During a German-Tanzania competition, which included eight startups who pitched their ideas to a panel, participants, and audience, three of the startups won a trip to Germany. The winning startups include Smart Darasa Company Limited, Dawa Mkononi, and Mipango Fintech.
At the opening of the East Africa Regional Digitalization Conference, which focused on the future of the digital economy and emerging technologies for sustainable development, the companies presented their ideas to the jury and the audience. Following their presentations, the winners were announced.
The conference’s objective is to explore and exchange perspectives on a range of issues regarding East Africa’s future in the digital economy and emerging technologies, with a particular emphasis on long-term political solutions.
The German Tanzania Chamber of Commerce’s Country Director, Mr. Fabian Zittlau, commented on the competition and stated that his organization supports and represents German businesses in Tanzania. He mentioned that it was their first time participating in the competition and that they had successfully selected creative businesses for Tanzania and Germany.
According to Zittlau, “The winners will have the opportunity to network with investors and engage in thought-provoking conversations on critical issues like youth, employment, digitalization, and climate change.”
One of the successful entrepreneurs is Kusiluka Aginiwa, the Chief Strategy Officer of Smartdarasa. The goal of Smart Darasa is to help students study geography, chemistry, and physics online. He anticipates learning from and exchanging ideas with others who are performing similar tasks to him, but those who are performing them earlier are more experienced.
Co-founder of Mipango Fintech Agnes Mollel specializes in educating women on money management techniques. “With the trip, I will be able to mingle and learn through one-on-one sessions and learn new ideas on how we can make our startup more sustainable,” said Mollel.
The three-day regional conference on digitalization convened specialists from Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania.