SAS Awards Announce Its National Finalist Winners

TechInAfrica – South Africa Startup Awards has named its national finalist winners from each country in Johannesburg only a few days ago. The announcement is also published on SAS Awards’ website, naming the full list of the winners in different categories.

Here is the full list of the national finalist winners from each country

ANGOLA

• Startup of The Year: Tupuca (tupuca.com)
• Best Foodtech/Agritech Startup: Tupuca (tupuca.com)
• Best Newcomer: Salo (salo.co.ao)
• Best Fintech Startup: Deya (deyamais.com)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Bantu Makers (bantumakers.com)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Vande de Oliveira (bantumakers.com)
• Best Ecosystem Initiative: Bantu Makers (bantumakers.com)
• Founder of the Year: Erickson Mvezi (tupuca.com)

BOTSWANA

• Startup of The Year: YAPILI (yapili.com)
• Best Newcomer: MyFoodness (myfoodness.co.bw)
• Best Social Impact Startup: YAPILI (yapili.com)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Enya Seguin (yapili.com)
• Best Ecosystem Initiative: Modisar (modisar.com)
• Founder of the Year: Letsogile Kennedy (ecohub.co.bw)

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO

• Startup of The Year: KivuHub (kivuhub.net)
• Best Newcomer: KivuHub (kivuhub.net)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: KivuHub (kivuhub.net)
• Founder of the Year: Pacifique Cassinga (kwanzatechnologies.jimdosite.com)

LESOTHO

• Startup of The Year: LinFord Vodka (linfordvodka.com)
• Best Foodtech/Agritech Startup: Limomonane Products Pty Ltd (limomomonane.co.ls)
• Best New Comer: Botanical Wares (botanicalwares.co.ls)
• Best Water Crisis Management Solution: Iceberg Premium Health Water (equityinvestments.co.ls)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: PDollar and Associates (pdollar.co.ls)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Dust Busters (Ltd) Pty (dustbustersafrica.com)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Relebohile Hlabana-Ketsi (nul.ls)
• Best Ecosystem Initiative: Healthily Baked PTY (Ltd) (nul.ls)
• Founder of the Year: Paballo Maqoqo (dustbustersafrica.com)

MALAWI

• Startup of the Year: HD PLUS CREATIONS (hdpcreations.com)
• Best New Comer: TempCras (mechromw.com)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: TempCras (mechromw.com)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: STATUS (statusmindset.com)
• Best Coworking Space: Polytechnic Design Studio (polytechnicds.com)
• Founder of the Year: Gift Sukez Sukali (hdpcreations.com)

MADAGASCAR

• Startup of the Year: Smartelia (smartelia.com)
• Best Student Startup: GEEK INSIDE (geek-inside.mg)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Lova Soa (lovasoa.org)
• Best Ecosystem Initiative: 100startups.co (100startups.co)
• Best Coworking Space: Workshop Idea Center (widea.center)
• Founder of the Year: Zosahaza Marline Ramarosandy (coderbus.org)

MAURITIUS

• Startup of the Year: Expat.com (expat.com)
• Best Newcomer: ORAMA (avrplato.com)
• Best EduTech Startup: AfriEDX (afriedx.com)
• Best Fintech Startup: Exportunity GBC2 (exportunity.company)
• Best Fintech Startup: Jeet Awotur
• Best Social Impact Startup: Sakili Mauritius c/o Nineteen Fifty Design & Print Co Ltd (sakili.international)
• Best Student Startup: EcOrganics: (facebook.com/aquaponicsmauritius)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Romina Tello Soberanes (mauritiusconscious.com)
• Founder of the Year: Julien Faliu (Linkedin)

MOZAMBIQUE

• Startup of the Year: kamaleon (tabletcomunitario.co.mz)
• Best Newcomer: Champier Lda (champier.co.mz)
• Best Water Crisis Management Solution: LavaMe (lavame.taduma.co.mz)
• Best Student Startup: Lenha Doce (Sweet Wood) (supermentores.co.mz)
• Best EduTech Startup: kamaleon (tabletcomunitario.co.mz)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: D-FRUIT (instagram.com/dfruitmoz)
• Best Fintech Startup: PagaLu (pagalu.co.mz)
• Best Social Impact Startup: kamaleon (tabletcomunitario.co.mz)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: Future Agro Challenge Mozambique (mozinnovationlab.co.mz)
• Best Coworking Space: CoWork Lab (coworklab.net)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Filipa Carreira (wamina.co.mz)
• Founder of the Year: Sázia Sousa (technoplus.co.mz)
• Investor of the Year: TATOS BOTÃO EMPREENDIMENTOS E INVESTIMENTOS, LIMITADA (COM)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: Standard Bank Mozambique Incubator (standardbank.co.mz)

NAMIBIA

• Startup of the Year: Black Gold Engineering – NamLux (blackgoldeng.com)
• Best Newcomer: Elephonic Katoshe d30 (elephonicmobile.com)
• Best Water Crisis Management Solution: Solve Namibia (solvenamibia.org)
• Best Student Startup: Taxi-application (taxiapp.com)
• Best EduTech Startup: DIGITEC (EDU BOX) (https://www.facebook.com/armas.casita)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Solve Namibia (solvenamibia.org)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: Black Gold Engineering – NamLux (blackgoldeng.com)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: Dololo (dololo.io)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Tanya Turipamwe Stroh
• Founder of the Year: Kennedy Liswani

SOUTH AFRICA

• Startup of the Year: Easy Equities (easyequities.co.za)
• Best Newcome: Intergreatme (intergreatme.com)
• Best Water Crisis Management Solution: I-DROP Water (idropwater.com)
• Best Student Startup: Sxuirrel (sxuirrel.com)
• Best EduTech Startup: Futurent Technologies (tasklearn.co.za)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: SwiftVee (swiftvee.co.za)
• Best Fintech Startup: Easy Equities (easyequities.co.za)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Women in Engineering (womeng.org)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: Simodisa Startup (simodisa.org)
• Best Coworking Space: Workshop 17 (workshop17.co.za)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: Startupbootcamp Afritech (startupbootcamp.org)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Lynette Hundermark (usefulandbeautiful.co.za
• Founder of the Year: Ndabenhle Ngulebe (pineapple.co.za)
• Investor of the Year: Lireas Holdings (lireas.co.za)

SWAZILAND

• Best Social Impact Startup: Eswatini Kitchen (Pty) Ltd (eswatinikitchen.co.sz)
• Startup of the Year: Boolean Corporation (booleancorp.com)

TANZANIA

• Startup of the Year: Agrimark (agrimark.co.tz)
• Best Newcomer: Zudua (zudua.com)
• Best Student Startup: JULIANA PRODUCTS COMPANY (julianaproducts.blogspot.com)
• Best EduTech Startup: SomaApp (somaapps.com)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: Agrimark (agrimark.co.tz)
• Best Fintech Startup: Jamii Africa (jamiiafrica.com)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Jamii Africa (jamiiafrica.com)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative:STICLab (sticlab.co.tz)
• Best Coworking Space: STICLab Limited (sticlab.co.tz)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: STICLab Limited (sticlab.co.tz)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Lilian Makoi (jamiiafrica.com)
• Founder of the Year: Isaya Yunge (somaapps.com)

ZAMBIA

• Startup of the Year: Cognifly (cognifly.com)
• Best Newcomer: My Perfect Stitch (facebook.com/myperfectstitch)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: Lima Links (limalinkszambia.com)
• Best Fintech Startup: KwikFin (kwikfinmobile.com)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Live Clean Initiatives (livecleanzambia.com)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub (bongohive.co.zm)
• Best Coworking Space: BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub (bongohive.co.zm)
• Best Accelerator/Incubator Program: BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub (bongohive.co.zm)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Musenge Musomali (Linkedin)
• Founder of the Year: Perseus Mlambo (ilovezazu.com)
• Investor of the Year: BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub (bongohive.co.zm)

ZIMBABWE

• Startup of the Year: Vote Africa (vote-africa.org)
• Best EduTech Startup: Vote Africa (vote-africa.org)
• Best Social Impact Startup: Vote Africa (vote-africa.org)
• Best FoodTech/AgriTech Startup: Shiri (shirifly.org)
• Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative: Impact Hub Harare (impacthubharare.net)
• Female Role Model of the Year: Tatenda Ndambakuwa (shirifly.org)

All the national winners will be “competing” on the regional level through a public voting that will be opened on Friday while the result announced on November 21 and 22, 2018 in Wendyhood, Santon.

To know more about the Awards, finalists, categories, jury &advisors, and partnerships, go to Southern Africa Startup Awards’ website at southernafricastartupawards.com/.