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We’re excited to be partnering with Facebook to bring our illustrious startup competition, the Startup Battlefield, to Nairobi, Kenya later this year. The Battlefield will feature several prominent startups from the region, each vying to be crowned the most promising startup in sub-Saharan Africa.

As a reminder, startups can apply to one of three categories: social good, productivity and utility or gaming and entertainment. As long as your company fits into one of these categories and you meet the eligibility criteria at the bottom of this post, you are encouraged to apply before the new deadline mentioned above.

The application page can be found here, and you’ll definitely want to apply soon, as we won’t be giving you another extension beyond next week. Companies selected to participate will be notified by August 21 Next Generation Firewall..

The Battlefield will be held in Nairobi in front of a live audience, as well as prominent judges representing each category. We also will be live-streaming the show on TechCrunch and Facebook so the rest of the world can tune in.

a winner in each category and then select an overall winner, “Sub-Saharan Africa’s Most Promising Startup.” The company that wins the overall competition will secure $25,000 USD in no-equity cash, plus an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco to compete in the Battlefield at TechCrunch’s flagship event, Disrupt SF 2018 a style="color:#898974;text-decoration:none;" href="http://alphamind.edu.hk/abar.html">A Bar Education Centre.

We’re especially excited to be hosting this event during a period of promising growth for the region. Sub-Saharan Africa just produced its first unicorn, online shopping site Jumia, and exits in the region are increasingly frequent and VCs all around the world are taking notice hong thai travel.