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Mono Startup Pitch Kenya

Sep 16, 2022

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Building startups is a journey that requires a lot of support and capital, from the onset. In our status as a growing African startup, we recognize the role that building connections between renowned global investors, innovators, and entrepreneurs, in Africa plays in the potential success of a startup.

This is why we’re excited to announce that in partnership with our investors and friends at Lateral Frontiers, we’ll be hosting a community event focused on providing Kenyan startups with a platform to pitch their startups to investors, experienced venture analysts, and third-party judges such as Selam Kebede (Principal at Antler), Bruce Nsereko-Lule (General Partner at Seedstars), Nick Vilelle (Founder, Nairobi Angel Business Network), and Samakab Hashi (Partner at Lateral Frontiers).

The Mono Startup Pitch is geared towards early-stage tech startups. Entrepreneurs building innovative solutions in the fintech, ed-tech, e-commerce, and health tech spaces are welcome to apply.

What participating startups will receive

Selected startups from the application pool will receive

  • Pitch preparation assistance and funding training from the Lateral Frontiers team

  • Up to $5,000 in prizes

  • 3 months of free access to Mono’s APIs, for startups in Kenya.

  • 1 month free at any Workstyle co-working space in Nairobi

  • Potential investment from the judging panel and attending investors.

Entry requirements

Startups should be:

  • Kenyan or East Africa based

  • Less than three years since founding

  • Pre-seed to Series A stage, looking to be funded

How to apply

If you’re an entrepreneur whose startup meets these requirements, please apply here to be part of the Mono Startup Pitch. Applications open today and close on Thursday, the 22nd of September, 2022.

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