Qualcomm Announces Shortlisted Startups for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024 and Awards 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund

Qualcomm's Continued Commitment to Empowering Africa's Emerging Technology Ecosystem through Mentorship and Training Initiatives

NAIROBI, KENYA / ACCESSWIRE / April 25, 2024 / Qualcomm Incorporated announced the shortlisted startups for Qualcomm Make in Africa 2024, as well as the winner of the 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund. The Qualcomm Africa Innovation Platform, now in its second year, aims to work with and support the development of Africa's emerging technology ecosystem by providing mentorship, education, and training programs with a focus on 5G, Edge-AI/ML, Compute, and IoT. This year, Qualcomm received an overwhelming response, with approximately 250 applications from 30 countries. 

Highlights: 

• Startup cohort announced for 2024 Qualcomm Make In Africa startup incubation program featuring technologies
• Announcement of the awardee of the 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund, supporting startups in scaling their societal and market impact. 
• Development of L2Pro Africa website content nears completion, providing free online training on intellectual property protection. 

 As the first initiative of its kind in Africa, Qualcomm Make In Africa is an equity-free mentorship program that identifies promising early-stage startups keen on applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies such as 5G, Edge-AI/ML, Compute, and IoT to innovative end-to-end systems solutions, including hardware. These startups have demonstrated exceptional potential in applying advanced connectivity and processing technologies to innovative end-to-end systems solutions. The selected startups will receive free mentorship, business coaching, access to engineering consultation for product development, and guidance on protecting intellectual property. The 2024 cohort includes the following startups (listed in alphabetical order): 

• Aurora Health from Kenya provides AI-based cardiovascular health care tools
• CropScan from Kenya uses solar-powered smart farming IoT devices
• Cure Bionics from Tunisia makes smart 3D printed prosthetic arms 
• DevisionX from Egypt provides AI-based low-code computer vision tools 
• Kalio from Cameroon is building AI tools for Agricultural IoT 
• Kitovu from Nigeria provides tools and software for smart agricultural warehouse management 
• NextAI Studios from Kenya builds AI-based emotion detection into toys for children's mental healthcare 
• RIM Nextgen from Kenya, uses smart tools for monitoring propane consumption 
• Sparcx from South Africa uses AI for enhancing radar signal processing Vizmerald from Tunisia, is working on AI-based textile industry inspection 

 Qualcomm is also proud to announce the awardee of the 2023 Wireless Reach Social Impact Fund. This fund, provided by Qualcomm through its Qualcomm Wireless Reach Initiative, aims to support startups in scaling their societal and market impact. Ecorich Solutions Limited, a female-founded organization based in Nairobi, Kenya, will be awarded funding to help scale the impact of their smart organic food composter. Wireless Reach funding will support Ecorich to address the dual challenge of organic waste management and the need for sustainable agricultural practices, with the goal of reducing environmental pollution, improving crop yields for farmers, and mitigating waste-related health risks for communities. The other nine startups from the 2023 cohort will also receive valuable stipends to continue fueling their growth. These startups have showcased innovative uses of wireless technology to address pressing needs in their communities. 

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