African startups selected winners of the 14th Orange Social Venture Prize.
The 14th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East has awarded cash prizes to five African startups.
Since 2011, Orange’s strategy to support the expansion of the entrepreneurial ecosystem and the inclusive development of the nations in which the Group operates in the Middle East and Africa has been centered on the OSVP.
Five out of the 1,600 applicants from 17 countries were awarded at the international ceremony in Morocco, marking the winners of the 14th edition of OSVP, which honors and encourages entrepreneurs whose technical solutions have a positive social impact in Africa and the Middle East.
The Moroccan logistics solution SAVEY won EUR25,000 (US$27,000) as the International Grand Prize, which honors the best three technology-based solutions with a social or environmental impact. WeFix, an electronics platform from Tunisia, came in second with a prize of EUR15,000 (US$16,000), and Cocoa Shield, an AI business from Ivory Coast, came in third with EUR10,000 (US$11,000).
MyTindy, an online marketplace that links craftspeople with global consumers, won the EUR20,000 (US$21,000) International Women’s Prize, which is given to a business with a high-impact project run by a woman. Additionally, Egyptian AI firm Intella won the EUR10,000 (US$11,000) Coup de Coeur prize, which is given to a project that stands out for its uniqueness.
