At the READY Salone Investor Day, the VC panel demystified investment decision-making, then served as judges for The Pitch Experience, where 11 investment-ready startups took the stage to pitch their businesses.
On 1st place, MiBuks, and 2nd place, Greentech Bioenergy, are headed to COMEUP Festival 2026 in Korea, courtesy of KOICA through the Ready Salone Project! 3rd, 4th & 5th place GreenBin, GCAD & Geneline-X are off to the Africa Tech Festival in South Africa!
Meet our top 5 winners and their solutions!
MiBuks is a Freetown-based digital platform giving market traders and MSMEs smart trading, expense tracking, inventory management & credit scoring, unlocking inventory financing for local businesses.
Greentech Bioenergy is designing biogas digester technology that converts biodegradable waste into clean cooking gas and organic fertilizer for farmers.
GreenBin is a climate tech venture tackling urban flooding through smart waste collection, community waste reporting & organic fertilizer production, fresh off winning the Southern Region Climathon 2026.
Green Compost In Agriculture for Development (GCAD) are turning organic market waste and coastal seaweed into high-quality compost fertilizer, driving climate-smart agriculture and youth employment around Kenema.
Geneline-X is an AI startup building localized language tech, including Krio-to-English speech recognition and no-code chatbot builders designed for low-connectivity environments.
11 pitches, five outstanding winners, all the proof that Sierra Leone’s innovation ecosystem is ready for the world stage. Thank you to every participating business and our judges for being part of this journey.
