Nigerian Tech Startup, Publiseer, Selected To Participate At Disrupt Africa Live Pitch Competition in Nairobi, Kenya.

Nigerian
digital publishing company, Publiseer have been selected for the
shortlist of startups to pitch at the Disrupt Africa Live Pitch
Competition taking place on the 16th of May, 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya. 
 

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As part of the
10 tech startups selected, Publiseer will have three minutes to pitch on
stage at the AHUB East event, with the best startup winning a trip to
pitch at AfricaCom in Cape Town in November, 2018 alongside other prizes. 
 
This
news was delivered by Gabriella Mulligan, a co-founder of Disrupt
Africa. This is the first live startup pitching competition to be hosted
by Disrupt Africa.The competition will be taking
place at the East Africa Com event at the Radisson Blu in Nairobi’s
Upper Hill.

Other prizes to be won at the competition include a marketing package worth  US$500
from Disrupt Africa, Africa’s foremost startup news outlet, and a six
months free membership of the Nairobi Garage Club SPace on Ngong Road. 
 
According to Tom Jackson, a co-founder of Disrupt Africa, “ For
more than three years now, Disrupt Africa has been the vital link
between innovative African tech startups and investors, partners and
other opportunities to grow their businesses. It only seems right that
we expand our mission into the physical arena, and we are delighted to
hold our first live pitching competition at AHUB East in Nairobi in
May.”
“We’re very excited to
offer a new platform for Africa’s startup community to show off its
innovative flair. We look forward to selecting the cream of East
Africa’s startup crop to join us for our inaugural Live Pitch
Competition – we’re sure it will be an inspiring show, and we hope it
unlocks great new opportunities for all involved,” said Gabriella
Mulligan.

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According to Hannah Clifford, a director of Nairobi Garage, “As
the city’s leading entrepreneurship hub, Nairobi Garage is very proud
to support the East African leg of the Disrupt Africa Live Pitch
Competition. The day promises to be an exceptional chance to see
Nairobi’s top tech talent take to the stage, and we look forward to
welcoming the winners at our newly opened Club Space.”
The
competition received several applications from African startups that
are less than five years old and the team reviewed and selected the top
ten startups with original solutions able to disrupt the social or
economic status quo, have a proven traction and looking for funding in
order to take their business to the next level.
This
news comes three months after Publiseer was accepted to the Ayada Lab
Incubation program local workshop in Abuja, organized by the Goethe
Institut and Institut Francais, in partnership with Ventures Platform
Foundation.
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