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The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) has opened applications for the sixth edition of the MEST Africa Challenge in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy . Six finalists were chosen to present their solutions at a grand final held in Accra . The competition drew applicants from important West African markets .SAYeTECH, a Ghanaian startup that creates cutting-edge agricultural equipment suited to African circumstances, won the MEST Africa Challenge this year and received US$50,000 in equity capital to expand its business. The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST), a pan-African software and entrepreneurship training program, seed fund, and incubator, announced in September that it had opened applications for the sixth edition of the MEST Africa Challenge in partnership with the Norwegian Embassy, according to a report by Disrupt Africa.
For the first time, this year’s challenge included a sector focus, giving agri-tech businesses the chance to “Find Their Soil” by receiving crucial funding, coaching, and assistance. Six finalists were chosen to present their solutions at a grand final that was held in Accra. The competition drew applicants from important West African markets, including Benin, Cape Verde, Côte D’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Togo.
SAYeTECH secured $50,000 in equity capital to expand its operations after winning the main prize for its creative agricultural equipment designed for African conditions. Theodore Ohene-Botchway, the founder, stated, “The funding will allow us to scale production and reduce delivery lead times, giving smallholder farmers the equipment they need to increase productivity.”
