There are several things happening this week in the ecosystem and LAN Pitch Event is one of them. The LAN team has just announced the details of the Startups that will be at the pitch event taking place tomorrow, 07th May 2013. At the event, early stage start-up entrepreneurial teams will have the opportunity to present their value proposition to the market, how they are organized as a for-profit company, their economic model (with a focus on financials) and the key milestones they are aiming for in their business plan to the Angels in the presence of a team of observers including LAN Affiliates and the media.
At the end of the event, the Angels will then have some days to review the documentation, ask more questions and request additional information from the teams. The shortlisted Startups are:
- JANDUS RADIO: Jandus Mobile Solutions LTD is a company specializing in the development of mobile solutions to suit various business requirements in Nigeria’s industry sectors. Jandus currently offers two products that promise to command impressive market share. Jandus Radio Mobile Application is a radio directory app focusing on increasing listening audience of African traditional radio by utilizing web technology to expand it’s reach and increasing audience engagement by integration of social media. The second product, Caban, is a property search application for Nigeria that connects renters/buyers to reputable agents/landlords.
- BOOKNOWNOW: This is an online reservation service that allows people to book event venues, restaurants and hotels and other associated services. Booknownow connects people planning events, meetings, seminars, lodging and dates with the right venues to meet their unique event needs. The company wants to simplify and streamline the event booking process for both organizers and venues.
- SKIN IT: Focuses on carrying out skin wrapping for gadgets activities anywhere in Nigeria.
- CASH ENVOY: CashEnvoy.com is a web application that aids the transfer of money from person-to-merchant using the web application and personal email addresses. The service allows account owners to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility of payment using their bank accounts and debit cards. Apart from using it to pay for goods and services online, it can also be used to donate money for a cause.
- GIGA LAYER: Provides domain name registration and web hosting solution in Nigeria. The company aims to replicate what RackSpace is doing in Africa in terms of excellent customer support.
- IDEACENTRIC: Ideacentric’s Business idea is centred around bringing to market novel “convergence” smartphone devices (called “Nerve”), accessories, apps and online store services that are vertically integrated to offer greater relevance to the African market and create solutions that solve significant problems faced on the African continent. The company also want to provide platforms for greater information access.
- PLEDGE 51: Chopup by Pledge51 is a social game platform which allows players to interact based on in-game achievements. The platform is initially targeted at the Nigerian market but will be extended to others later. The company aims to create a world class mobile content.
As announced earlier, the pitch event will take place on Tuesday, 7th May 2013 from 10:00 am till 2.00 pm. The event will take place at the Lagos Campus of the Digital Bridge Institute (opposite NITEL Staff School) in Oshodi, Lagos.
