54gene, Kobo360 and ComX Among the 12 Winners of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
Nigerian startups 54gene, Kobo360 and ComX were among the 12 winners of the AppsAfrica Innovation award this year, winning the Disruptive Innovation Award, Agri & FoodTech Award as well as the Mobility Award categories. Every year, the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards strives to showcase leading ventures from across the African continent. Winners this year are from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda.
The 2020 AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, attracted over 500 submissions from 51 countries from which the final 12 were selected. The awards are open to corporates, established ventures or start-ups who have launched services in at least one African market.
54 gene founded by Abasi Ene-Obong in 2019, is an African genomics research, services and development company addressing the need to include under-represented African genomic data in research which could lead to medical breakthroughs and new healthcare solutions worldwide. The biotech startup offers genetic testing and molecular diagnostics services to Africans. Prior to being one of the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020, the company recently raised $15 million through a Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-backed venture fund in 2020 and has been recognized by Fast Company recently as one of the most innovative companies in Africa.
See www.54gene.com for more details.
Kobo360 founded by Obi Ozor and Ife Oyedele is a logistics company that connects truck drivers with companies that need their services. Kobo360 provides its services to businesses that need to move items within Nigeria and outside the country. The Kobo360 links everyone in the delivery supply chain, from the cargo owners to the drivers and the recipients. It currently has over 23,000 drivers on its platform. See www.kobo360.com for more details.
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ComX founded by Ayodeji Balogun in 2014, is Nigeria’s first licensed private commodities exchange that uses innovative approaches to connect smallholder farmers to financial and commodity markets. It is the electronic platform where securitized agricultural assets are traded. ComX is designed to provide the market with a user-friendly and efficient shared infrastructure, allowing clients of the exchange to put up trades themselves as well as allowing brokers to do so on their behalf. It works on a system that supports a fair exchange of value which creates a trust economy where producers, processors and investors can fulfill their potential for increased productivity and wealth creation. See https://afexnigeria.com/about/ for more.
The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020 provides winners with industry recognition, global publicity, and potential investment. Winners are also invited to join Africa Tech Summit in 2021 connecting with tech leaders, corporates, and investors at next year’s African and European Summits.