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ABH 2021: 6 African cleantech startups emerge among top 50 finalists

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ABH 2021: 6 African cleantech startups emerge among top 50 finalists

The flagship philanthropic program launched by the Jack Ma Foundation in Africa, Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH), has announced the top 50 finalists for the 2021 ABH prize competition.

These 50 African entrepreneurs operate across sixteen different sectors ranging from agritech, beauty & wellness, construction, edtech, fintech, healthtech, ICT, logistics, manufacturing, media & entertainment, retail, and cleantech.

Taken from a pool of thousands of applications, the 50 finalists, six of which are in the cleantech space, are competing to win a share of USD 1.5 million in grant funding, networking, and learning opportunities.

Here are the 6 cleantech startups that emerged among the Top 50 ABH finalists.

Ecocycle – Kenya

A recycling startup that manufactures and installs biological sewage treatment systems & recycling plants to provide flawless sewage recycling across Africa.

IRIBA Water Group – Rwanda

A social enterprise making sustainable innovative water solutions accessible to communities, especially vulnerable communities, institutions, homes, and individuals across Rwanda and neighboring countries.

 Mukuru Clean Stoves – Kenya

A social enterprise that uses locally sourced recycled waste metal to design, produce and distribute improved, reliable, and affordable cookstoves for low-income households.

SunCulture – Kenya

A startup that specializes in off-grid solar technology to provide customers including farmers with reliable access to water, irrigation, lighting, and mobile charging.

SunCulture’s products help farmers to increase crop yields by 300% and reduce water usage by 80% in an efficient and simple way.

The Bulb World (Pty) Ltd – Botswana

This startup offers clients end-to-end services on energy-saving products such as LED bulbs, LED tube bulbs, FL bulbs, FL tubes, water meters, and electric meters.

Yellow – South Africa

A solar energy startup using a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) model, Yellow provides rural households in Malawi and Uganda with access to electricity through solar home systems.

Having reached the Top 50, these startups will participate in an ABH virtual boot camp to engage with and learn from business leaders as well as previous ABH winners.

At the boot camp, the finalists prepare for the next round of interviews with the Round 2 judges after which the Top 20 will be identified and announced in August.

The Top 10 will be announced in late September before they go on to the grand finale where they will pitch live to global business legends and receive their share of the USD 1.5 million prize pool.

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