Available Ecosystem Support

BEDCO is a parastatal of the Government of Lesotho, with a mandate to support entrepreneurial capacity-building programmes, startup incubation,  business advisory, and technical training. 

Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training (MASDT) was established in 2005 as a training service provider in the agricultural sector in Mpumalanga, South Africa, but it changed to a non-profit company (NPC), in 2007.

During its business journey it has diversified from being solely a training

LaunchLab is an initiative of Innovus, situated in the centre of Stellenbosch University’s campus. LaunchLab focuses on developing both the entrepreneur as well as the business.  It functions as a business accelerator and boosts entrepreneurship on campus by providing networking opportunities

Founders Factory Africa encompasses a unique bunch of creative builders, designers, entrepreneurs and mentors, who bring a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to those they work with.

The organisation has a heart for Africa, is proud to be a part of its complex and flourishing fabric, and

BioPark Business Incubator provides business development support to start-ups in the health sector in areas such as biopharmaceuticals, medical devices and diagnostics, indigenous knowledge-based nutraceuticals, and cosmeceuticals.

It does the same for start-ups in the agricultural sector in areas

AlphaCode Club is a club for financial services entrepreneurs, which is supported by a physical workspace and a virtual platform.

Launched by Rand Merchant Investments in 2015, AlphaCode identifies partners and grows next-generation financial services entrepreneurs, through incubation, acceleration

The Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) formerly known as Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) is a national leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation. NBII develops ways of taking your insight from idea to the marketplace by helping you to navigate the innovation process.

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Ngwana Africa is a pre-seed start-up accelerator and innovation hub that seeks to build Africa's economic skills capacity by training the continent's next generation of bold, innovative problem-solvers and software developers.

The organisation's headquarters are in Francistown, Botswana.

The Local Enterprise Authority (LEA) provides general business development services in accordance with Botswana's Small Business Act, as a contact place for aspiring and established entrepreneurs. 

Offerings: 

• Entrepreneurship promotion initiatives

• Business development kit (BDK)

• Trai

The Botswana-based Institute of Entrepreneurial Development (IED) helps aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs to turn their business ideas into reality. It supports the development of business skills and knowledge and creates networking opportunities to catalyse the growth of the country’s start-up

Botswana Digital & Innovation Hub (BDIH) is an innovative, networked organisation that promotes technology, entrepreneurship and commercialisation. BDIH is under the Ministry of Tertiary Education Research Science and Technology, with a board of directors from diverse disciplines to perform

earthcard is an African consumer fintech which enables wooden debit and credit cards.

earthcard has partnered with TreeAid, to plant trees which helps customers to contribute to a greener Africa with commissions received from their day-to-day spending.