The shortlisted finalists for the Appsafrica.com Innovation Awards 2017 celebrating the best in mobile and tech ventures from across Africa have been announced.
The annual Awards now in their third year attracted over 300 submissions from across 31 countries judged by an independent panel of leading industry experts from across the ecosystem.
“The AppsAfrica Awards were originally set up three years ago to celebrate the best in mobile and tech across the continent as many ventures do not get the visibility or recognition they deserve.
This year produced a vast array of great entries from exciting new technologies utilising AI, bots and drones to mobile, health and education initiatives scaling across Africa” said Andrew Fassnidge founder of AppsAfrica.com.
The awards supported by BoomPlay Music, Basebone, BBM, Content Connect Africa, Monday South Africa (MOMO) the Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF) celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, providing winners with global publicity, recognition and networking with 300+ industry peers at the Awards party in Cape Town on November 6th.
Best Social and Messaging Award
* Flare – Kenya
* Juntos – USA
* 1Fetch – SA
* Kudi – Nigeria
* Wetin Dey – Nigeria
Disruptive Innovation Award
* Mastercard 2Kuze – Kenya
* Medsaf – Nigeria
* What3Words – SA
* Trend Solar – Tanzania
* Girl Effect – Tega – Nigeria
Best African App
* Carter – SA
* Asorbia – Ghana
* TrueCaller – Africa
* BoomPlay – Africa
* FeastFox – SA
Enterprise Solution Award
* What3Words – SA
* Flutterwave – Nigeria
* Asoko Insight – Africa
* Morpheus Commerce – SA
* Snode Technologies – SA
News and Entertainment Award
* Bounce News – Nigeria
* Jokko Text – Senegal
* Vodacom Music! – SA
* Vodacom Games! – SA
* Sportsie – Nigeria
Educational Award
* Mwabu – Zambia
* Kukua – Sema Land – Kenya
* Snapplify – SA
* Xander Education – SA
* Praekelt dig-it – SA
Fintech Award
* NetPlus / Mastercard – SA
* PesaChoice – Rwanda
* WeCashUp – Africa
* PiggyBank NG – Nigeria
* Flutterwave – Nigeria
Social Impact Award
* What3Words – SA
* Flare – Kenya
* Vodacom e-School – SA
* WeFarm – Kenya
* Medsaf Nigeria
mCommerce
* Farmart – Ghana
* VConnect – Nigeria
* Jumia – Nigeria,
* Mazady – Egypt
* DressMeOutlet – Nigeria
Changing Africa
* Jumo – Africa
* Mwabu – Zambia
* RippleNami – Kenya
* Vodacom Mum & Baby – SA
* Vodacom e-school – SA.