Tech4Democracy Venture Africa Day

Posted on: 31. March 2023

The Hasso Plattner design school (d-school) Afrika at the University of Cape Town, in Cape Town South Africa, partnered with IE University to host one of the global venture days of the Tech4Democracy competition.

Tech4Democracy is a global initiative by IE University in partnership with the US Departmnet of State and Microsoft as its main strategic partner.The IE University culminated their 5th competition for democracy-affirming tech startups in five continents. More than 300 startups from 66 countries participated in their #Tech4Democracy Global Entrepreneurship Challenge.

In March, the d-school (in Cape Town) unveiled the best democracy-affirming technologies and startups from Africa.
Congratulations to the winner, FloodGates Limited, and its founder Oswald Anonadaga.

FloodGates is an information technology firm that designs, develops, and delivers business technology solutions. They serve the banking and finance industries, as well as healthcare, technology, communications, and government. FloodGates is the market leader in providing easy-to-use security products that help protect businesses from both inbound and outbound identity theft.

The five global finalists will compete for the final prize at the Summit for Democracy that will take place in Washington, D.C. at the end of March 2023.

 

 


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Alejandro Roche Del Fraile

alejandro.roche@ie.edu