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Hello Tractor, a Nigerian digital platform and a farm equipment sharing application that connects tractor owners and smallholding farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa, has emerged one of the two winners of the Bosch Africa Smart Mobility Competition.
The second winner is BuuPass, a Kenyan start-up, which works with transport operators to provide digital solutions that seamlessly facilitate convenient and reliable movement of commuters.
The two start-ups were on Tuesday declared winners of the Smart Mobility Competition organised by Bosch Africa, tagged, Smart Mobility Solutions for Africa by Africa.
Recall that in early August 2019, the Bosch Africa Mobility Solutions team launched a competition to find Africa’s best smart mobility start-ups who are looking to solve Africa’s mobility problem. With 222 entries received from 27 countries in Africa within a space of one month, the judging panel had a tough job to find the top ideas. The winners stand a chance to win a share of a cash prize of 30,000 US dollars and the opportunity to collaborate with Bosch.
Commenting on the competition, Yves Nono, vice president – Bosch Mobility Solutions, sales region Africa, said , “Africa currently faces significant issues around the topic of mobility; with a growing population, these issues will only be exacerbated. Now is the time, we need to find smart mobility solutions for the future Africa.”
Nono’s comment came as Markus Thrill, president , Bosch Region Africa, said, “Solving the challenges in Africa is a key focus for Bosch where Mobility is a cornerstone of Africa’s economic growth factors, ” adding, ” This initiative further supports local talent with innovative ideas in solving today’s problems for tomorrow.”
The judging panel selected the top 11 start-ups from seven countries in Africa. On Tuesday, 5 November, 2019, the top 11 faced the judging panel in the last round, where the winners, Hello Tractor, founded by Jehiel Oliver from Nigeria and BuuPass, founded by Wyclife Omandi from Kenya, each winning $15,000 USD and a three month accelerator program from Bosch, were announced.
