is a startup competition designed to spotlight top early-stage ventures from across the globe.
The competition provides startups a platform to pitch their innovative ideas, offering them invaluable exposure, access to investor networks, and a shot at a $100,000 equity-free prize.
The 2024 edition was open to global startups that had developed a minimum viable product (MVP) and were in the early stages of funding.( the pre-seed or seed level. )
According toTechCrunch, Startup Battlefield Alumni accounts for over 1,300 companies with approximately 200 exits and over $29 billion raised in funding.
For African startups, this competition is particularly significant as it offers a rare chance to showcase their products and innovations on a global stage. In 2023, Nigerian-led, US-based fintech startup, Mainstack, made it to the top 20 stage of the Startup Battlefield competition.
This year, eight African startups — seven from Nigeria and one from Morocco — were selected to be part of the 200 finalists.
They will compete in San Francisco for three days, ; 28th to 30th of October 2024.
The Selected Startups
Convexity (Nigeria)
Convexity, is a turnkey Blockchain and IT solutions startup.
It blockchain-based solutions, notably the Convexity Humanitarian Aid Transfer Solution (CHATS), which enhances transparency in humanitarian aid distribution. CHATS gives aid recipients access to a verified wallet account, offering multiple channels to receive aid securely, even without a smartphone or internet.
Eight Medical (Nigeria)
Eight Medical is a platform that identifies and connects emergency medical resources (e.g., hospitals, ambulances, personnel, information & credit) with people in urgent need.
Growwr (Nigeria)
Growwr is a platform that connects vetted African talent with businesses.uses via its AI developed automated hiring system.
Gwala (Morocco)
Gwala focuses on tax-smart payroll and employee benefits for the African workforce. It simplifies operations for businesses across Morocco and the continent. It helps businesses keep up with their employees’ real-time work and improvement, streamlining days off, absences & vacations.
Passportmonie (Nigeria)
Passportmonie is an app that facilitates travel payments by allowing users to pay directly in local currencies.
This eliminates exchange fees and streamlines international transactions.
Sync! (Nigeria)
Sync! an all-in-one collaboration platform is designed to enhance teamwork and productivity.
With features for project management, communication, and file sharing. Sync! streamlines workflows, keeping remote and in-office work aligned and more efficient.
Validproof (Nigeria)
Validproof offers authentication solutions, to
tackle the issue of counterfeit medicines.
Wimika RMS Technologies Ltd (Nigeria)
Wimika RMS offers MoneyGuard, an embedded cyber fraud protection service that promises reimbursement within seven day.
