NBA Africa on Wednesday announced the 10 startup companies from five African countries selected as finalists for the second edition of the NBA Africa Triple-Double Accelerator, a programmme launched last year to support the continent’s technology ecosystem and the next generation of African entrepreneurs.
The 10 finalists will pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders at a Demo Day at Carnegie Mellon University Africa (CMU-Africa) in Kigali, Rwanda, on 5 December.
NBA Africa also announced that CMU-Africa has joined as an official partner of the programme, which is open to early-stage African startup companies developing solutions in the sports and creative industries. CMU-Africa is the only US. research university offering its master’s degrees with a full-time faculty, staff and operations in
Africa.
ServiceNow, an AI platform for business transformation whose Now Assist and AI agents help organisations deliver faster and smarter experiences at scale, also serves as an official partner of the programme ALX Ventures, a leading technology incubator that provides the continent’s tech leaders with access to the skills and tools to launch and scale their startups – is once again operating the programme.
The 10 startups, which were selected from more than 700 applications, will pitch their products to a panel of international industry leaders, who will choose five winners to receive financial support and the opportunity to join CMU-Africa’s 12-month Business Incubation Programme as part of its Innovation Hub, which helps African tech startups transform proof-of-concept prototypes and preliminary market assessments into scalable, market-ready products and services.
“The quality of this year’s applications reflects the incredible talent and creativity among Africa’s young entrepreneurs as well as the important role that the sport and creative industries are playing in the continent’s development,” said NBA Africa CEO Clare Akamanzi.
“These startups represent the bold spirit of innovation rising across the continent – where creativity meets purpose, and ideas have the power to scale beyond borders,” she
added.
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