Seedstars World
VC Fund
Carouge, Switzerland
Seedstars World is an exclusive worldwide competition to discover the best startups in emerging and fast growing economies. The competition takes place annually, from April until December, in more than 50 cities around the world. Startups in the field of technology, web or mobile can apply and they must have been founded for no more than 2years, with a maximum amount of 0.5 million USD to date and a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). After a tough selection process and local pitching events in their respective cities, only one startup per country will participate in the final event held in February 2016 in Geneva, Switzerland. The winners will receive different prizes such as coaching and mentoring from partners and well-known entrepreneurs, equity investments, entry into acceleration programs, advertising and hosting services.
- Total investments:
- 5
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Seedstars World invests in
Stages Seedstars World invests in
Countries Seedstars World invests in
Contacts
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 2 (40%)
- Mobile 1 (20%)
- Content 1 (20%)
- Medical 1 (20%)
- mHealth 1 (20%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (40%)
- Grant 1 (20%)
- Series A 1 (20%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (20%)
Country
- Tanzania 1 (20%)
- Sri Lanka 1 (20%)
- South Africa 1 (20%)
- United Kingdom 1 (20%)
- Côte d'Ivoire 1 (20%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alejandro Gomez Cano
Ambassador for Colombia
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Ambassador for Colombia | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Bérénice Magistretti
Press Relations
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Press Relations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Chams-Eddine Bezzitouni
Ambassador for Algeria
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Ambassador for Algeria | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Gregory Pepper
Assistant Regional Manager for Africa
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Assistant Regional Manager for Africa | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Pierre-Alain Masson
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 6 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Influx Solutions: Gen AI-powered content creation platform offering tools for generating high-quality text, images, and videos effortlessly | $82K / Seed / Jul 02, 2023 | ||
| Elephant is constructing a global digital health network that will link all aspects of the healthcare ecosystem. Elephant is a technology company dedicated to addressing major issues in global healthcare. It was founded by doctors and is fueled by medical knowledge. It offers cutting-edge, agile technology with the goal of saving lives and cuttingcosts. Its software platform helps to digitalize medical clinics by connecting them and providing tools that can transform primary care. | $13.6M / Series A / Jan 15, 2021 | ||
| Jamii Africa is mobile micro-health insurance for the informal sector. They built a mobile policy management platform that performs 99% of insurance administration activities and formed strategic partnerships with an Insurer/ Jubilee Insurance and a Telecom/ Vodacom Tanzania to enable a cashless facility and utilise the mobile moneyplatforms for premium collection and benefit payouts. Their platform manages the benefit ledger and is integrated to mobile money and insurer systems.Enabling us to cut down administration costs by 99% which results to cheaper premiums affordable to their target market. | $1M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 31, 2018 | ||
| CinetPay is a mobile money payment hub that federates mobile money payment methods in Africa. | Seed / Jan 01, 2018 | ||
| JONGA is a security technology company that aims to make home security accessible to all by providing affordable, community-based home monitoring systems. Our solution consist of a motion sensor module and mobile application that collectively detect and notify you of intrusions in your household and prompt you to panic which connects you to acaring community that can assist you at the time of the incident. | $1.9K / Grant / Jan 01, 2016 |
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FAQ
What does Seedstars World invest in?
Seedstars World invests primarily in Health Care, Mobile and Content startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Tanzania. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Seedstars World?
The team at Seedstars World includes Alejandro Gomez Cano (Ambassador for Colombia), Bérénice Magistretti (Press Relations) and Chams-Eddine Bezzitouni (Ambassador for Algeria), among 6 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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