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  • Pivot 25 Finalist: Tusqee Systems Wins 25,000 Euros at IPO48 Nairobi

    August 18, 2011 Editor 0

    Original Post on Afrinnovator.com Shared with permission.

    The winner of the IPO48 Nairobi 2011 is Tusqee Systems.

    Tusqee Systems

    Their idea to revolutionize the way more than 35,000 primary & secondary schools in Kenya interact with parents by providing them with cheap, simple and interactive tools that not only let parents query for exam results, fees balances and fees statements but also allow schools to converse with parents and other stakeholders via SMS.

    You can see more about them in their Friday night pitch below:

    According to their HumanIPO profile, everybody’s a winner: schools enjoy 80% cuts in their communication budgets, reliability & efficiency while we get to make money via sale of the software & SMS credits.

    Two other companies will also get investments from HumanIPO. These being 6ix Degrees and Ghafla!.

    Ghafla! are aiming to be the go-to source for local entertainment content and digital downloads from East Africa. Their video pitch is below:

    And 6ix Degrees with their pitch below with their contacts-address book backup apps and an intelligent directory that uses six degrees of separation to share and create new relationships.

    According to HumanIPO CEO Kresten Buch, the winners will get investment and office space in a new hub that will house Ghafla, Tusqee, 6ix Degrees as well as two other HumanIPO investments Drugs.co.ke and Futaa.

    What do you think of the winners and the competition? Let us know in the comments.

     

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