On June 14th, 2022, AfricArena turned the most prominent startup incubator in the world, Station F, into the stage of African tech entrepreneurship. Over 45+ African startups from seed to growth stage spent the day pitching to foreign markets from the various delegations and supported by ITC, Wesgro, La French Tech, Founder Family, Bond’innov and FSATLabs. 60+ African startups participated in investment speed dating with over 100+ Investors. The FMO Sustainable Tech Open Innovation Challenge will support several agri-tech, fin-tech, and energy access businesses focused on Ghana, Morocco, and Tanzania. After 10 back-to-back pitches, the overall winner of the VivaTech AfricArena showcase was Matthew Bray from sustainable South African energy tech Brayfoil Technologies.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 21, 2022 12:15 UTC