Euromena Awards for Innovative African Startups 2019
Published: 17 Sep 2019
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Euroma Consulting is inviting applications from Innovative Entrepreneurs who will benefit from its third Euromena Awards for Innovative African Startups 2019, a start-up competition dedicated to local and innovative entrepreneurs, to take place in Dakar, Senegal for the return of the Sub-Saharan Africa Edition.
Euroma Consulting is convinced that Africa is a pool of talent and ideas, and is looking for promising African entrepreneurs who have innovative ideas. Euromena Awards will award A €10,000 financial reward will be shared among the 3 candidates shortlisted by the jury.
To be eligible for the award, the applicant must be a startup who is seeking to expand or scale-up and they must respond to a clear social impact, whereby an intentional positive outcome is meant to solve a certain social challenge or problem
Euromena Consults Entrepreneur
Benefits of Euromena Consults Entrepreneur
- A €10,000 financial reward will be shared among the 3 candidates shortlisted by the jury. The winner will receive € 5,000, and 3,000 and 2,000 are intended for the 2nd and 3rd laureates, respectively.
- 6 months of customized, high quality business consulting support including coaching, mentorship, and advisory services adapted to the winner’s needs, valued at US$150,000
- Networking, exposure and access through Euromena Consulting’s vast existing network of key stakeholders across the sub-saharan countries
- Local and regional engagement with partners, clients and beneficiaries through access to Euromena Consulting events and opportunities
Requirements for Euromena Consults Entrepreneur
- They must be in “startup” mode and seeking to expand or scale-up
- They must respond to a clear social impact, whereby an intentional positive outcome is meant to solve a certain social challenge or problem
- They must involve a team of at least 2 members
- They must use technology either as a tool or as an end product or service
- They must demonstrate economic viability
- They must have a fully working product/service that has already been produced/launched
- They must be based in one of the following eligible countries, that is sub-saharan country.
Selection Process
Selection Criteria: The jury members will select the finalists based on the following main criteria:
- Quality of idea – level of innovation, level of competitiveness, use of technology
- Quality of product/service – clarity of ideas, scalability
- Quality of business model – clarity of vision, clarity of approach, sustainability
- Quality of management/leadership – educational/professional backgrounds, team organization and division of tasks
- Level of impact – evaluation of the level of impact on surrounding society or environment
- Feasibility – social and economic
Application Deadline
December 12, 2019How to Apply
Interested and qualified? Go to
Euromena Consults on docs.google.com to apply