UVU Africa called on young South African entrepreneurs aged 18-35 years old, holding a valid SA ID, to submit a 60-second video pitch about their tech business that is going to change the world and in return, the entrepreneurs stand the chance of winning a share of R24 000 and a Digital Marketing Toolkit to assist with double, triple or 10x lead generation and customer conversion.
After reviewing over 50 online pitches, the judging panel had the difficult job of selecting the top 10 finalists who will each receive a R500 cash prize.
The purpose of the open-ended online pitch competition is to motivate those in the ideation phase to formulate their concepts and reward those who have crafted innovative solutions to real-world problems.
Congratulations to the Top 10 Online Tech Entrepreneur Finalists: (In no particular order)
Shopapolitan
Shopapolitan’s vision is to digitalize informal economies across Africa by making innovative e-commerce technology affordable and accessible to informal traders.
Fatebonds
FateBonds is a social network for personal finance which connects friends, family with a common financial goal to save together while earning interest.
Uku’hamba
Uku’hamba provides custom-made, water-resistant, low-cost and high-quality prosthetics at the shortest possible time while demonstrating the improvement of quality of life, functionality and contribution to the economy of the country.
Bridget’s Learning Hub
Bridget’s Learning Hub aims to bridge learning gaps by helping to develop a love and appreciation of true education through independent learning that promotes self-development and application of skills through analytical, critical and innovative thinking.
QliQ Quote
QliQ Quote is a one-stop procurement platform which aims to streamline business purchases in the modern day. From request to delivery, they aim ensure the buyer has the best experience in a sellers’ market.
Barz
Barz is a mobile application that enables users to capture the best moments of streamed or live audio content into transcribed notes with just their voice.
QLA
QLA is an NGO that aims to give alleviate economic marginalization by creating an online signature community for young girls and women who are ready to build a learning business through business development, leadership and entrepreneurial skills.
Digitsd
The Digitsd App is designed to be a social and educational platform exclusively for teachers, with the goal of revolutionizing the teacher education industry by providing an easier way for novice teachers to connect with professional development resources.
GetFIT & DebateSQUAD
GetFIT & DebateSQUAD aims to give online students an opportunity to develop particular skills and exhibit their non-academic abilities within the comfort of their homes.
Thuto
Thuto seeks to transform the way students are recognised, rewarded, and taught finance by offering a personalised academic recognition and rewards platform, that focuses on the personal progressive performance of students while integrating financial education into these recognition and reward programs.
The final round of judging will reveal the Top 3 who will win a further cash prize while the winner walks away with a Digital Marketing Toolkit valued at over R35000.
Well done to everyone who entered, the Top 3 finalist will be announced on our social media platform on Thursday, 30 March 2023.
Keep up the great work and we hope to see you at our next pitch event!
