Award – Startup|Energy

Award for
Digital Innovations
in Clean Energy (Kenya)

Access to clean energy remains a considerable challenge and a top govement priority in Kenya. As transition to decentralized energy and e-mobility moves a pace in Kenya, digital innovations become essential for optimization, monitoring, regulation and financing.

Startup|Energy is calling on innovators and spin-offs from Kenyan universities to take part in the Digital Energy Solutions Award 2024.

Have you developed a digital solution that can be used in the renewable energy sector? Then apply now and win up to 200,000 KSH!

Eligible to participate:

Students, (post-)docs and staff of all Kenyan universities
Startups (not older than 5 years) with a demonstrated affiliation to a Kenyan university

What do you have to show?

⇒ You have developed a digital solution that can be used in Kenya’s renewable energy sector, for example (the list below is only suggestive and not exhaustive):

To make energy production or distribution more efficient
To improve energy solutions for health, education, logistics, water, sanitation, efficiency, mobility, agriculture, among many other sectors.
To support or enable financial services and product offerings in clean energy sector
To measure or control or monitor energy consumption or production

⇒ You already have a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) that you have tested with potential customers. Innovative ideas that have not progressed to MVP stage are not eligible.

⇒ You must submit a pitch deck containing six slides:
1. The problem / need
2. The solution / product offering
3. Target customers / market traction
4. How to reach customers / pricing strategy
5. Costing, Marging, Profitability
6. Team

And this is what you can win:

1. The winners will receive a cash prize:

1st prize 200k KSH
2nd prize 150k KSH
3rd prize 100k KSH

2. Pitch at international Demo-Day:
Additionally the top five finalist will have the great opportunity to pitch their innovation and solution to international investors, organizations or potential cooperation partners at an virtual Demo-Day.

3. Increased visibility:
The three winners will also be featured in an article that will appear in Sun-Connect News (>10,000 subscribers worldwide).