Africa’s Business Heroes Announces Top 10 Finalists for 2022
Summary
The top 10 finalists include (in alphabetical order, by country): Mr. Amadou Daffe, CEO and Co-Founder of Gebeya Inc. (Ethiopia) (https://Gebeya.com) Mr. Elia Timotheo, Founder and CEO of East Africa Fruits Co. (Tanzania) (https://www.EAFruits.com)The result was announced at a Gala Dinner on October 1 to an audience of around 100 attendees from all over the African continent, consisting of current and past ABH participants, judges, investors and other key stakeholders in Africas entrepreneurial landscape.These top 10 finalists will take the stage at the competitions grand finale in November 2022 for their final pitch to win a share of a US$1.5 million prize pool. The winner of the first prize will walk home with a US$300,000 grant to fuel their further business growth.The 10 entrepreneurs were selected through multiple stages of interviews and evaluation from over 21,000 applications across all 54 African nations. Their start-ups have been drawn from a wide variety of industries including agriculture, consulting, energy, environmental protection, healthcare, information & communication technology (ICT), and retail.These outstanding entrepreneurs share a common trait of having a deep commitment to creating a positive impact on their communities, such as empowering disadvantaged groups, increasing access to digital commerce for businesses in Africa and leveraging technology to improve agricultural efficiency for small-holder farmers.ABH remains steadfast in its efforts to identify, support and shine a spotlight on African entrepreneurs that are driving positive growth for their communities. These top 10 finalists are sources of inspiration for other entrepreneurs in Africa, says Jason Pau, Executive Director of International Programs, Jack Ma Foundation. Now with our base in Kigali, a city brimming with vitality and innovation, we are closer than ever to the African entrepreneurs that we serve and better positioned to help create a cohesive local start-up community leveraging our global network and experience.