How they created #Startups in 7 days on a bus!

Yes, I have been on a road trip by bus before, 8 to 12 hours straight locked up with strangers and the only thing that keeps us all seated in the bus is because we have a common destination. Mostly all these hours are spent either gazing at the flora and fauna or sleeping. A few passengers here and there read or engage with their gadgets.

But this Bus trip was different! This was the  AMPION venture bus! The journey took 7 days; traversing 4 East African countries, the route: Dar es Salaam, Moshi, Nairobi, Kisumu, Kampala, Mpigi (SINA) and Kigali. Eventually all passengers get to know each other, brainstorm ideas to change the world and in the process become friends and business partners. 7 tech-startups were created and had opportunity to pitch along the way. Some key stop overs for presentations were: Buni Hub - Dar Es Salaam, The iHub - Nairobi, LakeHub - Kisumu, RanLab - Kampala and KLab - Kigali. The top 3 startups had the opportunity to pitch at the Transform Africa 2015 Conference in Kigali.