Afrigather truQ, a logistics startup, has emerged winner of the debut TC Startup Battlefield, pitching towards eight different startups on the simply concluded Moonshot Convention by TechCabal.
TruQ, a logistics startup streamlining mid-mile logistics throughout Africa, has received the TC Startup Battlefield competitors. The startup clinched the ₦2.5 million money prize forward of 9 different opponents. Jamit, a social audio community, emerged as runner-up, strolling house with ₦1.5 million.
The competitors was held on the simply concluded flagship Moonshot Convention by TechCabal. TC Battlefield competitors is devoted to showcasing native startups’ improvements to a world viewers. The maiden version featured solely Nigerian startups which embody: Flickwheel, an auto tech startup; Stackjunior
, an edtech platform; Highly effective Know-how Restricted; Royalty.io, a music cataloguing startup; Jamit, a social audio community; Payslice, a fintech startup; Fless, a cash administration platform for small enterprise homeowners; Belarush, a meals supply startup; TruQ a logistics startup; and Deepbux, a growth-as-a-startup service.
The competitors was judged by Hope Dilthakanyane, funding principal at Founders Manufacturing unit Africa—who additionally chaired the panel; Nela Ekpenyong, head of portfolio, Ingressive Capital; Uwem Uwemakpan, head of investments, Launch Africa VC Fund II; and Gloria Okorie, enterprise associate at Republic.
Talking on the win, Williams Fatayo, CEO of TruQ, mentioned the win is a validation of the work that the startup is doing. This isn’t TruQ’s first rodeo; the startup was a recipient of the 2023 Google Black Founders Fund. The startup was additionally a part of the Techstars 2022 accelerator cohort, and the V8 Development Labs. In response to Fatayo, TruQ’s win coincided with the startups seed elevate which can be introduced within the coming days.
Jamit’s co-founder and CEO, Ike Orizu, is happy with the corporate’s win, which he sees as a affirmation of the workforce’s laborious work and dedication to excellence. In an interview with TechCabal, Orizu famous that the cash can be reinvested into the corporate. Past the money prize, Orizu asserts that Jamit has gained elevated world recognition and publicity with each native and worldwide audiences.
Launched in 2018 by Stan Agbadugo and Ike Orizu, Jamit is styled as “the African podcaster’s platform, constructed with love from Africa, for African podcast listeners and creators”. The startup launched its first podcast in 2019, continuing into podcast manufacturing and distribution, and have become a podcast platform in 2020. In response to Orizu, the startup has over 170 creators on its platform for the time being and has partnered with world giants, Dolby and Sony.
