The application deadline for DEMO Africa 2015 has expired with a record of 654 applications being received on the application platform. The number closely doubles 2014’s 382 applicants.
Last year,some categories had been shunned a situation that stood corrected in 2015. Two critical categories; Waste management and Recycling and Water and Sanitation contain a total of 17 entries despite not attracting any application last year. The most approved categories in 2015 are communication with 51 entries followed by Retail with 45 entries and Education with 44. Other well represented categories include Energy, Finance, and Banking and Health.
Only thirty selected entrepreneurs will showcase their startup at the DEMO Africa event on Thursday 24 and Friday 25 September,2015, in Lagos, and Nigeria.
While releasing the application results,[...]
Source: vc4africa.biz