SAVCA and its partners, FNB and the SA SME Fund, are excited to announce that applications for the inaugural SAVCA Fund Manager Development Programme (FMDP) are now open! Focused on the sustainable transformation of the fund management industry, the programme will support the growth of black or female-owned fund managers through classroom-based teaching, one-on-one coaching,...
While significant progress has been made on Africa’s political and economic transformation, the continent continues to face significant challenges. The programme in Cape Town, South Africa, aims to tackle these issues by focusing on how to scale up the transformation of regional architecture related to innovation, cooperation, growth and stability. Apply HERE by 5 August 2019 ')}...
Seed Academy SA has launched the 5th edition of their annual Real State Of Entrepreneurship Survey. The platform allows you to give your views on what is happening to your business and impact thinking around entrepreneurship. n exchange for your views, you stand the chance to win a stand at Smart Procurement World - South...
Check out the new Shasta GTM Trek – a place where entrepreneurs can get their go-to-market (GTM) questions answered and gain insights from fellow entrepreneurs. After 15 years of working with companies like Zuora, Anaplan, Apptio, Dollar Shave Club, Glint, Mint, and Nest, among others, they know that the most important role they play in...
AlphaCode Incubate has opened its applications for the 2nd official cohort. There are 8 places up for disruptive financial services businesses that will have the kind of impact OUTsurance and Discovery have had on the industry. Key information on the programme: Criteria Must be at least 51% black owned Operating in the fintech or financial services...
Over these five weeks, we take a human-centric approach to mastering your wealth and investments. This is not your usual spreadsheets and dashboards kind of master class, in addition to the hard facts and numbers, we will look at relevant issues such as; managing black tax, the psychology of investment, wealth and investment for your employees as an entrepreneur and...
A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria. The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur platform Thriving.Network, in partnership with events and marketing agency InTouch Africa and the Southern Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca). Local...
Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI) has a proud track record of backing extraordinary financial services entrepreneurs. Its portfolio companies comprise some of the most recognisable brands in South Africa and the UK, including Discovery, OUTsurance, and Hastings, all of which have disrupted and transformed the financial services landscape. Launched by Rand Merchant Investments in 2015, AlphaCode identifies, partners & grows next-generation financial services entrepreneurs...
I’M IN Accelerator seeks to launch black-owned, high growth startups into the South African technology sector by providing opportunities to technically apt entrepreneurs with limited access to resources. I’M IN partners with entrepreneurs who have commercially viable application technologies by facilitating access to seed funding through early-stage equity, in conjunction with business development support and...
Ampion Venture is a profit and impact-driven company builder with the goal to develop and grow innovative business models in the fields of agriTech, EnergyTech, and FinTech in Africa. They support the world’s strongest entrepreneurs through investment, operational and strategic support in establishing sustainable start-ups that generate revenue and create jobs to revolutionize Africa’s...
