Today marks the Final day of Pivot East 2014 start-up pitching competition that saw over 25 tech start-up companies vie for the top spot. Among the runner ups Uganda was represented by Beyonic Technologies, with Kenya stealing the show in most of the categories. The overall winner of the Founder Award and runner-up for the Mobile Enterprise Category was OnlineHisab which is an Ethiopian start-up dealing in accounting.
Below is a full list of winners and nominees in the different categories
Mobile Utilities category
Winner: SendyMobile from Kenya
Runner Up: Maramoja Transport from Kenya
Other Finalists:
Gari Sms from Kenya, Mavazi from Kenya and Mafundi from Keny
Mobile Finance category
Winner : Chamasoft from Kenya
Runner Up: Beyonic from Uganda
Other Finalists:
Valuraha from Kenya, Ensibuuko from Uganda and Chura from Kenya
Mobile Society category
Winner: SokoText from Kenya
Runner Up: Totohealth from Kenya
Other Finalists:
SokoNect from Kenya, Zapmedic from Uganda and Moquestions from Uganda.
Mobile Enterprise category
Winner: ASim Mobile from Kenya
Runner Up: Online Hisab from Ethiopia
Other Finalists:
Thinvoid from Uganda, Buymore from Kenya and Offers Africa from Kenya”]
*The final three in each category are not in any particular order
