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2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards finalists - Mauritius
The national finalists for the 2019 edition of the Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced.
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 Mauritius are:
| Best Accelerator or Incubator Program | P-Cube Ltd |
| Best EduTech Startup | Afriedx |
| Best EduTech Startup | katapult.mu |
| Best EduTech Startup | orient-u |
| Best EduTech Startup | Tutor Me |
| Best Fintech Startup | BLNS Ltd |
| Best Fintech Startup | March Hare |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | JUA Group |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | Rwazi |
| Best Health Tech Startup | State Informatics Ltd |
| Best Media Partner | Discover(Mauritius) |
| Best Newcomer | BLNS Ltd |
| Best Newcomer | March Hare |
| Best Newcomer | Discover(Mauritius) |
| Best Newcomer | Heath Information System |
| Best Newcomer | Rwazi |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Eco-Warriors |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Afriedx |
| Best Social Impact Startup | katapult.mu |
| Best Social Impact Startup | smallstepmatters |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Smart Nappy |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | ConnectMe |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | Feuilles & fleurs |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | Rwazi |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | Roomscout Ltd |
| Best Student Startup | Roomscout Ltd |
| Brave Founder Beginnings | Joseph Rutakangwa |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Jade Li |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Johanne Rannoojee |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Nasrine Faucheux |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Techsphere Labs |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Veda Dean |
| Founder of the Year | Nic Haussamer |
| Founder of the Year | Marc Rey |
| Founder of the Year | Brian Dean |
| Founder of the Year | François Mark |
| Founder of the Year | Joseph Rutakangwa |
| Startup of the Year | AVR Plato Technology Limited |
| Startup of the Year | March Hare |
| Startup of the Year | JUA Group |
| Startup of the Year | Rwazi |
| Startup of the Year | azurdigital |
