See the Finalists For AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2017
AppsAfrica.com has announced finalists for its 2017 Innovation Awards, that celebrates the best in mobile and tech ventures from across Africa have been announced.
The annual Awards now in its third year, received over 300 submissions from across 31 countries, and was judged by an independent panel of leading industry experts from across the ecosystem.
According to the organisers, “the AppsAfrica Awards were originally set up three years ago to celebrate the best in mobile and tech across the continent as many ventures do not get the visibility or recognition they deserve. This year produced a vast array of great entries from exciting new technologies utilising AI, bots and drones to mobile, health and education initiatives scaling across Africa.”
The awards supported by BoomPlay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa, Mobile Monday South Africa (MOMO) and the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), provides winners with global publicity, recognition and networking with 300+ industry peers at the Awards party in Cape Town on November 6th.
See the finalists below:
Best Social and Messaging Award
Flare – Kenya
Juntos – USA
1Fetch – SA
Kudi – Nigeria
Wetin Dey – Nigeria
Disruptive Innovation Award
Mastercard 2Kuze – Kenya
Medsaf – Nigeria
What3Words – SA
Trend Solar – Tanzania
Girl Effect – Tega – Nigeria
Best African App
Carter – SA
Asorbia – Ghana
TrueCaller – Africa
BoomPlay – Africa
FeastFox – SA
Enterprise Solution Award
What3Words – SA
Flutterwave – Nigeria
Asoko Insight – Africa
Morpheus Commerce – SA
Snode Technologies – SA
News and Entertainment Award
Bounce News – Nigeria
Jokko Text – Senegal
Vodacom Music! – SA
Vodacom Games! – SA
Sportsie – Nigeria
Educational Award
Mwabu – Zambia
Kukua – Sema Land – Kenya
Snapplify – SA
Xander Education – SA
Praekelt dig-it – SA
Fintech Award
NetPlus / Mastercard – SA
PesaChoice – Rwanda
WeCashUp – Africa
PiggyBank NG – Nigeria
Flutterwave – Nigeria
Social Impact Award
What3Words – SA
Flare – Kenya
Vodacom e-School – SA
WeFarm – Kenya
Medsaf – Nigeria
mCommerce
Farmart – Ghana
VConnect – Nigeria
Jumia – Nigeria
Mazady – Egypt
DressMeOutlet – Nigeria
Changing Africa
Jumo – Africa
Mwabu – Zambia
RippleNami – Kenya
Vodacom Mum & Baby – SA
Vodacom e-school – SA