Available Ecosystem Support

Grassroots innovators are innovative individuals that may not necessarily have the requisite educational background or infrastructure to promote the commercialization of their innovations. Their innovative capacity is often driven by necessity and in-depth knowledge of local challenges that could be

 South African Population Research Infrastructure Network (SAPRIN) is a long-term investment into a national research infrastructure funded by the national Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) and hosted by the South African Medical Research Council. It brings together and harmonises all three

The French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs) is an incubator and accelerator for French and South African tech start-ups, based in Century City, Cape Town. It offers 400 sqm of incubation & acceleration space. Based on the partnership between Seda (Small Enterprise Development Agency) and Methys

Innovation Highway is a development initiative by the Technology Transfer and Innovation Support Office of the North-West University (NWU), to volunteer the commercialization skills of its team members in order to help establish start-up companies for entrepreneurs outside of academia. It is housed

Science Spaza brings exciting, interactive and fun curriculum-linked learning opportunities to a growing network of science clubs across South Africa. Science Spaza, a STEAMi (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths and innovation) initiative, aims to improve science literacy and reveal to

Palaeontological Scientific Trust's (PAST) work is to discover prehistory’s course and to promote its compelling, fact-based lessons. Written in fossils and genes, and rooted in the shared origins of humankind and all living things, the lessons call for human unity and nature conservation, and are

The South African National Space Agency provides for the promotion and use of space and cooperation in space-related activities, foster research in space science, advance scientific engineering through human capital and supports the creation of an environment conducive to industrial development in

Innovate Durban is a Non-Profit Company aimed at stimulating innovation within the Durban region. Its focus is to support and promote innovation by creating platforms that will build and develop the innovation ecosystem in Durban. Innovate Durban was set up by the eThekwini Municipality in 2013 in

Startup Mzansi is a grassroots network of entrepreneurs working together to build an environment for entrepreneurship in South Africa. Through online platforms, grassroots Startup Communities and cross-sector initiatives, Startup Mzansi is advancing entrepreneurial momentum and a culture of

The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) is a statutory council dedicated to conducting human and social science research that is in the public interest. Our research aims to advance South Africa and Africa’s understanding of and engagement with its social conditions and contexts within which

Dennemeyer has a unique position on the global Intellectual Property (IP) market. The combination of our global IP law firm – Dennemeyer & Associates –, the IP management service provider – Dennemeyer IP Solutions –, Dennemeyer Consulting; as well as our state-of-the-art IP management software –

The Human Entrepreneur is leading a human-centric approach to building businesses and developing entrepreneurs. The current hyper-focus on business success has left many entrepreneurs in the background. Businesses come and go, and the entrepreneur remains. We need a better way to develop