Africa-Press – Cape verde. Health 360, Hidro Energy, The Best of CV, Ocean Vision, LESS, Nha Kretxeu, NosERP, YA, OutSorcing, Come In CV, are the 10 startups selected to represent Cape Verde at this year’s Web Summit Lisbon.
The 10 startups that will represent Cape Verde at the Web Summit Lisboa are known In a statement, to which Inforpress had access, Cabo Verde Digital said that these 10 innovative digital solutions, led by young Cape Verdeans, for the 10th edition of the GoGlobal program, will take place at the largest innovation, technology and entrepreneurship fair in the country. world, the Web Summit Lisboa, taking place from the 13th to the 16th of November.
According to the same source, from August 11th to September 17th, the registration period took place in which 21 technology-based startups competed, which were then subjected to an evaluation based on the criteria of strategic alignment, degree of innovation, scale potential and preparation to receive investment.
Fintech (01), Environment and Energy (01), Education (02), Health and Sports (03), Tourism and Experiences (06) and Services (08), were the areas of impact of the applications under evaluation, coming from four islands , namely, the islands of Santiago (13), São Vicente (06), Santo Antão (01) and Boa Vista (01).
The document stated that it was a “rigorous evaluation” of the dossier of each of these applications, carried out by the panel of judges composed of Cabo Verde Digital, Tech Park and Pró Empresa.
In this edition of GoGlobal, Cabo Verde Digital managed to facilitate the participation of a Cape Verdean startup in the Alpha category of the Web Summit, in this case LESS.
Alpha is a category that allows the contemplated startup to join a global community of startups selected by the Web Summit team, in addition to guaranteeing the possibility of participating in meetings with investors, signing up for ‘pitch’, masterclasses, mentor hours and You will also have access to the three tickets.
GoGlobal is a Government program, operated by Pró-Empresa, through Cabo Verde Digital, in partnership with several entities in the national technological ecosystem, which aims to consolidate and institutionalize the country’s participation in the biggest technology events.
With each edition, GoGlobal supports the mission of boosting the exposure of national technological projects and startups in the global market, offering young Cape Verdean innovators the unique opportunity to network and interact with world-class business leaders and investors, as well as entrepreneurs from other countries, opening doors to possible partnerships.
In 2022, in its 14th edition, the Web Summit Lisboa, from the 1st to the 4th of November, had more than 71 thousand participants, 2,630 startups and companies, 1,120 investors and 1,040 speakers, coming from 160 countries.
The technological event, which began in 2010 in Ireland, began to be held in the Parque das Nações area, in Lisbon, in 2016 and will remain in the Portuguese capital until 2028.
However, in May this year the first regional event of the Web Summit brand was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which brought together more than 20,000 participants, 500 investors and around 750 startups, and having as one of the speakers, the first -minister, Ulisses Correia e Silva
This year will be the fourth time that Cape Verde will have a stand representing the country at the Web Summit in Lisbon. The Week with Inforpress
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