Southern Africa Startup Awards, a circuit of the Global Startup Awards which first arrived in Africa in 2017 and launched it Southern Africa (SADC) region in 2018, has a mission to connect, support, and celebrate key players in national and regional startup ecosystems worldwide and to fuse them together on a global entrepreneurial network.
The initiative creates a matrix of opportunities for international partnerships, commercial exchange, and investment opportunities. This is done through a ‘bottom-up’ strategy with local startup ecosystems that put the founders and startup ecosystem supporters first.
More than 2,400 nominations from organisations and individuals across 15 countries were submitted for the 2019 edition.
The national finalists from Mozambique are:
| Best Accelerator or Incubator Program | Moz Innovationa Lab |
| Best Accelerator or Incubator Program | Orange Corners Maputo |
| Best Coworking Space | Orange Corners Maputo |
| Best EduTech Startup | Explicador Inc, Lda |
| Best Fashion Tech Startup | Gentleman´s Barber Shop |
| Best Fintech Startup | Lubaina Mamade |
| Best Fintech Startup | PILMOZA Serviços |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | Anchaa's Gluten Free |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | Dzimene Agrobusiness |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | Lamassa |
| Best FoodTech/ AgriTech Startup | New Tech Lab, Limitada |
| Best Health Tech Startup | New Tech Lab, Limitada |
| Best Media Partner | ANIMA |
| Best Newcomer | Global Industrial Marketing and Distribution Agency |
| Best Newcomer | Lamassa |
| Best Newcomer | MozBuy |
| Best Newcomer | Social Mozambique |
| Best Newcomer | We Deliva S.A |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Daisy Handmade Soap |
| Best Social Impact Startup | MUVA´titude |
| Best Social Impact Startup | New Tech Lab, Limitada |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Social Mozambique |
| Best Social Impact Startup | Susamati |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | Future Agro Challenge |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | ideiaLab |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | MUVA´titude |
| Best Startup Ecosystem Initiative | New Tech Lab, Limitada |
| Best Water Crisis Management Solution | Global Industrial Marketing and Distribution Agency |
| Brave Founder Beginnings | Emílio Hilário |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Ancha Salvador |
| Female Role Model of the Year | Tatiana Alves Pereira |
| Founder of the Year | Elisandro Gomes Mendes |
| Founder of the Year | Hilton Mausse |
| Startup of the Year | Riha Investimentos, LTD |
| Startup of the Year | MozBuy |
| Startup of the Year | UAUU |
