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# Acecore Wins $10,000 Grand Prize at TC Battlefield During Moonshot 2026
- URL: https://www.africainvestorreview.com/acecore-wins-10-000-grand-prize-at-tc-battlefield-during-moonshot-2026/
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:06:58.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-30T11:06:58.000Z
- Description: The Nigerian solar hardware startup secures top honors at TechCabal's flagship pitch competition, while Supplya and Navidyn Limited take runner-up cash prizes.
- Author: Charles S.
- Tags: Venture Capital, Digital Economy, West Africa

**LAGOS** — [**Acecore**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/acecore-incorporations/home/?ref=africainvestorreview.com), a Nigerian climate-technology startup building locally manufactured, AI-powered solar energy storage solutions, has won the **$10,000 (\~NGN 16.5 million)** grand prize at the 2026 edition of **TC Battlefield**.

The annual early-stage startup pitching competition took place during [**Moonshot by TechCabal 2026**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/moonshot-by-techcabal/home/?ref=africainvestorreview.com) at the National Theatre in Lagos, Nigeria. Acecore emerged victorious after competing against nine other finalist companies for a share of **$17,500 (\~NGN 28.87 million)** in total equity-free funding.

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## Product Architecture & Award Breakdown

Acecore manufactures hardware and software energy management infrastructure designed to address grid unreliability and high fuel generation costs across Nigeria:

- **Hardware Stack (Powercell):** Locally manufactured, AI-integrated solar battery systems engineered for residential and commercial energy storage.
- **Software Interface (Powercore):** A proprietary management application allowing users to track real-time power performance, optimize battery longevity, and manage distributed energy loads.
- **Competition Runner-Ups:** B2B retail supply chain and BNPL platform [**Supplya**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/supplyashop/home/?ref=africainvestorreview.com) placed as first runner-up, securing **$5,000 (\~NGN 8.25 million)** in equity-free cash, while [**Navidyn Limited**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/navidyn-limited/home/?ref=africainvestorreview.com) finished third, taking home **$2,500 (\~NGN 4.12 million)**.

## Institutional Context

TC Battlefield serves as the centerpiece startup showcase for TechCabal's annual two-day Moonshot conference. Held under the 2026 theme *"Courage & Conviction — Building for a New World,"* the event gathered thousands of founders, institutional investors, and operators across the global and African technology ecosystem.

Acecore joins previous TC Battlefield winners, including proptech startup [**Ulé Homes**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ule-homes/home/?ref=africainvestorreview.com), which took top honors at the 2025 edition.

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