This is definitely a good year for African startups as their profiles at global stage are growing in bounds and reach. Of the five startup finalists set to compete for the Seedstars World Competition, two are from Africa, namely, Fulfillment Bridge (Tunisia), and Ladda (Nigeria), the rest are Pegasi (Venezuela), Finology (Malaysia), IMAN (Uzbekistan) and they are all competing for the grand prize of $500K?
For the second year in a row, the Online Seedstars Summit returns to bring you a rich program including insights presentations, an update on Seedstars’ investments, a panel discussion with experts on tech and education, and of course the most anticipated part of the event – the startup pitching competition.
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Here are the two African startups that would be competing at the Seedstars World Competition with the other three from across the world for a grand prize of $500k: Fulfillment Bridge (Tunisia), the North Africa startup is powered by cutting-edge technology to facilitate logistic processes. According to its website, the startup offers users reliable, efficient, and global fulfillment services.
“By experiencing your journey as an eCommerce business, we understand the hassles and challenges of the eCommerce industry.
And with that in mind, we dedicated our time and efforts to build a tech-driven solution that helps you streamline your eCommerce fulfillment process for maximum efficiency”
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The mission is to offer users with scalable, tailor-made, optimized, end-to-end solutions that help you stay ahead of the game with your eCommerce competitors.
“Whether you are crowdfunding, selling on Shopify, Amazon FBA or Amazon FBM, Prestashop or WooCommerce, we are there with fulfillment service integrations the whole way.”
With Fulfillment Bridge growing its warehouse network spanning four continents and more than 16 countries and seamless integrations, the platform helps users reach international customers quickly, effectively, and affordably.
The Fulfillment Bridge works by integrating subscriber’s multi sales channels into Fulfillment Bridge. As soon as customers send their inventory to their strategically located warehouse(s), they will start managing and automating the customer’s order import and choose the best shipping solution that meets the customer’s needs. They will also automate picking, packing and dispatching the order with Advanced Rules.
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Ladda is a one-stop investment platform that allows users to invest in savings, mutual funds and stocks. The platform is making investment easy for Africans. Ladda is passionate about personal finance investment and in order to grow, we created access to a myriad of investment products all on one platform. The fintech startup is passionate about personal finance investment and in order to grow and has created access to a myriad of investment products all on one platform.
“We want you to be able to take a step by step approach and play the long term game as you invest.”
We also believe that retail investors should have options to invest in both local and foreign investments from as little as ₦500. The mission of the Nigerian-based startup is to offer tools to aid users’ financial independence.
Ladda works by connecting users to an array of mutual funds, eurobonds, local and international stocks so you can invest with ease. Ladda is regarded as a barriers breaking platform. It has no fuss or hassle; you can have access to local and foreign investments on one platform according to its website. Its services are protected using advanced encryptions so both your details and the interactions between your devices and our servers are kept safe and private at all times.
Kelechi Deca
Kelechi Deca has over two decades of media experience, he has traveled to over 77 countries reporting on multilateral development institutions, international business, trade, travels, culture, and diplomacy. He is also a petrol head with in-depth knowledge of automobiles and the auto industry