12 startups selected to pitch at Seedstars Summit today

12 startups around the world have been selected to compete at the seedstars summit in Switzerland after an intensive two-day boot camp.During the African tour, the winning startups from, Tunisia, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola, Nigeria, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Mali, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Senegal, Zimbabwe, Algeria, Botswana and Rwanda were selected

The 12 startups are to  pitch head-to-head today at the Summit for up to US$1 million in equity funding

South African recruitment startup Giraffe was named the overall winner of the event during the last year’s summit, which gathered 800 guests from more than 55 countries and saw 53 startup startups take part.

This year’s summit will have  70 startups from 65 countries attend, alongside European entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, high-net-worth individuals (HNWIs), family offices, corporate executives, business angels, government officials, journalists and startup enthusiasts.

Tanzanian micro-health insurance startup Jamii, Rwandan female health focused e-commerce platform Kasha, and Egypt’s social ride-sharing platform are the three startups selected from Africa

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