AfricArena | Challenges

Open innovation challenges

Since its inception in 2017, AfricArena has partnered with numerous corporations and institutions to launch open innovation challenges targeted at Africa's best tech startups. We run open innovation challenges across the African tech ecosystem - providing a platform that fosters innovation, collaboration, co-investment and dealflow.

Are you a startup with a tech-enabled solution that fits a challenge?

Are you a corporation or private or public institution looking to deploy an open innovation project in the African continent?

You have found the right dance partner. Read on and take a look at our open innovation challenges.

Open Innovation Challenges
for Startups

La French Tech Cape Town-Tech4Good Challenge

La French Tech Cape Town is launching a Tech4Good challenge open to South African entrepreneurs to give them the opportunity to pitch at the AfricArena Grand Summit 2022 in Cape Town on the 8th-10th of November in front of international investors and mentors. Startups Can Apply Before the 30th of October.

Ecosystem Challenges

Every year, AfricArena comes to the best tech hubs in Africa. We organise events with renown local incubators in order to source the best startups of the Continent.

In each city, we will be selecting at least one startup that will be invited to our Summit, our weekend startup Bootcamp as well as its side events. Apply for the challenge in your city!

Ecosystem Challenges for Startups

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AfricArena East Africa Challenge

Building up to the East Africa Summit, We are looking for the best disruptive and most promising tech startups in East Africa to pitch their innovation in a series of virtual events.

These challenges will be divided by stage: Seed, Series A and Growth.

Apply to stand a chance to participate and pitch at the AfricArena East Africa Summit

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