U.S. Chamber of Commerce Africa Digital Innovation Competition for African Entrepreneurs

  •  Contest
  •  31-May-2022
  •   Africa
  • $$  Varies

As part of the 2022 Digital Economy Summit, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Africa Business Center (USAfBC) in conjunction with AmChams across Africa, is hosting its annual Digital Entrepreneurship Competition for African Startups. The competition is targeted towards Digital SMEs and startups that are looking to facilitate the delivery of digital, cross-border, interoperable, and cross- domain services and solutions, while also accelerating their digitally enabled growth. Read more.

The competition will be focused on three broad thematic areas: 

  1. Fintech and Cyber Solutions: covering data flow solutions, cross border digital platform solutions, mobile technology, intellectual property management, cyber security, and digital movement of creative art (movies, music, art).
  2. Sustainability & Supply Chain Solutions: covering smart manufacturing, e-commerce, management of shared economies, improvement to digital supply chain, logistics solutions to e-commerce businesses, and Agriculture technology (AgTech). 
  3. Human Development & Social Services Solutions: covering digital health solutions, e-learning platform.
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Eligibility Criteria

  •  Be a startup or innovator with at least 51% African ownership
  • Must be incorporated /registered with the appropriate country-based body, e.g., Nigerian Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC)
  • Not be a government agency, public administration, political organization, or non-profit of any type Africa Digital Entrepreneurship Competition 2022
  • Startup must be head quartered in one of the African Countries.
  • Startup must Not be older than five (5) years and not be part of a franchise brand or licensing agreements for distribution in a different country
  • Not be a Business engaged in any illegal activity and not listed on the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Sanctions List
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Offered Benefits

  • The Digital Innovation Competition will award cash prizes and in-kind services to be provided to the top three winners.
  • The in-kind services may include laptops, annual subscriptions to digital platforms, mentoring and digital marketing/advertising services for the top three winners of the competition. The top three winners will also be offered a virtual platform to engage with mentors and participants during the Digital Economy Summit on December 07, 2022.

Application Process

Go to United States Chamber of Commerce (USCC) on usafbc.awardsplatform.com to apply

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