If you thought African startups have been operating out of issues to resolve, you solely wanted to spend a while at Moonshot 2026’s Startup stage in Lagos to rethink.
Fertitude, a healthtech startup, pitched its digital platform that mixes reproductive well being monitoring, AI-powered steerage, and entry to healthcare specialists. Lena, an edtech startup, confirmed the way it makes use of AI-powered video games to assist youngsters be taught topics corresponding to arithmetic and science. Qiqi Farms pitched its technology-driven meals distribution enterprise, which connects farmers to markets and makes use of cold-chain infrastructure to ship recent produce.
These startups, alongside seven others, made the ultimate ten of TC Battlefield 2026, TechCabal’s annual startup pitching competitors, sponsored this 12 months by Yango Group, the Russian-founded mobility firm working in Africa. The competitors allowed founders to pitch their companies to buyers and compete for $17,500 in equity-free funding.
After the pitches, Acecore received, taking residence the $10,000 grand prize. The Nigerian climate-tech startup is constructing regionally manufactured, AI-powered photo voltaic battery programs by means of its Powercell product. Paired with its Powercore app, the system permits customers to observe power efficiency and handle their energy provide, providing a substitute for unreliable electrical energy.
Supplya, a Nigerian startup that helps small retailers supply stock from producers and entry interest-free buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) financing, was first runner-up, profitable $5,000. Navidyn Limited completed third, taking residence $2,500.
TC Battlefield is an annual startup pitching competitors, held as a part of the Moonshot convention. It provides early-stage African startups a platform to showcase their merchandise and compete for equity-free funding and different progress alternatives. The competitors has turn into a recurring function of Moonshot, with Ulé Homes, a Nigerian proptech startup that helps individuals finance lease funds, profitable final 12 months’s version.
Founders who missed out this 12 months have a chance for redemption. TC Battlefield will return at subsequent 12 months’s Moonshot.
