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Hello fam.

A quick update on the #COVID19InnovationChallenge

What started off as a spur of the moment tweet has become this phenomenon that has culminated in a demo day event for the first cohort.
From 500+ applications, 15 were selected to pitch to a panel of seasoned judges and finally, 7 were selected to build. For the last 5 days, the 7 startups have undergone mentorship from industry experts and have received benefits from strategic partnerships.
Big thanks to our partners, we are now able to fund the 7 startups with $3,000 each equity free to scale, even though we started out ready to give $1,000 to 5 startups. We are also supporting the teams with hosting space, legal support, publicity, virtual workspace & much more.
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The results are in! Congratulations to the following winning teams of the #COVID19InnovationChallenge!
We had a tie and decided to select 7 projects instead of the initial 6. These winners will receive funding, access to mentors and premium services from partners. 🎉
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CSR during #COVIDミ19

@UBAGroup is providing N5Bn ($14m) to #COVID19 Relief Support Across Africa

Lagos: N1Bn
Abuja: N500m
35 States in Nigeria: N1Bn
Africa countries: N1.5Bn
Medical Centres with equipment & supplies: N1Bn
Free Telemedicine call centre facility

#StatiSense
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2. @gtbank donates medical facility for #COVIDミ19 - a 100 Bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU).

3. @Atiku donates N50m Relief Fund to support the Federal Govt's battle against the #Coronavirus pandemic in the country. - Channelstv

#StatiSense
4. @AlikoDangote donates N200m to fight #CoronaVirusInNigeria.

5. @DrPaulEnenche, @DrBeckyEnenche & @DunamisGospel donate medical equipments to FCT Admin

8 units of hospital beds & mattresses,
2 units of the height measuring sticks, 
1 unit examination couch

#StatiSense
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“Perfection is the enemy of the good when’s it comes to emergency response.” Speed wins!

Looks like we hit 500+ applications in the last few days of #COVID19InnovationChallenge
Now to narrow the funnel of entires, we @vplatformhub will still extend support to those that don’t make the 1st cut!

3 hours to go

Thanks to all our partners @BluechipTechNG @theflutterwave @VaziLegal @AcioeAssociates @irokotv @wennovation
mentors and teams that applied.
Stay updated here:

cic.venturesplatform.com
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Thank you all for the support so far. But, we are just at the beginning of what may be a very long journey.

To that end we are still calling all hackers, developers, enthusiasts or founders with products, solutions or ideas in the following areas. Thread; Image
CONTACT TRACING - product or solution that helps to identify people who might have been exposed and could infect others.
HEAT MAPPING - product or solution is able to show or give an idea of what areas are most vulnerable on a map and locate infected areas.
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Due to the rapid spread of the #Coronavirus pandemic in Africa, we have moved up the initial application closing date for the #COVID19InnovationChallenge to Saturday 21st March, 11:59pm WAT. 1/3 Image
Yesterday, we had 5 new cases in Nigeria hence the need to move faster on solutions to curtail this pandemic. We are looking for solutions that help with coping, reporting, curing or tracing, please apply here - shorturl.at/sKMRS. 2/3
Kindly note that only applications through the link will be considered. If you’d sent an email with your pitch, we’d still need you to provide relevant information via the application form. 3/3
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