The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live !!!
Google AI Accelerator is a six-month program that provides African startups with access to Google’s AI expertise and resources, including mentorship from Google AI researchers, technical support, and cloud computing credits.
The program is designed to help African startups develop and deploy AI solutions to solve real-world problems on the continent.
This year’s cohort of startups includes a diverse range of companies from across Africa, working on a variety of AI-powered solutions, including healthcare, agriculture, education, and finance.
One of the startups in the program is Famasi Africa.
Famasi Africa is a Pharmacy platform that connects individuals and businesses to Pharmacies.
The startup’s primary focus is on individuals with chronic health conditions to ensure they never run out of their medications.
The selected startups are:
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