Bosch has awarded a total of $30000 to the winners of its Africa Mobility Pitch competition. In addition to the fund, the winners will participate in Bosch’s accelerator and access its facilities and laboratories.
Congratulations to Hello Tractor and BuuPass for winning the Bosch Africa Smart Mobility Start-up competition 2019. The start-ups have won $15,000 each and a three month acceleration program from #Bosch. #AfroDeas #SmartMobility #Congratulations pic.twitter.com/XeiLEO75lH
— Bosch Africa (@BoschAfrica) November 5, 2019
The German multinational engineering and technology company had received 222 entries from 27 countries and shortlisted 11 startups for its smart mobility pitch contest. Hello Tractors from Nigeria and BuuPass from Kenya were the two startups to make it to the finals.
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Each startup received the sum of $15000 and a three-month accelerator program from Bosch. Some of the other shortlisted startups include;
- Moja Ride, Ivory Coast – an e-hailing transport system that provides affordable fare rates for commuters in Ivory Coast
- Motilix, Kenya – It creates vehicle performance monitoring devices that help the owner determine the state of vehicles.
- Naviacom, Tunisia – It provides a cloud-based telematics service to maximize the safety of transport companies.
- Parkcrowdy, Nigeria – It helps road users to easily find available parking lots.
- Mobility, Senegal – A website that citizens can use to find the closest and cheapest maintenance and service repair workshops.
- ABI, South Africa- A digital platform that allows insurance companies to acquire real-time data analytics for automation.
Hello Tractor was founded in 2015 by Jehiel Oliver as an agritech platform that connects smallholder farmers with tractors for logistics in sub-Saharan Africa.
BuuPass, on the other hand, was founded in 2016 by Wycliffe Omandi to provide online ticketing solutions that ensure the seamless and convenient movement of commuters in East Africa.
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