GEC Africa Entrepreneurship Regional Pitching Competition 2024

The entrepreneurship regional pitching competitions aim to bring in startups and SMMEs from across the African continent to showcase their businesses. This will be an opportunity to highlight Africa’s innovative startups/SMMEs and a platform to strengthen each country’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.

Successful applicants will be invited to participate in a bootcamp which will be in preparation ahead of the pitching competitions taking place in their respective countries. The GEC+ Cape Town adjudicators will select a total of 10 winners from the road shows who will have an opportunity to travel to Cape Town, South Africa, where GEC+ Cape Town will take place. The final pitch will have an audience consisting of investors and Entrepreneur Support Organisations from all over the continent.

About Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC+ Africa)

The Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC+ Africa), initiated by the Global Entrepreneurship Network in 2017, is a gathering of entrepreneurs and leaders from more than 50 African nations committed to advancing entrepreneurial activity throughout their own countries in Africa. GEC+ Africa will include other international thought leaders and practitioners globally who have become a part of GEN’s global movement that advances entrepreneurship as a means of building economies and expanding human welfare.... read more

GEC+ Africa Entrepreneurship Regional Pitching Competition

Aim and Benefits of GEC+ Africa Entrepreneurship Regional Pitching Competition

• The top 3 winners will share a prize of $50,000 and will have an opportunity to join an accelerator programme post the congress.

Requirements for GEC+ Africa Entrepreneurship Regional Pitching Competition Qualification

• Open to tech startups at pre-seed or seed stage with at least a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and non-tech startups or SMMEs that are post revenue.
• Startups should be operating in Africa.

Interview date, Process and Venue for GEC+ Africa Entrepreneurship Regional Pitching Competition

Selection Criteria

The below criteria will serve as a broad guideline in assessing the applicants when they present their businesses to the adjudicators:

• The Problem Statement: has the entrepreneur(s) clearly identified the problem they are looking to solve and who this problem affects.Is the problem big enough i.e., does it point to a sizeable growing target market
• Value Proposition: Is the proposed solution distinct from the current solutions in the market.Does it have a clear competitive advantage
• The Business Case: Is the business model viable in how it intends to make money alongside its value proposition.Is this business model sustainable.Does the business have a clear strategy
• Team Composition: Is the team skilled and capable enough of executing on the product/service delivery and its business model
• The Minimum Viable Product: How effectively does the MVP showcase the value proposition.Does the MVP provide a robust foundation for further development and scaling
• Overall Quality of the Pitch: Was a pitch deck submitted.Was the entrepreneur prepared in their presentation and in answering questions

Application Deadline

How to Apply

For more details,visit GEC+ Africa website