ETHIOPIAN-ISRAELIS INNOVATORS COMPETE IN THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND

 n August 2019, a group of Ethiopian-Israeli tech innovators and budding entrepreneurs went to Ethiopia for the first time to participate in the annual SolveIT Innovation Competition. Not only was it their first time in the competition, it was their first time in their ancestral country, according to African Got Tech Next (AGTN).

“The trip revealed the immense innovative talent that Ethiopian-Israelis have to offer to Israel’s large tech ecosystem,” AGTN wrote.

August 2019, a group of Ethiopian-Israeli tech innovators and budding entrepreneurs went to Ethiopia for the first time to participate in the annual SolveIT Innovation Competition. Not only was it their first time in the competition, it was their first time in their ancestral country, according to African Got Tech Next (AGTN).

“The trip revealed the immense innovative talent that Ethiopian-Israelis have to offer to Israel’s large tech ecosystem,” AGTN wrote.Worku went on to say that getting rid of barriers of entry and “universalizing access to capital” is crucial in the search for “Israel’s next brilliant ideas.”

While the Ethiopian-Israeli delegation didn’t win the SolveIT Innovation Competition, ATGN says that the delegation’s participation was still a “groundbreaking move towards recognizing and uplifting innovative and entrepreneurial Ethiopian-Israelis.”