The Airbus Bizlab #Africa4Future Challenge, in partnership with GIZ Make-IT in Africa, InnoCircle and MEST Africa, has officially closed, and we’re excited to announce that winners have been selected!

Join us at the MEST Incubator Nairobi on January 17th as we introduce successful applicants who will participate in the 6-month aerospace accelerator.

The goal of the Challenge was to find and connect growing African aerospace startups with intrapreneurs at Airbus who will work with the startups to speed up innovation and scale their product/service in Africa. Early-stage startups from all 54 African countries who are actively working on solutions related to unmanned logistics, UAVs, and remote sensing including Automation and Drones, Electrification, Blockchain, Artificial Intelligence, Data analytics, Material composites & Manufacturing were welcome to apply.

10 startups have been selected and will receive:

• Access to industry-leading experts at Airbus sites in Europe
• Feedback on their technology and business models from top engineers
• The opportunity to showcase their startups at the Paris International Airshow in June 2019
• The opportunity to launch a collaboration project in partnership with key Airbus departments

They will also receive a space at MEST Incubators in Accra (Ghana), Lagos (Nigeria), Abidjan (Ivory Coast), Cape Town (South Africa) or Nairobi (Kenya) from January to June 2019, where they will have the opportunity to become part of the vibrant, global MEST tech startup community.

Come by our meetup and stay tuned for the official announcement online as the winners are announced!