TotalEnergies Nigeria has launched the 2024 edition of its Startuppers challenge, which supports businesses in Nigeria and the African continent.
The challenge was launched virtually on Thursday at an event attended by the Managing Director of TotalEnergies Nigeria, Mr Matthieu Bouyer, and other executives of the energy company.
During the launch, it was revealed that the 2024 edition of the challenge would be used to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the multinational.
Hence the company is looking to empower 100 businesses across 32 African countries with N8m cash prize, personalised coaching, and media representation.
Presenting the mode that this year’s competition would take, the General Manager, Total Country Service, TotalEnergies, Mrs Adesua Adewole, said registration for the challenge would open on May 13th and close on June 18th, 2024.
100 startups would be selected at first before 15 finalists would be selected. These shortlisted businesses would pitch to a jury made of experts who will select winners across three categories.
Adewole added that Africa is special to TotalEnergies hence the focus.
Targeted by the challenge are startups less than three years old or pioneering a business idea with a positive impact on their communities and/or the planet.
One of the past winners, Mr. Nonso Opurum of SOSO CARE -A low-cost insure tech that aims to use recyclable garbage as a financial resource, at the virtual launch highlighted how winning the challenge impacted his business.
