3 Out of 10 Startups Pitching at the SeedStars Global Competition in Nairobi are Blockchain-based

2026-01-12 11:21:02

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The Seedstars World Global competition is back in Nairobi, Kenya, and 10 startups have been selected to pitch. Out of the ten startups pitching, three are blockchain-based.

The pitching competition, which takes place at the Nailab on June 28th, 2019, will see a winner secure a place for the grand final and a chance to compete for $500, 000 USD in equity investment and other prizes.

![](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=‘http://www.w3.org/2000/svg’%20viewBox=‘0%200%20640%20426’%3E%3C/svg%3E) Seedstars Global 2017 Startup WinnersThe startups pitching include:

Ilara Health – Diagnostics solution
Julla – Point-of-Sale financing company
Lentera – Agri-tech startup
Nurse-in-Hand – Blockchain-based emergency response service
Pesabase – Blockchain-based payments solution
Pezesha – Digital financial marketplace
Shamba Records – Blockchain-based farm management solution
SmatBeba – Cargo-hailing application
WorkPay – Employee payments solution
Tanda – Micro-retail management platform

Seedstarts has also made available $100M USD Africa investment fund which should be active later this year. All the above applicants are eligible for this early-stage investment.

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