Professional, scientific and technical activities

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

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.

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Yellow Beast is a research and development company based in South Africa. Yellow Beast is inspired by Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Current projects include Nosetsa, a cloud-based water management solution for farms and agribusinesses.

The eKasiLabs is a micro innovation hub facility spread across the 5 economic corridors in Gauteng where we foster and cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in townships. The facilities are located in Mohlakeng, Sebokeng, Garankuwa, Soweto, Tembisa, Alexandra, Mamelodi, Kagiso, Kathorus and Mabopane.

Offerings: 

• Business Development support
• Mentoring (both technical and non-technical)
• Commercialisation and market development support
• Value Added service such Intellectual property and other legal service advisory
• Co-creation facilities that include hotdesking, training

HardTech Medical (HTM) supports the medical device industry with product development from early stage prototyping to clinical studies. With substantial experience in Class II & III device development, HTM is a natural extension to your business. We have in house design, assembly and test capabilities as well as strong connections with relevant suppliers globally. Although our primary work is in cardiovascular device development, we have worked with clients in dental, maxillofacial and women's health. We are passionate about the medical device industry and enjoy leveraging our capabilities to

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd specialises in the development, design and manufacture of large- and medium-calibre ammunition families and is a world leader in the field of artillery, mortar and infantry systems as well as plant engineering.

From an Open Innovation point of view, we are interested in Venture Clienting with startups to pilot technology and or products and services with a value proposition we are interested in.

Khaca is a research and innovation enabler based on biotechnology. Its focus is on closing gaps in the field through the use of innovative methods and techniques, as well as raising awareness of the industry among stakeholders and society. Khaca is a South African biotechnology policy research institute. The organization was founded in 2021 with the sole intention of serving as a vital link between all stakeholders in this industry.

Our services:

• Primary Research in Biotech;
• Bio-policies and Bio-entrepreneur Policy Research;
• Ethics Consultation and Advice;
• Education and training;