<\/span><\/h2>\nApart from the exposure that comes from pitching to the global TechCrunch audience, as well as the live audience of distinguished technologists, entrepreneurs and investors in Nairobi, the overall winner will receive US$25,000<\/b> in no-equity cash plus an all-expense paid trip for two to San Francisco to compete in the Battlefield at TechCrunch\u2019s flagship event, Disrupt SF in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/span>Are the attending costs covered?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nNo. But TechCrunch will try to find financial assistance for a startup in need of help to reach the Nairobi event.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Who will choose the finalists?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nThe TechCrunch editors who run the TechCrunch Startup Battlefield competition will choose the finalists from the application pool.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Who will be the judges?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nTechCrunch and Facebook will select four judges for each theme. They will be noted entrepreneurs, investors and technologists with experience relevant to the category. A TechCrunch editor will moderate the judging and cast the tie-breaker ballot, if needed.<\/p>\n
<\/span>What is the format of the competition?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nEach company will have five minutes to present. The judges will have five minutes to ask questions. Live demos are strongly encouraged.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Upon what criteria startups will be judged?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n\n- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Productivity and Utility \u2014 the judges will pick the startup with the product or service most likely to go into full commercial production and have the biggest impact on human potential and\/or the largest exit.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Social Good \u2014 the judges will look for the startup with the product most likely to catalyze social and economic development through technology.<\/li>\n
- \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gaming and Entertainment \u2014 the judges will pick the startup with the product or service most likely to see wide consumer adoption and have either the biggest exit and\/or impact on gaming and entertainment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span>Deadline is on?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nJuly 14th, 2017 at 5pm PST.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Will the TechCrunch team help prepare startups for the competition?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nYes; in-person training and rehearsal sessions will be required, as well as in-person rehearsal on October 10th.<\/p>\n
<\/span>What else is required?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nThe pitch-off is on October 11th, 2017. There will be a reception at the end of the pitch-off, where each company will have room to exhibit and talk 1:1 with pitch-off attendees.<\/p>\n
<\/span>Which countries are eligible?<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\nResidents in the following countries may apply: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cabo Verde, Central Africa Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Cote d\u2019Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe.<\/p>\n
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