Haleo uses technology to adapt behavioral therapy to help people overcome insomnia. “We are convinced the biggest opportunity (to treat) mental illness is sleep.” #demodayff19

.@nameshouts helps companies develop a better rapport from the very first introduction by teaching them how to@pronounce names correctly. #demodayff19

Hubspot says mispronunciation of a name is the number one reason agents are hung up on. NameShouts #demodayff19

Gravy is a dynamic pricing platform for restaurants. It uses data to increases prices based on a variety of factors to maximize profit margins. #demodayff19

Consumers now expect all online pitches to be delivered practically immediately. @BoxKnightMTL allows retailers to provide same-day delivery by using gig-economy drivers to pick up from the outlet closest to the customer. #demodayff19

The 2019 FounderFuel Accelerator cohort. Great job. Well done, all of you. #demodayff19

I was not at all involved with StartupBootcamp AfriTech this year so am especially looking forward to the presentations of the startups at #SBCDemoDay

By 2100, one-third of the world’s population will be in Africa, living in 17 of the planet’s largest 30 megacities. Tech is the only way the challenges that go with all that can possibly be addressed. And not tech solutions developed elsewhere. #SBCDemoDay

First up: Kenyan micropayments company Asilimia slashes transaction costs for informal traders and invests a small portion of the savings into financial goals — loans, insurance and so on — chosen by users. #SBCDemoDay

He said it three times: “Employees spend 30% of their time on repetitive tasks,” and Databiotics wants to automate mundane tasks for SMEs that don’t have the resources to develop their own automated business processes. Takes a percentage of the savings achieved. #SBCDemoDay

When companies want to do market research in Africa, it takes much longer and costs much more than elsewhere. Survey54 uses a low-cost data app to reach respondents quickly and easily, with results in as little as 24 hours. #SBCDemoDay

Much like Ottawa’s Ruckify, Rentoza lets individuals and businesses rent their lazy, premium assets with rigorous screening of users and automatic insurance. #SBCDemoDay

Savings clubs, or stokvels as they are called here, are used by millions in Africa to help fund school fees, funerals, Christmas spending and more. Cinnamon Clubs wants to automate the process and allow financial services providers to offer additional services. #SBCDemoDay

I love this one — YouFarm crowdsources investments to allow small farmers to plant crops, sharing the profits with the investors when the crops go to market. Pilot project in Zimbabwe generated a 120% return in 4 months. #SBCDemoDay

Fraud costs health insurers in Africa $27-billion annually. @curacelhealth automates claims processing starts the point of care to vastly improve efficiency, and deploys an AI fraud-detection solution to reduce fraud. #SBCDemoDay

Snapslip digitises paper receipts and saves them to a customer’s profile. Returns are simplified with receipts accessible at point of sale. Data is mined and analytics sold back to retailers. #SBCDemoDay

Much like @BoxKnightMTL that I saw at FounderFuel Accelerator demo day in July, YOBANTE EXPRESS uses gig-economy couriers to deliver packages. Key distinction is Senegal company uses “resilient mesh network” to relay parcels from point to point until delivered. #SBCDemoDay

Final company: @HouseAfrica1 wanted to create a real estate investment market in Africa but first had to create a reliable land registry. Using blockchain and geomatics, its visual registry speeds transactions and access to mortgage financing. #SBCDemoDay

Take a look at the co’s whose stories I tweeted today. Each of them is working on bottom-of-the-pyramid problems that afflict billions in developing countries, and each one is addressing specific UN Sustainable Development Goals. Is there any question why I love this? #SBCDemoDay

Dunno what’s gonna happen to my account here. Twitter was once huge for me, and of massive value when we were keeping people up to date with our ’Topher nearly eight years ago. I got in line for this new network: post.news/?r=A1bMQ.