[kictanet] Apply to the Appwiz Challenge - 10 Days to go

[John Matogo]

Dear colleagues.

Only 10 days to go to submission closure of Safaricom Appwiz Challenge.
Submissions close on

*10th August 2014.  *

The Safaricom Appwiz challenge is an initiative started by Safaricom in
order to provide local budding Mobile Technology based entrepreneurs with
training and mentorship opportunities to scale their solutions Leveraging
on Mobile Technology. It is now in its 2nd year after a successful run in
2013.  The competition launched on 16th July 2014 and is currently open for
submissions through the link http://developer.safaricom.co.ke . The
categories for submission are as follows;



1.       Mobile for good and community development

2.       Financial Inclusion

3.       Smart Business and Cloud innovation

4.       Youth, Media and Entertainment

5.       Infrastructure and utilities



There will be an evaluation that will allow shortlisted applicants to
demonstrate their prototypes as well as show their team structure and
experience.



15 Finalist start-ups will be taken through an incubation process in
partnership with @iBizAfrica after which final judging takes place on the 27th
of November.



The Grand Prize Winner will walk away with; KES. 1.5 Million (Payable in 3
instalments based on milestone achievement), Runner up – KES.1, 000,000
(Payable in 3 instalments based on milestone achievement) and a category
winner of KES.200,000 (Payable in 2 instalments subject to achieving
milestones).


Do not miss out on your chance to launch your start-up in the Kenyan Market.

Regards,

John Matogo
Manager
Incubation Centre, @iBizAfrica
Strathmore University
P.O. Box 59857-00200 Nairobi, KENYA
Tel: +254 070 303 4280 (direct line)
Personal Mobile:+254 722 813 533
Skype: jmatogo
Twitter: @jmatogo
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Web: www.strathmore.edu and http://www.ibizafrica.co.ke/

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