Startupper of the Year Challenger by TotalEnergies
After the decisive final stage during which the 15 finalists were invited to pitch their project to a local jury, 3 winners were chosen in each country.
32 African countries took part in the Startupper of the Year Challenge by TotalEnergies’ 3rd edition! Our aim is to support young entrepreneurs’ that have either a young established startup (under 3 years) or a business creation idea. On top a prize for each of these two categories, we also awarded a best female entrepreneur.
The 3 winners will receive financial support, media visibility and personalised coaching to guide them in developing their project.
This years’ winners were selected according to: their alignment to the Sustainable Development Goals as defined by the United Nations, their innovative character and a feasibility of the project over the coming years.
The different phases of the Challenge
Best business creation project
Hoheyat BERHANU
Husky Energy and Technologies
A renewable energy startup trying to solve energy poverty, waste problem & indoor pollution. Upscaling coffee-waste to serve as a source of energy which shall be used in our smokeless stove that combats indoor pollution. We plan to sell pellets & briquettes as primary products while gasifier stoves, fast-food pushcarts & biomass electric generators are our secondary products that create sustainable demand.
Best startup under 3 years old
Natnael ALEMAYEHU
Haleta Tutors
Haleta Tutors is the leading tutorial service provider in Ethiopia with a website where parents can search among 400+ top tutors who are dedicated to helping students excel in their academics.
Best female entrepreneur
Mihiret REDI
Dynamo Center for Technology.
Dynamo Center for Technology is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education and research center in Southwest Ethiopia, primarily focuses on promoting the young generation through giving short term practical based training using its own local language-based digital teaching devices to deliver science education in an easy & artistic way based on the student’s age & knowledge.
