2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Zambia

Southern Africa Startup Awards, a circuit of the Global Startup Awards which first arrived in Africa in 2017 and launched it Southern Africa (SADC) region in 2018, has a mission to connect, support, and celebrate key players in national and regional startup ecosystems worldwide and to fuse them together on a global entrepreneurial network.

The initiative creates a matrix of opportunities for international partnerships, commercial exchange, and investment opportunities. This is done through a ‘bottom-up’ strategy with local startup ecosystems that put the founders and startup ecosystem supporters first.

More than 2,400 nominations from organisations and individuals across 15 countries were submitted for the 2019 edition.

The national finalists from Zambia are:

Best Accelerator or Incubator Program	Lusaka Impacthub
Best EduTech Startup	Student Connect
Best EduTech Startup	Zed Tutors
Best EduTech Startup	The Local Electricity Project
Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup	AgriPredict
Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup	Natures Nectar
Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup	Lima Links Zambia
Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup	Savana Chocolate
Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup	Yefi
Best Health Tech Startup	Briisp inventions
Best Media Partner	Phoenix FM 89.5
Best Media Partner	Zambia National Broadcasting Corporation (ZNBC)
Best Media Partner	Dailynation
Best Newcomer	Dawa Clinic
Best Newcomer	Lusaka Impacthub
Best Newcomer	Global Empowers
Best Newcomer	Burger Queen
Best Newcomer	The Zig Group
Best Social Impact Startup	AgriPredict
Best Social Impact Startup	Dice Juice bar
Best Social Impact Startup	Zako
Best Social Impact Startup	Lusaka Impacthub
Best Social Impact Startup	Up Zambia
Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative	Burger Queen
Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative	Gwavar Music
Best Student Startup	Genius Books Literature
Best Student Startup	Dawa Clinic
Best Student Startup	Gown of Hope
Best Student Startup	COSLYN
Best Student Startup	Soar Free Pharmaceuticals
Brave Founder Beginnings	Tafadzwa Kalisto Munzwa
Female Role Model of the Year	Easy Cook
Female Role Model of the Year	Sharon Nyimba Simwami
Female Role Model of the Year	Stella Sata
Founder of the Year	Katherine Milling
Founder of the Year	Lynn Musonda
Founder of the Year	Stella Sata
Founder of the Year	Christopher Chileshe
Startup of the Year	Afridelivery
Startup of the Year	Briisp inventions
Best Fintech Startup	Edu-Pay
Best Fintech Startup	Insure Pay