African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), in collaboration with the First Rand Empowerment Fund (FREF) and Deloitte, has undertaken a comprehensive study to understand the current state of Innovative Finance in South Africa. This research maps out South Africa's current Innovative Finance...

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Applications are now open for the first cohort of She Wins Africa. She Wins Africa is a program designed to assist women entrepreneurs across sub–Saharan Africa by offering training, mentorship and networking opportunities that will help their startups succeed.

She Wins Africa aims to address these challenges and improve opportunities for women-led startups to access financing.

The program will:

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The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Department of Science & Innovation (DSI) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland invite South African tech startups to apply for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2024.

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We are a biotech company that works in the aquaculture healthcare sector, where we use biotechnology and proteomics to provide the industry with more granular biological insight into the health of farmed fish, allowing farming practices and nutrition to be optimized for improved animal welfare.

Raizcorp support and scales entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as accelerate the success of entrepreneurs. 

Offerings: 

  • Pre-incubation programmes
  • Incubation programmes
  • Acceleration programmes
  • Equity partnerships

Entrepreneurial Benefits:

  • Training
  • Guiding (mentoring)
  • Market access
  • Access to finance
  • Access to infrastructure
  • Entrepreneurial essentials
  • Equity investment
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Raizcorp looking for entrepreneurs who offer Recycling and waste management services to apply for one of our acclaimed sponsored Raizcorp Arize business-development programmes.

Programme Offer:

  • Access to finance
  • Access to markets
  • Access to specialists 
  • Entrepreneurial learning 
  • Business guidance 
  • Back-office support
  • Access to infrastructure

Click here to apply. 

The Start-Up Culture Co.Space will be hosting a master class that aims to provide Practical Principals on being Funding Ready

The masterclass will include a panel discussion with both Private and Public Funders on their criteria and different funding instruments. 

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The Vuligqondo Smart and Organic Farming Model is a private company with a focus on smart and organic farming technologies. We specialize in hydroponics farming, organic farming, poultry production, egg incubator (chicks production) and solar farming system (renewable energy). We are currently working on developing high-tech irrigation system as an experimental setup for both smart and organic farming systems. 

GREENTECH INNOVATORS (Pty) LTD., a well-established water, environmental management, and scientific services consultancy based in South Africa, is a dedicated and innovative company. We provide Environmental Management Consulting Services in the areas of planning, environmental legal compliance, risk assessments, environmental impact assessments, project management, monitoring, auditing, mining permits, specialist studies (visual, wetlands delineation), social impact assessments, water-related services, conservation, rehabilitation, research, and science workshops. It is run by committed young

Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage.

Microtraction is sector agnostic and heavily biased towards smart, relentlessly resourceful founders who are building high growth, technology driven businesses in billion dollar markets.

Click here to apply for funding