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A Star(tup) is Born – meeting Joseph
Early this year we had a catch up with Joseph, who had taken part in the StartupAfrica Roadtrip program back in 2021 in Kampala. Joseph was...
Smart Darasa: Building a Movement for Inclusive Education
A few weeks ago, we had the chance to catch up with Elias Elisante, founder of Smart Darasa, one of the standout participants from the 2023 edition...
Startup Africa Roadtrip: Beth and the disruptive “MyWagePay”
For many people in Africa, waiting until payday to meet urgent financial needs is a huge challenge. That’s where MyWagePay comes in - a fintech...
Plaveg: revolutionizing packaging with biodegradable solutions
In today’s world, plastic pollution is one of the most pressing environmental issues we face. With an estimated 300 million tons of plastic waste...
DeepLeaf: early detection of crop diseases to feed the world
DeepLeaf, founded by El Mahdi Aboulmanadel, is revolutionizing agriculture with cutting-edge AI technology that enables the early detection of crop...
2pi Learning: Empowering the next generation by making STEM education both fun and effective
2pi Learning, a Moroccan EdTech startup, is transforming the way children in developing countries learn STEM subjects. Founded by former teachers,...
Impact Beyond Borders 2024: Bridging Moroccan Start-Ups with Global Opportunities
Blog Post by Tommaso Lapiana, BeEntrepreneurs Volunteer Impact Beyond Borders 2024 took place in Casablanca during the last week of October, a...
BeEntrepreneurs: Un viaggio di crescita condivisa verso il futuro
Con la fine del 2024, si chiude anche questo entusiasmante biennio della storia di BeEntrepreneurs. Negli ultimi due anni, il cuore delle nostre...
ECOPLASTILE: on a mission to revolutionize the industry of recycled building materials
Ecoplastile Limited, founded by Franc Kamugyisha, is a startup that aims to solve the problem of plastic waste management in Uganda. Ecoplastile was...
Empowering African Women: LUNA’s Mission to Transform Women’s Health
LUNA is a startup founded by Berabose Aline Joyce, who serves as CEO. With a small but dedicated team consisting of a full-stack software developer,...
Shambapro: Transforming Agricultural Finance for African Farmers
Shambapro, founded by Kelvin Odoobo, is an innovative startup that aims to transform access to finance for smallholder farmers. The four-person...
Empowering Africa’s Energy Future: The SLS Energy Story
SLS Energy, with Patrick Ntwari as Director of Hardware Engineering, is an innovative startup dedicated to sustainability and clean energy. The...
Bridging the Educational Divide: Ubuntu Education’s Vision for African Teachers
In a few years, the startup Ubuntu Education could revolutionize the African educational landscape. Ubuntu was born from the inspiration of four...
NEXT GENERATION AFRICA 2024 – the startups attending the Italian roadshow
Riparte il viaggio di Startup Africa Roadtrip alla scoperta della nuova generazione di innovatori Africani. Promosso dall’associazione BeEntrepreneurs, dal 2017 il progetto non profit organizza percorsi di sviluppo per startup e progetti d’impresa nei Paesi dell’East Africa, creando connessioni con l’ecosistema dell’innovazione italiana.
Learning from Africa to long for the future – some lessons from startups in Kigali
It’s early August, and we’ve just landed in Kigali, Rwanda, to kick off the Next Generation Africa 2023 bootcamp. An intense week of meetings,...
Innovation lessons from Kigali – Next Generation Africa
Muraho! 😃 Now that the dust has settled, it’s time to reflect on the week that the volunteers of BeEntrepreneurs spent in Kigali for the 2023/2024...
Next Generation Africa 2023 – Call for Startups
The Next Generation Africa Call for Startups received 326 applications from startups across the continent. This initiative was launched to support...
“Seeds for Sustainable Energy”: a new initiative to foster agribusiness innovation in Kenya
We started our exploration of the African innovation ecosystem 6 years ago and every year - thanks to our team of volunteers, our supporters and...
Startup Rwanda Roadtrip 2022
Una settimana all’insegna della creazione di ponti tra ecosistemi dell’innovazione. Dal 9 al 13 maggio Startup Africa Roadshow è pronta ad accogliere in Italia i migliori talenti imprenditoriali provenienti dall’Uganda selezionati durante la Tech Week di “Next Generation Africa” realizzata nella capitale ugandese Kampala a fine 2021.
Startup Africa Roadshow 2022 – Press release aggiornata
Una settimana all’insegna della creazione di ponti tra ecosistemi dell’innovazione. Dal 9 al 13 maggio Startup Africa Roadshow è pronta ad accogliere in Italia i migliori talenti imprenditoriali provenienti dall’Uganda selezionati durante la Tech Week di “Next Generation Africa” realizzata nella capitale ugandese Kampala a fine 2021.
The best of African innovation met Europe and Italy at the Startup Africa Roadshow
Una settimana all’insegna della creazione di ponti tra ecosistemi dell’innovazione. Dal 9 al 13 maggio Startup Africa Roadshow è pronta ad accogliere in Italia i migliori talenti imprenditoriali provenienti dall’Uganda selezionati durante la Tech Week di “Next Generation Africa” realizzata nella capitale ugandese Kampala a fine 2021.
From May 9th to 13th 2022, Startup Africa Roadshow is bringing the leaders of African innovation to Italy
Una settimana all’insegna della creazione di ponti tra ecosistemi dell’innovazione. Dal 9 al 13 maggio Startup Africa Roadshow è pronta ad accogliere in Italia i migliori talenti imprenditoriali provenienti dall’Uganda selezionati durante la Tech Week di “Next Generation Africa” realizzata nella capitale ugandese Kampala a fine 2021.
Europa-Africa Summit
Il 6° summit tra Unione Europea ed Unione Africana e la visione di Startup Africa Roadtrip Il 17 e 18 febbraio si è svolto a Bruxelles il sesto...
Glossario ugandese per aspiranti volontari
Passare una decina di giorni in Uganda per il nostro boot camp permette anche di avventurarsi per le strade di Kampala e scoprire la città. Kampala,...
Niente ci può fermare!
“Dov’è che vai? E a fare cosa?!” Effettivamente, le reazioni all’annuncio che Kampala ci stesse davvero aspettando, dopo anni di pandemia globale,...
“Next Generation Africa”: results of the 4th call for startups
Three months of call for startups. An intense and collaborative teamwork together with 36 partners – main actors of the East African innovation ecosystem. 304 applications in total.
As we are preparing for the start of the bootcamp week (second phase of “Next Generation Africa”) which will be held from 1st to 5th November in Kampala at The Innovation Village, let’s review some of the results of the call that closed on 3 September.
“Next Generation Africa”: al via la 4a edizione di Startup Africa Roadtrip
Riparte il viaggio di Startup Africa Roadtrip alla scoperta della nuova generazione di innovatori Africani. Promosso dall’associazione BeEntrepreneurs, dal 2017 il progetto non profit organizza percorsi di sviluppo per startup e progetti d’impresa nei Paesi dell’East Africa, creando connessioni con l’ecosistema dell’innovazione italiana.
Startup Africa Live – Innovators for challenging time
L’appuntamento di Milano Digital Week per conoscere l’Africa delle Startup e le risposte dell’ecosistema africano alle sfide emergenti Mercoledì 27...
Meet our team: Movos
StartupAfricaRoadtrip is an innovation ecosystem "crowd" platform made by the fundamental contribution and effort of several volunteers. Today we...
2019: l’anno della svolta!
2019: l’anno della svolta!Il 2019 sta per concludersi e, si sa, la fine di ogni anno è tempo prezioso per fare il punto del proprio percorso e per...
