{"id":25018,"date":"2024-10-21T15:50:30","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/?p=25018"},"modified":"2024-10-21T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T15:50:40","slug":"call-for-applications-bloomberg-africa-startups-to-watch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/presspay.ng\/news\/call-for-applications-bloomberg-africa-startups-to-watch\/","title":{"rendered":"Call For Applications: Bloomberg Africa Startups to Watch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, we are kicking off the inaugural Africa Startups to Watch list to find the smartest ideas and founders from all over the continent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We believe that diversity \u2014 of founders, workers, locations, backgrounds, ideas \u2014 produces the coolest companies, and we hope the final product will reflect that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your startup was founded to solve Africa\u2019s challenges, has a unique idea that\u2019s won over investors and customers, and is privately held, send us your application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll ask you to show us how your product is working, and to tell us about external funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019ll unveil the companies in the first quarter of 2025. 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