TechCrunch Battlefield, one of the largest most prestigious startup competitions in the world is coming to Nairobi, Kenya in October. The overall winner will receive $25,000 in no-equity cash plus an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco to compete in Battlefield at TechCrunch’s flagship event, Disrupt SF 2018!
HOW DO I PARTICIPATE?
Startups must fit into one of three categories (social good, productivity and utility, gaming and entertainment) to participate. Five startups in each category will be selected to join us on stage for the Battlefield Africa in Nairobi.
Apart from clear relevance to one of the three themes, qualifying startups should:
Be early-stage companies in “launch” stage
Be a resident from our eligible countries
Have a fully working product/beta, reasonably close to or in production
Have received limited press or publicity to date
Have no known intellectual property conflicts