Shelter Tech Nairobi Innovation Week Startup Competition

Deadline: 31 May 2019
Open to: startups focusing on renewable energy, waste management, housing, construction technologies & products, water & sanitation, mobility and other sectors relevant for urban living
Benefits: 6 grand prize consisting of an all paid opportunity to travel and pitch at Oslo Innovation Week

Description

Shelter Tech Kenya, a first of its kind in Africa, is a six-month milestone-based accelerator program supporting early-stage businesses and scale-ups in the affordable housing sector covering: renewable energy, waste management, housing & construction technologies and products and water & sanitation. The program, which is supported by Habitat for Humanity International’s Terwilliger Centre for Innovation in Shelter and implemented by BDO EA and Pangea Accelerator is organizing a startup competition in partnership with iBiz Africa which aims to support disruptive innovation and provide a platform for growth in the urban tech space as part of the Nairobi Innovation Week.

Eligibility

Entry must adhere to the entry requirements as defined below. Participation is free of charge. Video submissions should cover the following points:

  1. Your start-up’s value proposition;
  2. What problem your product/service is solving;
  3. Why your start-up is a good fit for an opportunity to pitch at the Oslo Innovation Week.

Participant must solve an issue focusing on renewable energy, waste management, housing, construction technologies & products, water & sanitation, mobility and other sectors relevant for urban living.

Benefits

There is six(6) Grand Prize Win consisting of:

All paid opportunity to travel and pitch at Oslo Innovation Week

How to apply?

All Competition applicants must fill out the online form describing their start-up along with a (2) two-minute video.

For more information, visit the official website.