A startups festival

About NSW

Nairobi Startup Week (NSW) provides an easy, fun and informative environment for start-ups and the ecosystem to curate an experience for their current and potential customers.

It will be a space to learn from peers and let your hair down as we celebrate and contribute to the vibrant start-up culture in Kenya.

The Nairobi Start-Up Week will be characterized by: Exhibition spaces Showcase rooms, The village area, Fireside chats, Music Concerts

Objective

• Create a vibe around the start-up culture in Kenya.
• To provide start-ups with the infrastructure to host and engage their current and potential customers. explore ways of attracting local investors/investments.
• Position start-ups as a viable solution to Kenya’s and Africa’s social economic challenges.
• Opportunity for start-ups to be heard and to be seen.
• To link and engage stakeholders i.e; the general public, corporates, government and across the value chain.

Spaces and Descriptions

• Showcase Hall – NSW will provide the space for the start-ups and partners to schedule, host and curate their own content that is; workshops, presentations or anything of interest to them. This will be open for walk in and invited guests.
• Exhibition Space – The start-ups/partners to set up at the exhibition open areas to showcase their products/service.
• The village – This is a fun area designated for partners to host their customers, invited guests, team members etc. for a themed experience. NSW will provide the space, decor, furniture, sound and equipment.
• Fireside chats – This will be conversations with selected start-ups/partners around the theme areas. The chats will be pre-recorded and streamed before the JX Concert kick off.
• Main stage – The concert area for the four-day Jx hybrid concert. In the evening after the NSW Activities during the day.
• Family show (Arena area) – The concert area for the last day of the NSW, which will be open to the wider public.

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Startup Packages

Basic: KES 20,000

• Scheduled curation of preferred content at the showcase space.
• Space to exhibit; a table, two chairs, a power source and designated location.
• 10 customers to access the main stage for the music concert on selected days.
• 2 team members to access the village area.
• Acknowledgment and mention on all promotional material.
• Invite to the KEPSA start-up breakfast meeting. Access to only 50 Startups.
• 10 guests to access the arena area for the music concert.

Silver: KES 50,000

• Scheduled curation of preferred content at the showcase space.
• Space to exhibit; a table, two or more chairs, a power source, branding and selected preferred location.
• 20 customers to access the mainstage as well as the arena area for the music concert on all the 5 days.
• 2 team members to access the village area.
• Acknowledgement and mention on all promotional materials.
• Invite to the KEPSA start-up breakfast meeting. Access to only 50 startups.
• 20 guests to access the arena area for the music concert.

Gold: KES 100,000

• Scheduled curation of preferred content at the showcase space.
• Space to exhibit; tables, chairs, a power source and branding.
• All access to 50 of your guests at the main stage and arena area.
• All access to the village area to 10 of the start-up guests.
• Start-up leads to participate in the fireside chat recordings.
• Acknowledgment and mention on all promotional materials.
• Invite to the KEPSA start-up breakfast meeting.
• Placement of brand banners on the music concert main stage during performances.
• Set up and exhibit at the arena venue as a vendor.
• 100 guests to access the arena area concert.
• Profile the business and founders on all social media platforms. Pre and during the event.

Contacts

For more information, feel free to get in touch: info@nsw.ke

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