After all the lengthy presentations from the 5 startups that pitched, BeatDrone of Passion Incubator finally won the “Battle of the Hubs” contest.
A critical and holistic observations show that the judges who gave the verdict are wealthy in experience. They threw significant questions back and forth but the presenters never left any stone unturned. They were good in all ramifications, but there has to be winner at the end.
Initially, 10 startups qualified for the contest; 5 were selected at the first day of the 2018 TechFest. Beating all these startups was a herculean task for Beat Drone. Yes, it was. Considering the level of competitiveness exhibited at the contest.
Almost all the startups showcased their various solutions coated with high level of understanding during presentation. They underscored the various roadmaps to implementing their business models. They had clear cut value propositions as well as existing users for their solutions.
This, in the real sense made it difficult for judges to practical announce the winner. At the end, the judges had to do the needful. They are not yet to start, they have all started. They just needed to scale.
Beat Drone were rewarded with a cash prize worth N5 million by Diamond Bank and its partners. Aside from the cash reward, the startup will also get support in the area of mentorship.
Meet the 5 Contestants
Beat Done (Winner): Beat Drone is solving the problem of food scarcity. For the past 10 months they have provided services to over 20,000 hectares of farmland, engaged in offshore and on shore Oil & Gas inspection and surveillance.
They provide to their clients/farmers with;
- Industry standard mapping operations processed with in-house software that factors speed and quality
- Real-time health data, soil data and humidity data. The data is processed in-house
- Precision spraying of chemicals and liquid fertilizer in other to increase harvest yields. We currently offer this service.
Afrimash: 2018 Techfest brought technology in farming too. Afrimash carried out their business in the area of online shopping sites that enables farmers to buy agricultural items.
TrillzApp: This is location based event notification Android App developed by UNN students (University of Nigeria). Let’s say – you landed in an airport in the London. The App notifies you immediately if there is any event happening around.
