The Meltwater Entrepreneurial Faculty of Know-how (MEST Africa) (www.Meltwater.org) has introduced SAYeTECH ( because the winner of the MEST Africa Problem (MAC) 2024. The MAC 2024 grand finale marked the end result of the competitors, which celebrated modern AgriTech options driving change in West Africa. Hosted in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy in Accra, this yr’s theme, ‘Discover Your Soil,’ targeted on AgriTech innovation within the area.
MAC 2024 attracted candidates from key markets within the West African Area together with Benin, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Togo. Six standout finalists have been chosen to pitch their groundbreaking agricultural expertise options, all geared toward enhancing productiveness and sustainability within the area.
SAYeTECH, a Ghanaian startup led by Theodore Ohene-Botchway, gained the grand prize for its modern agricultural equipment tailor-made to African situations, securing $50,000 in fairness funding to scale its operations.
“The funding will allow us to scale manufacturing and cut back supply lead occasions, offering smallholder farmers with the gear they should enhance productiveness,” stated Ohene-Botchway.
As MEST continues to deepen its affect on Africa’s tech startup panorama, the MEST Africa Problem stays the continent’s premier pitch competitors for rising tech entrepreneurs. The competitors is designed to offer the perfect surroundings for tech innovators and startups to develop and succeed.
“AgriTech innovation thrives when it’s rooted in the best surroundings. ‘Discover Your Soil’ is about serving to innovators discover the ecosystem the place they’ll develop. Via the MEST Africa Problem, we offer the visibility, partnerships, and assist to assist them succeed,” stated Ashwin Ravichandran, Portfolio Advisor, MEST Africa.
MEST Africa is dedicated to creating wealth and jobs in Africa by fostering digital expertise, supporting startups, and offering entry to world networks. For extra data, go to www.Meltwater.org.
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About MEST Africa:The Meltwater Basis, established in 2008, is the non-profit arm of the worldwide media intelligence firm, Meltwater. With a transparent mission to foster job alternatives and stimulate financial progress in Africa by means of software program entrepreneurship, the Basis is predicated in Accra, Ghana. The flagship program, MEST, affords a 1-year specialised tech entrepreneurial coaching to high-caliber expertise from over 22 international locations together with Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa and Senegal; and invests in early to growth-stage startups.
