Demo Africa 2017 Lusaka edition will be held at BongoHive on Thursday 23rd March from 2:00 pm to 5:00pm where 20 startups are expected to pitch. The startups will be standing a chance to join the annual technology startups launch event scheduled for 6th and 7th September 2017 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

This is the 6th edition of DEMO Africa, which debuted in 2012 at the World Economic Forum for Africa in 2012 and has been held in Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa.

Apply here to have your startup selected to pitch at the event on 23 March, 2017 at BongoHive. Applications close Wednesday, 15th March, 2017.

DEMO Africa allows start-ups from all over Africa to meet VCs, investors, tech acquisition specialists, IT buyers and media from across the region and around the globe. The start-ups are given an opportunity to launch their products to a tech eco-system under the following categories:

* Agriculture

* Health

* Education

* Manufacturing

* Retail

* Media and Entertainment

* Communication

* Transport and Logistics

* Energy

* Finance and Banking

* Water and Sanitation

* Waste Management and Recycling

Which Innovations are best suited for DEMO Africa?

The ultimate qualification is the ability of the innovation to change or impact the market place into which it’s introduced or create a new market.

Products must :

– Solve a commercial problem

– Make an impact or change the marketplace into which it is introduced or create a new market

– Have a business plan and a management team capable of delivering the product to market

– Make its public debut at the DEMO Africa conference

– Must be a registered company

Products that are not eligible include:

– Products currently in public distribution, either as a launched product or as a highly publicised beta test;

– Upgrades to an existing product;

– Products entering an already saturated market category with little market differentiation;

– Products that have been widely covered by technology and business media.

Read the FAQ of DEMO Africa for more info.

Demo Africa Press release