Kenyan startup revolutionizing instant payments for farmers, VunaPay wins African event of Latitude59 pitch competition, securing a trip to Tallinn, Estonia for the main event.

Disrupt Africa reported in October Latitude59 was seeking early-stage startups from across Africa to compete for the chance to pitch at the next edition of its pitch competition, which will take place at next year’s edition of the event. For two years in a row, the prize pool for the Latitude59 pitch competition has been EUR1 million (US$1.1 million).

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Ten startups were selected for the African final of the competition, which attracted 382 applications from 37 countries. VunaPay emerged victorious, impressing the jury with its impactful solution for farmers and its scalable potential.

Twiva received the “Walk the talk” award from Infobip, and received platform credits worth US$20,000.

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