This pan-African initiative recognizes and supports startups striving to make a positive impact across Africa in the GreenTech, E-commerce & FinTech, and HealthTech sectors. This event aims to provide a unique opportunity for startups while promoting the brightest African innovators shaping the future. Despite increasing interest from investors, startups across the African continent often struggle to raise the capital necessary to scale their business. Through the AfricaTech Awards 2025, VivaTech aims to create new opportunities for emerging startups in Africa. The program provides privileged moments for networking and mentoring with the leaders in tech, major investors, policymakers, and institutions, promoting the brightest African innovators shaping the future.
Challenges of Awards 2025
- GreenTech Challenge: Solutions aimed at reducing environmental impact, reducing CO2 emissions, protecting the environment and biodiversity or promoting the sustainable use of natural resources.
- E-commerce & FinTech Challenge: Solutions that can contribute to economic development of African countries in the areas of e-commerce, and finance.
- Health Tech Challenge: Solutions that can expand access to healthcare among underserved communities, reduce the cost of services, and boost innovation in the healthcare sector.
Benefits of Awards 2025
- Get full access passes to VivaTech 2025 and special networking events (flight and passes plus take part in the official AfricaTech Awards ceremony)
- Win a booth for VivaTech 2025!
- Pitch your startup to top investors and potential customers
- Get personalized coaching to improve your pitch
- Gain unparallel visibility – be showcased in an article on VivaTech website
Eligibility
- Operating in Africa: Startups with headquarters in Africa
- Having a solution or product addressing the African market
- Have raised more than 150K USD
- Must address one of the following themes: GreenTech, E-commerce, FinTech or Health Tech
Selection Criteria
- Innovation: Relevance and innovation level of the tech solution compared to existing alternatives (size, problem solved, technology used, protection of the innovation, etc.)
- Impact: Innovative product/solution addressing an important global challenge with a high social, economic, environmental, and gender impact.
- Scalability: Market sizing and scalability potential of the startup, track record of scaling (target market addressed, geographic ambition on the continent, customers targeted, etc.)
- Team Profile: Quality and size of the team (expertise, entrepreneurship background, academic background, number of employees, etc.)
- Business Model: Proven ability to monetize the business model and achieve sustainable operations with demonstrated traction and product-market fit (maturity of the startup, commercial traction, number of clients, annual global turnover growth, etc.).
