Seedstars Africa Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund investing in high-growth companies active across Sub-Saharan Africa.

The Global Innovation Fund is a non-profit, impact-first investment fund that improves lives by funding social innovations. The Fund supports innovators at all stages of their life cycle, from start-up and pilot testing through to larger scale implementation. The innovations we fund can be located in any developing country and can focus on any sector relevant to international development, provided they improve the lives of those living on less than $5 a day.

The FMO Ventures Program focuses on early-stage, tech-enabled direct investments alongside a lead investor and indirect investments with a more generalist focus on funds. The FMO Ventures Program is a EUR 200 million investment program supported by contributions from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and a guarantee from the European Union with a 4-year investment period.

 Creadev is an evergreen investment company operating worldwide, supporting companies able to scale up and become global best players in their sector. The company is backed by the Mulliez family, who share their global footprint network and their entrepreneurial spirit.

AfricInvest is an investment and financial services company. The company has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

500 Global is a venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs creating rapidly expanding digital firms. It currently manages $2.4 billion in assets. We concentrate on industries where money, creativity, and technology can create long-term value and stimulate economic expansion.

Overview of your opportunity

The Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development (RAA-ED) and the University of Johannesburg JBS in collaboration with Belnasa Youth Forum (supported by The World Bank) invites applications for a 6-month early-stage entrepreneurship programme.

Requirements;

  • Must be 18 - 35 years of Age.
  • Must reside in Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Namibia and South Africa.
  • Must have either an active startup or viable business idea.

Virtual Readiness Workshop Dates: 

Closing date

Boss Packaging specializes in medical packaging, offering tailored solutions to the medical industry in South Africa.

Delta (Tactical Advanced Canine) T.A.C. was founded on the 20th of March 2020 to provide rhino conservation and training through the provision of the following.

  • Recruitment and training of Rangers.
  • Deployment of K-9 Rangers for the protection of rhinos and endangered wildlife.
  • Breeding of Belgian Malinois, Dutch Shepherd and German Shepherd for anti-poaching deployment.
  • Training College for the provision of conservation-related courses.

Since the establishment, we have been making efforts to make a distribution to what we set out to do, through training and deployment. We have been

YetuPay Technologies is a Namibian-based FinTech start-up aimed to become Namibia's leading Payment Service Provider (PSP) and create opportunities for

Entrepreneurs and Small businesses (SMEs) get paid and be more successful by accepting card payments.

  • We want to establish untapped markets, build business tools and financial services that work for SMEs.
  • We’re reducing the barriers to making payments accessible for small businesses