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Applications are now open for TerraFoundry Cohort 2, a six-month climate-tech accelerator designed to support high-potential startups developing innovative solutions for South Africa's green economy.

Delivered by French South African Tech Labs (FSAT Labs), the programme helps Western Cape-based startups strengthen their products, validate their markets, prepare for investment and access regional and international growth opportunities.

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mirsv.io is a South African AI-native cybersecurity company founded in 2026 with a mission to transform how organisations defend against evolving cyber threats. We develop intelligent, autonomous cybersecurity solutions that proactively detect, analyse, and prevent cyberattacks before they disrupt business operations.

As cybercrime continues to increase across South Africa and the African continent, many organisations particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) lack access to affordable, enterprise-grade cybersecurity. mirsv.io addresses this challenge by making

Pianoboard KRAH Pipes South Africa (PKP) is a South African manufacturer of large-diameter High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) pipe systems, tanks, manholes and associated fittings, utilising advanced German KRAH spiral-wound extrusion technology. The company produces customised piping solutions ranging from 400 mm to 3,500 mm in diameter for gravity and pressure applications across the water, wastewater, stormwater, mining, industrial and agricultural sectors.

Operating from its manufacturing facility in Clayville, Johannesburg, PKP combines world-class German engineering with local manufacturing

DAS Africa serves as a climate risk and supply chain intelligence layer that transforms raw supplier data into verified ESG profiles, climate risk scores, and financial inclusion assessments, giving agribusinesses, retailers, financial institutions, and investors the data infrastructure to manage risk, meet reporting obligations, and unlock green finance across Africa's agricultural value chains.

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Call Reference: HORIZON-CL2-2026-01-HERITAGE-02

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The European Commission, under the Horizon Europe Programme, has launched a call for proposals to strengthen Europe's cultural and creative industries by supporting innovative projects that help creative startups scale, commercialise disruptive innovations and build stronger innovation ecosystems.

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Applications are now open for the STREETS Global Awards 2026, an international awards programme celebrating organisations that are creating measurable social impact through hospitality and tourism.

The awards recognise social enterprises, mission-driven businesses, non-profit organisations and NGOs that are using tourism as a catalyst for community development, youth empowerment, sustainable livelihoods and inclusive economic growth.

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Shape the Future of Africa Through Data, Evidence and Strategic Foresight

Africa's future will be shaped by the decisions made today. As governments, businesses, researchers and development organisations respond to rapid technological, economic, environmental and social change, there is an increasing need for evidence-based decision-making that enables long-term planning and resilient development.

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IBP Growth trading as IsoGuard.ai is a South African technology company delivering AI-driven safety and machine intelligence solutions to the mining and heavy industrial sectors. The company's core offering comprises two complementary product lines: IsoGuard, a computer vision platform that analyses a site's existing CCTV infrastructure in real time to detect PPE non-compliance, restricted-zone breaches, and unsafe behaviour; and Pulse, an OEM-agnostic underground mining machine intelligence platform using CANbus/J1939 data acquisition with a store-and-forward architecture suited to

Locallio (Pty) Ltd is a South African technology company developing a digital marketplace that connects customers with local service providers and small businesses.

The company was established to address the difficulty many consumers face when searching for reliable local services, while also helping informal, semi-formal and emerging businesses improve their visibility, credibility and access to customers.

Through its mobile-friendly platform, Locallio enables service providers to create digital business profiles displaying their services, skills, operating areas, images and contact information

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Applications are now open for the Build with Gemini XPRIZE Hackathon, a global innovation challenge inviting entrepreneurs, developers, researchers, startups and small organisations to build AI-native businesses capable of solving real-world problems.

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