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YAKWETU Named first-ever Winner from Africa, and Creative Industry, at WIPO Global Awards!

Kenyan Entertainment Technology Start-up - YAKWETU™ Online Limited, has today been honoured as 1 of the 7 Winners of the 2023 WIPO Global Awards, at the 64th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation. Now in its second year, the WIPO Global Awards recognises small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from around the globe, that are successfully commercialising their IP-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner, that also improves society. YAKWETU™ has emerged as 1 of the 7 Winners from 548 Submissions and 25 Finalists – from 16 Countries and from Industries like creative, food, green technology, health & more, for its first service https://app.mymovies.africa. “YAKWETU™ in Kiswahili means both ‘Of Us’ and ‘For Us’. We chose this Name, because it Articulates our Purpose of Making Available digital Content for Entertainment & Education - from Africans, to Africans; while Protecting it from its greatest Threat - Piracy, and Monetising it Equitably for the Creators. YAKWETU™ is deeply honoured to be the first African company, and first from the Creative Industry globally, to receive this Award from WIPO”, said Mike Strano, Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer, at the Ceremony. “I would like to Thank the thousands of Customers on our first service - MyMovies.Africa™ in The Motherland & her Diaspora, our Content Creators & Partners for believing in us, our very talented & dedicated Staff, our generous Board of Advisors & Directors and my Co-Founder – Trushna Buddhdev-Patel. To you all I say Ubuntu – We are, because You are. Asanteni sana.” This announcement follows an October 2021 recognition, when YAKWETU™ was 1 of 5 (from over 200 applications) admitted to the 2nd Cohort in Kenya of the Next INnovation with JApan (NINJA) Accelerator; which concluded with the Launch of their Fundraising in January 2022. WIPO Global Award winners will receive a customised 1:1 mentoring package to bolster their IP strategies, including funding facilitation, partnership opportunities and publicity support.

Kenyan Entertainment Technology Start-up – YAKWETU™ Online Limited, has today been honoured as 1 of the 7 Winners of the 2023 WIPO Global Awards, at the 64th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Now in its second year, the WIPO Global Awards recognises small & medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from around the globe, that are successfully commercialising their IP-backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner, that also improves society.

YAKWETU™ has emerged as 1 of the 7 Winners from 548 Submissions and 25 Finalists – from 16 Countries and from Industries like creative, food, green technology, health & more, for its first service https://app.mymovies.africa.

“YAKWETU™ in Kiswahili means both ‘Of Us’ and ‘For Us’.  We chose this Name, because it Articulates our Purpose of Making Available digital Content for Entertainment & Education – from Africans, to Africans; while Protecting it from its greatest Threat – Piracy, and Monetising it Equitably for the Creators.  YAKWETU™ is deeply honoured to be the first African company, and first from the Creative Industry globally, to receive this Award from WIPO”, said Mike Strano, Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer, at the Ceremony.  “I would like to Thank the thousands of Customers on our first service – MyMovies.Africa™ in The Motherland & her Diaspora, our Content Creators & Partners for believing in us, our very talented & dedicated Staff, our generous Board of Advisors & Directors and my Co-Founder – Trushna Buddhdev-Patel.  To you all I say Ubuntu – We are, because You are.  Asanteni sana.”

This announcement follows an October 2021 recognition, when YAKWETU™ was 1 of 5 (from over 200 applications) admitted to the 2nd Cohort in Kenya of the Next INnovation with JApan (NINJA) Accelerator; which concluded with the Launch of their Fundraising in January 2022.


WIPO Global Award winners will receive a customised 1:1 mentoring package to bolster their IP strategies, including funding facilitation, partnership opportunities and publicity support.

Source: https://ameyawdebrah.com/yakwetu-named-first-ever-winner-from-africa-and-creative-industry-at-wipo-global-awards/


YAKWETU™ Named first-ever Winner from Africa, and Creative Industry, at WIPO Global Awards! 

YAKWETU Named first-ever Winner from Africa, and Creative Industry, at WIPO Global Awards!


YAKWETU™ Online Limited, a Kenyan entertainment technology start-up that is innovatively disrupting piracy-dominated distribution channels of digital content in Africa has been selected as one of winners at this year's WIPO Global Awards presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization. The awards recognize exceptional use of intellectual property (IP) for positive impact both domestically and internationally.
Now in its second year, the WIPO Global Awards honor small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide that have
successfully commercialized their IP-based innovations and creative endeavors while also making a positive societal
contribution.

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The number of participants nearly tripled from the previous year, with WIPO receiving 548 submissions from 58 countries across various sectors such as creative industries, food, green energy technologies, and health.
"We are delighted to receive recognition for our work in Content Protection (Anti-Piracy) and Monetization through our proprietary Retail service, MyMovies.Africa™. This service securely encrypts African animations, documentaries, features, and shorts, making them available for rental or purchase to customers worldwide," said Trushna Buddhdev-Patel, the Co-Founder, Content Director, and Chief Executive Officer. "As an Entertainment Technology Company, YAKWETU™ is also implementing innovative anti-piracy measures to legitimize the retailing of entertainment and educational content in Africa."
The winners of the WIPO Global Awards 2023 were publicly announced during a live webcasted awards ceremony on July 11th in Geneva, Switzerland.
The WIPO Global Award winners will receive a tailored one-on-one mentoring package to strengthen their IP strategies, including assistance with fundraising, partnership opportunities, and publicity support.


Source: https://kenyabuzz.com/lifestyle/hongera-yakwetu-wins-wipo-global-award


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