The U.S. Department of State has announced the winners of
Apps4Africa 2012: Business Challenge, an Africa-wide competition to develop
sustainable technology-based solutions to youth unemployment.
Selected from nearly 300 applications from 27 countries by an
international panel of judges, the winning teams are:
SliceBiz (from Ghana): a web and mobile investment platform that
uses crowdsourcing to connect promising startups with young investors in
Africa.
Prowork (from Nigeria): a web and mobile project management tool
that enables businesses to create and assign tasks and track project status in
real-time.
Ffene (from Uganda): a low-cost business management platform
that helps small and medium-sized businesses simplify accounting, generate
reports, and manage customer relations.
These young technology entrepreneurs—and the many others who
competed this year—are the faces of a growing trend of innovative African
start-up companies.
Winners are awarded $10,000 each with
the possibility of top-up funds if the winners meet set targets.
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