Incubator

Founded in 2016 and based in Johannesburg, South Africa, Solzen Energy is an energy company and a start-up specializing in R&D, design, and manufacturing of disruptive energy storage technologies for application in renewable energy, automotive (electric vehicles), grid storage (on and off the grid) and telecommunications industries. We are currently in the prototype development and application phase of a robust Ultracapacitor built on nanotechnology and manufacturing proprietary processes. Our technology stores as much energy as in a lithium-ion battery but can be recharged in seconds or

Thobela Industries (PTY) LTD is a company that develops and manufactures an energy storage technology (MESA). Our goal is to introduce an efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly storage solution that will improve the efficiency of renewable energy sources such as wind and solar.

The Department of Science of Innovation (DSI), in collaboration with Water Research Commission (WRC), established the Water Technologies Demonstration Programme (WADER) to pull together applied research and development and pre- commercialisation stages of the water innovation continuum. Acting as an innovation intermediary, the Programme’s mission is to facilitate cluster-aligned, demand-driven, collaborative technology demonstrators from the public and private sectors to maximise the potential of the water innovation value chain. WADER promotes the early adoption of promising technologies and

The Innovation Hub, the innovation agency of the Gauteng Province is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency.  It was established by the Gauteng Provincial Government through its Department of Economic Development to promote economic development and competitiveness of Gauteng through fostering innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Innovation Hub offers a number of incubation programmes in the Bioeconomy (agro-processing and pharmaceutical), Smart Industries (ICT and advanced manufacturing) and Green Economy (Water purification, waste management and renewable

A national public entity that serves as the key institutional intervention to bridge the innovation chasm between research and development, for higher education institutions, science councils, public entities and the private sector. TIA’s vision is to be a world-class leading technology innovation and commercialisation agency that stimulates and supports advances to improve the quality of life for all South Africans. We facilitate the translation of local knowledge resources into sustainable socio-economic opportunities.

Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) is an agency of the Department of Small Business Development (DSBD). SEDA serves to promote entrepreneurship and develop small enterprises by providing customised non-financial business support services that result in business growth and sustainability in collaboration with other role players. 

Seda Offerings:

• Co-operations 
• Incubation 
• Enterprise Development 
• Technology Transfer