SAVCA & SiMODiSA will be hosting Venture Capital Office Hours in Johannesburg. This is an opportunity for entrepreneurs to have dedicated one on one time with a South African Venture Capitalist to offer them guidance and insights on any business challenges that they may be experiencing. Only two entrepreneurs will be selected to participate. Date:...
Now in its third year, the competition has matured, from a pure “challenge and awards” model into a broader event, including both awards and a conference – promoting knowledge and best practice sharing for developers and buyers in the connected infrastructure and Internet of Things space. IoT technology is transforming the worlds of business, retail,...
Access to early stage development funding for up-and-coming businesses in South Africa remains a key hindrance standing in the way of entrepreneurial development. There are, however, numerous strategies to finance your business’s launch, or early stage development. One of these tactics is to secure seed finance or seed capital investment. The money you need to launch...
The Unicef Innovation Fund is looking to make up to $100K equity-free investments to provide early stage (seed) finance to for-profit technology start-ups that have the potential to benefit humanity through the use of drones. They are currently looking to invest in a group of companies developing drone solutions, including; software to collect, share and analyse data...
Looking for up to $120k in investment? US seed accelerator Y Combinator (YC) has opened applications for its winter 2019 funding cycle. Interested startups have until 2 October to apply. On their website the accelerator notes that sometime between late October and early December, they will invite the best startups to meet with their representatives in Mountain View (Silicon Valley), California...
Running your own business? Want to run your own business? Either way, ENGEN Pitch & Polish is the platform you need to launch you on the path to success! Now in its ninth year, ENGEN Pitch & Polish is a national entrepreneurial workshop and competition programme that – so far – has helped around 10 000...
The South African Government recognises that a healthy and growing SMME sector is critical to boost economic growth and job creation and has developed a variety of funding products that SMMEs can apply for. These include full grants, cost-sharing grants, tax incentives, growth incentives, loans and equity finance options. Since these funds need to align...
There is an erroneous view held by many that there isn’t sufficient finance available for entrepreneurs in South Africa. I have stated the following before, and I will state it again: there is more money chasing good businesses, than there are good businesses chasing money. I’ve witnessed many entrepreneurs make fatal mistakes when pitching to...
The 2018 FORBES AFRICA Under 30 is an authentic and most definitive list of Africa’s most promising young change-makers. This year is the fourth edition of the list and for the first time, inspired by the growing number of young men and women entrepreneurs, Forbes has expanded the list to bring you 30 game-changers,...
Absa’s Rise innovation hub in Cape Town has selected five black female tech founders that will participate in its entrepreneurship assistance programme. Camilla Swart, Ecosystem Manager at Rise Cape Town – Absa’s Cape Town based innovation hub – highlights the technology sector as one such area that requires additional support in terms of driving diversity and...
