12 Mar 2019
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How to participate in Pivot East 2019
By admin
12 Mar 2019
.
3 Min Read
By admin
PIVOT East is a startup competition and conference held annually since 2011. PIVOT East has officially opened the call for applications for its 2019 edition and will continue to accept applications until midnight EAT on 13th April 2019.
Startups from across the region that meet the requirements can start applying for the competition. Startups may join the competition here
Eligibility criteria:
How to enter the competition:
Make sure you have a venture profile published on the VC4Africa platform
Startups that meet the eligibility criteria may enter their application into the competition through the following steps:-
Applicants are advised to use all components available under the profiles section to best describe their strengths and potential for growth.
What is a startup?
For purposes of PIVOT East competition, the definition that “a startup company or startup is a company or temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model” will apply. The competition will accept treatment of innovative software and hardware solutions fronted by companies that otherwise have other solutions as separate startup entries. This will be on the expectation that the innovative solution entered in the competition can be:
Intellectual Property and visibility of Startups’ information:
Information submitted through the PIVOT East competition application process and the associated intellectual property belongs to the startups. The information will be visible to organizers of PIVOT including the judging panels for purposes of identifying the best startups to showcase and support through the competition only.