Seedstars World will be heading to Kigali this Friday for Seedstars Kigali and the startups that'll be competing have been announced.
Most of the selected startups are either pre-revenue or at beta stage. These are; Comparisol, Bag Innovation, Favouriapps, Ejobu Ltd, BeneFactors Ltd, Blaiva, Raisin, the Einstein and Tiva Motors.
They are expected to pitch in front of "an investment panel and compete to be crowned the most promising seed-stage startup of Seedstars Kigali 2018."
"The winning startup will join the global Seedstars Family and take part in the regional and global Seedstars Summits that include our tried and tested bootcamp and investor forum. It's a catalytic platform for high growth emerging market startups."
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The event will take place at kLab - a seedstars long-term venue partner.
So far, some countries - including South Africa, Egypt, Tunisia, Zimbabwe, Morocco, and Ghana - have already held their seedstars competitions.
After Kigali, Nairobi, Kampala and Dar es Salaam will follow in that order.
In other news, Seedstars launched its first hub in East Africa last weekend. Called Seedspace, the hub was launched in Tanzania's capital - Dar es Salaam. Perhaps, the upcoming Seedstars Dar es Salaam will be organized there.