The Solve Initiative, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has called on African Technology Startups with innovative solutions to apply for the sum of $1.5 million United States of America dollars it has made available.
“Over US$1.5 million is available to winning solutions, while teams will join MIT Solve’s supportive community of peers, funders and experts to help advance their work. Applications are open until July 1,” MIT announced in an email message.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), offers startups funding and access to a global network, advances lasting solutions from tech entrepreneurs to address the world’s most pressing problems. The 2019 Global Challenges are focussed on Circular Economy, Community-Driven Innovation, Early Childhood Development and Healthy Cities.
Disrupt Africa reports that last year, 10 African tech startups were among the 33 winners from across the world of Solve. The winning startups included Nigerian medical product discovery and delivery service LifeBank, Ugandan wearable body monitoring device Neopenda, Kenyan mobile disease management service Akiba ya Roho, Rwanda’s E-Heza Digital Health Record, Kenyan learning content platform Eneza, Kenyan coding accelerator Moringa School, and Ghana’s Practical Education Network, which helps STEM teachers employ inquiry-based pedagogies in their classrooms.
Nigeria’s ColdHubs, which provides 24/7 solar powered refrigeration in markets and farms, Benin’s Green Keeper Africa, which harvests an invasive weed and transforms it into a fibre that can absorb oil spills, and Kenyan startup Lynk, which provides informal workers with access to markets and payment management, completed the list.