Handy Hurry, the Angie’s List for the Caribbean wins Kingston BETA Startup Stage

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HandyHurry.com is moving to solve the problem of connecting 400,000 service workers to the people who need them in the Caribbean and Diaspora and tap into a US$122million dollar market. The founders Kyle Campbell and Rowhel Rowe pitched their idea at the last staging of Kingston BETA Meetup and won, out of 4 finalists and 15 applications.

HandyHurry was judged by a panel of Four Jamaican Entrepreneurs who are fresh from the Prestigious Techstars Atlanta Accelerator in 2023 and 2024. They were Melissa Powell (POCMI), Monique Powell (QuickCart), Raquel Seville (Dataffluent), and Dlyan Brennan ( Cyphr)

The provocative and very informative panelists shared their startup journeys, their journey to investments, and how that is shaping the trajectory of their digital businesses with a packed house.

Startups That entered: HandyHurry ( The Winner) , Smart Partner, JobCheckUp, Outdoor Besties

HandyHurry the Startup Stage winner won the following

Prizes

  • – $300,000 cash grant from DBJ
  • – Access to Kingston BETA’s Investor and Business Networks
  • – New Digital Rockstar Merch
  • – 2 Tickets to Kingston BETA Academy Workshops Series around Pitching, Investors Engagement,  Money Management, Business Modeling

Founder of Kingston BETA Ingrid Riley also announced the pending launch of the Kingston BETA Academy which will be a workshop series for tech entrepreneurs and digital creatives that will help them spot digital business opportunities and launch and grow startups around them.

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