CityTaps

VivaStory: CityTaps + Orange
CityTaps was featured in the Orange Lab during the VivaTech event in Paris. Click here to watch our VivaStory and here to read more.
Social Impact Report Available
Our first social impact report, detailing the results of surveys and interviews conducted during our pilot project in Niamey, is available here.
2nd Place in Prix Orange
CityTaps took second place in the Orange Social Entrepreneur competition. The award was announced at the annual Africa Com Awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, clck here.
Named MIT Solver
In September, CityTaps was named a Sustainable Urban Communities MIT Solver. Click here to view our pitch at the event.
VivaTech #PositiveImpact
CityTaps is proud to have won the VivaTech #PositiveImpact prize in the Social Impact Category! To view a video of CityTaps' interview from the event, click here.
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CityTaps Designated Global Urban Innovator
The New Cities Foundation honored CityTaps with the Global Urban Innovators Award! Read our article entitled, How the Internet of Things is Turning on the Tap in More Urban Homes , written by CityTaps founder, Grégoire Landel.
Digital Africa Winner
CityTaps was awarded the Digital Africa prize in the AFD and Bpifrance StartUp Challenge. The award was presented in Bamako, Mali during the 27th Africa-France Summit. Read more about the award here and watch our video here.
Winner at #VZPAA
CityTaps is proud to be one of the winners in the Internet of Things (IoT) category for the Verizon Powerful Answer Award. Read more about the award here.
Grand Prix at i-LAB
The grand prix was presented to CityTaps at the 17e Concours National of i-LAB. The prize is given to projects who respond to one of ten societal challenges set by the Europe 2020 agenda France. Read more here and click here for the video.
CityTaps in the Press
Click on the links below to read more about our work and the impact of our solution.
August 23, 2018: Gilles Babinet : "La technologie crée un nouveau rapport à l'Afrique" (cio-mag.com)
July 16, 2018: CityTaps mise sur des compteurs connectés et le micropaiement pour favoriser l'accès à l'eau courante (sekou.org)
July 4, 2018: Label entreprise du jour - CityTaps (europe1.fr)
June 30, 2018: Citytaps, une startup au service du citoyen au Niger (algeriaentreprise.com)
June 28, 2018: A Social Innovation Tour Of West Africa (techcabal.com)
June 28, 2018: Niger : une startup installe 1325 compteurs d'eau intelligents gérés par micropaiement (latribune.com)
June 26, 2018: Making a splash: Five ‘waterpreneurs’ bringing tech to water (compelo.com)
June 20, 2018: CityTaps : l'eau pour le développement (constructioncayola.com)

June 18, 2018: CityTaps lance une levée de fonds pour faciliter l’accès à l’eau courante à domicile (lactionneur.com)
May 28, 2018: VivaTechnology 2018 : l'IA et l'IOT avaient une place de choix (objetconnecte.com)
May 23, 2018: CityTaps et Orange Money : faciliter l'accès à l'eau potable au Niger (business.lesechos.fr)
May 23, 2018: Wanted: Entrepreneurs to tackle urban drinking water challenges (greenbiz.com)
May 22, 2018: VivaTech à Paris, focus Afrique (info-afrique.com)
April 11, 2018: CityTaps vise un accès universel à l'eau... à l'aide d'un téléphone mobile (mediatico.fr)
February 26, 2018: Fish Pro Bono Client Meets Initial Milestone to Provide Access to Safe Water in Niger (fr.com)
February 14, 2018: Bringing Water to Every Urban Home with the Power of Mobile (GSMA.com)
February 14, 2018: L'Afrique au coeur des thématiques du prochain VivaTech (LesEchos.fr)
January 18, 2018: The Urban Water Crisis (TheWorldWeekly.com)
January 12, 2018: Will Cape Town be the first city to run out of water? (BBC.com)
January 5, 2018: The Top Five Water Stories in 2017 (TheWaterNetwork.com)
January 4, 2018: L'Afrique, terre d'innovation (Fabernovel.com)
December 26, 2017: L'eau potable dans les pays du Sud : comment faire baisser la facture ? (Rfi.fr)
November 14, 2017: African Startups Win M4D Utilities Innovation Funding (disrupt-africa.com)
November 14, 2017: Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize winners announced (Disrupt-Africa.com)
November 9, 2017: 7ème édition du Prix Orange de l’Entrepreneur Social en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient, Palmarès 2017 (ZoneBourse.com)
November 1, 2017: MIT SOLVE Pitch Video: Running Water in Every Urban Home (Solve.MIT.edu)
September 10, 2017: Social Impact Report
June 29, 2017: How a New Prepayment System is Connecting Piped Water to the Urban Poor (Cities-Today.com)
June 15, 2017: Prépayer son eau potable avec son beau portable (Soonsoonsoon.com)
June 13, 2017: Positive Impact Challenge : 4 start-up qui mettent la technologie au service du positif (E-RSE.net)
June 6, 2017: A startup that wants running water in every urban home (Citiscope.org)
May 31, 2017: Can Digital Finance 'Irrigate' The Water Industry? (Modato.com)
May 26, 2017: Les Innovations 2017 de STMicroelectronics font leur show (LeMondeInformatique.fr)
May 9, 2017: #Accompagnement : 5 startups à la découverte des écosystèmes innovants d'Afrique du sud et de Côte d'Ivoire (Maddyness.com)
May 5, 2017: Here are eight startups developing technological solutions to global urban problems (CityMetric.com)
April 15, 2017: Cinq innovations qui vont changer notre rapport à l'eau (ObjetConnecte.net)
April 12, 2017: CityTaps : un compteur d'eau intelligent (Entreprendre.fr)
January 18, 2017: #TechForGood : Pour distribuer l'eau dans le monde entier, CityTaps mise sur l'IoT et une équipe de choc (Maddyness.com)
January 13, 2017: Bamako : dix start-up primées en marge du sommet Afrique – France (JeuneAfrique.com)
September 30, 2016: CityTaps compte écouler 1,2 million de ses compteurs communicants...par an (Journaldunet.com)
December 13, 2015: CityTaps remporte un prix de $500.000 auprès de Verizon (Aruco.com)
December 11, 2015: #EnBref : Tout ce qu’Emmanuel Macron devrait savoir aujourd’hui sur Lengow, Ouiville et CityTaps (Maddyness.com)

VivaStory: CityTaps + Orange

CityTaps was featured in the Orange Lab during the VivaTech event in Paris. Click here to watch our VivaStory and here to read more.

Social Impact Report Available

Our first social impact report, detailing the results of surveys and interviews conducted during our pilot project in Niamey, is available here.

2nd Place in Prix Orange

CityTaps took second place in the Orange Social Entrepreneur competition. The award was announced at the annual Africa Com Awards ceremony in Cape Town, South Africa. For more information, clck here.

Named MIT Solver

In September, CityTaps was named a Sustainable Urban Communities MIT Solver. Click here to view our pitch at the event.

VivaTech #PositiveImpact

CityTaps is proud to have won the VivaTech #PositiveImpact prize in the Social Impact Category! To view a video of CityTaps' interview from the event, click here.

CityTaps Designated Global Urban Innovator

The New Cities Foundation honored CityTaps with the Global Urban Innovators Award! Read our article entitled, How the Internet of Things is Turning on the Tap in More Urban Homes, written by CityTaps founder, Grégoire Landel.

Digital Africa Winner

CityTaps was awarded the Digital Africa prize in the AFD and Bpifrance StartUp Challenge. The award was presented in Bamako, Mali during the 27th Africa-France Summit. Read more about the award here and watch our video here.

Winner at #VZPAA

CityTaps is proud to be one of the winners in the Internet of Things (IoT) category for the Verizon Powerful Answer Award. Read more about the award here.

Grand Prix at i-LAB

The grand prix was presented to CityTaps at the 17e Concours National of i-LAB. The prize is given to projects who respond to one of ten societal challenges set by the Europe 2020 agenda France. Read more here and click here for the video.

CityTaps in the Press

Click on the links below to read more about our work and the impact of our solution.

February 14, 2018: Bringing Water to Every Urban Home with the Power of Mobile (GSMA.com)

February 14, 2018: L'Afrique au coeur des thématiques du prochain VivaTech (LesEchos.fr)

January 18, 2018: The Urban Water Crisis (TheWorldWeekly.com)

December 26, 2017: L'eau potable dans les pays du Sud : comment faire baisser la facture ? (Rfi.fr)

November 14, 2017: Orange Social Entrepreneur Prize winners announced (Disrupt-Africa.com)

November 9, 2017: 7ème édition du Prix Orange de l’Entrepreneur Social en Afrique et au Moyen-Orient, Palmarès 2017 (ZoneBourse.com)

November 1, 2017: MIT SOLVE Pitch Video: Running Water in Every Urban Home (Solve.MIT.edu)

The New Cities Foundation honored CityTaps with the Global Urban Innovators Award! Read our article entitled, How the Internet of Things is Turning on the Tap in More Urban Homes , written by CityTaps founder, Grégoire Landel.