Dar-es-salaam, 2024
Energizing Your Ideas!
We are excited to celebrate the Top 100 winners of the third edition of Startupper of the Year Challenge 2024!
After the decisive final stage during which the 15 finalists were invited to pitch their project to a local jury, 3 winners were chosen in each country. We congratulate them!
| Best EntrepreneurEditha MshiuProject Name: FreshPack TechnologiesFreshpack Technologies innovatively tackles post-harvest vegetable loss in Tanzania with a patented smart fabric that cools and preserves vegetables without electricity, empowering women vendors, reducing waste, and mitigating environmental impact. |
| Best Circular Economy ProjectAdelaide MwasyogheProject Name: Sustainable Avocado OilMinimizing food wastage and post harvest losses for avocado farmers in Tanzania, we produce 100% pure avocado oil from physically imperfect avocados which would have otherwise gone to waste, empowering local avocado farmers and promoting sustainability. |
| Best Sustainable and Affordable Energy ProjectEmman MohamedProject Name: Non-refilable oxyventThis device is designed to extract and concentrate oxygen from the air, making it suitable for breathing. It operates continuously, filling an airbag for the patient to breathe from without the need for expensive oxygen refills. |