October 13, (THEWILL) – Two Nigerian tech start-ups have qualified for the final of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition at the ongoing GITEX 2022 in Dubai.
A statement issued on Thursday, by the spokesperson of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mrs Hadiza Umar, said the two Nigerian start-ups were among the nine that first made it to the semi-final level.
The statement read: “Minister of Communications and Digital Economy Isa Pantami, while inaugurating the exhibition pavilion of Nigeria at the Dubai World Trade Centre, confirmed that nine Nigerian tech innovators and start-ups booked their spots in the semi-final of the GITEX tech-invention competition.
“I am confident that the four Nigerian start-ups and innovators will surely give their foreign counterparts a run for their money. And will cart away the prizes at stake, during the grand finale of the exhibition.
“The Nigerian start-ups to compete for the gold position of the Supernova Challenge Pitch Competition are FLOEWS and ShapShap.
“Another start-up from Kenya, Melanin Kapital, is the other African representative in the final of the ‘Mobility and Smart Cities Innovator’ category, which the Nigerian tech firms qualified for.
“FLOEWS is a multi-award winning startup seeking to solve the persistent problem of climate change and natural disasters like flooding, by providing equitable access to a democratised, socially-inclusive and gender-responsive disaster risk management together with an early warning for vulnerable individuals, business communities and national economies.
“While ShapShap provides the best on-demand delivery service in Nigeria for online ordering and same-day delivery of food, groceries, medicines, and packages using a mobile application. The GITEX event is currently being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre, in the United Arab Emirates, UAE.”
