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The Standard Bank Tuksnovation Innovation Challenge 2026 is an impact-driven accelerator programme designed to support high-potential entrepreneurs in building scalable, sustainable, and market-ready businesses. Now in its 2026 edition, the programme has evolved to offer a more curated cohort, broader sector inclusion, and strengthened post-programme development to ensure long-term business success.

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1. Executive Summary

Oreconnect Projects is an SMME based in Postmasburg, Northern Cape, specializing in the deployment of mobile Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS). We bridge the gap between fixed energy infrastructure and the immediate, high-capacity power needs of the mining, industrial, and defense sectors. Our "Power-as-a-Service" model facilitates rapid industrial decarbonization and energy security without the need for permanent, high-cost infrastructure.

2. Value Proposition & Innovation

  • Mobile BESS Units: Unlike traditional stationary storage, our units (ranging from 500kWh to 2MW)

The Transcendance Group (TTG) is a South African advisory, innovation and human capital development firm focused on strategy, governance, training, digital transformation and social innovation.

TTG works across the public and private sectors, supporting organisations, institutions and communities with strategic advisory, organisational development, skills development, compliance, economic development and innovation design.

The company develops and supports scalable African solutions that address structural challenges in youth development, employability, entrepreneurship, governance, data systems

Matesso Galecia (Pty) Ltd is a civil and structural engineering consultancy specialising in digital engineering, parametric design, and automation-driven workflows. The company provides structural design, infrastructure consulting, and condition assessment services across industrial and built environment sectors.

Through its MG Innovations division, the company develops computational design tools that integrate parametric modelling, optimisation, and simulation to improve engineering efficiency and performance. Current R&D efforts focus on structural systems for extreme environments, including

BakkieHi is a customer-focused transportation and logistics business that provides reliable, flexible, and on-demand delivery solutions for individuals and businesses. The company specializes in moving goods of various sizes, from small parcels to larger loads, using suitable transport options including bakkies and 1.5-ton trucks.

Its core services include parcel delivery (local and cross-border shipping), furniture and appliance removals, small-load transport, and bulk deliveries. BakkieHi also partners with trusted third-party courier providers to expand its parcel delivery capabilities

The Department of Science, Technology and Innovation, together with the CSIR, confirms the full distribution of prize funds to the six winners of the SA Tech Challenge 2025.

In November 2025, six Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) stood on stage at the opening plenary of the 10th Science...

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The Docusign Foundation’s “Agreements for Good” programme provides grant funding to support multi-stakeholder collaborations that address complex global challenges through structured agreements, governance models, and shared accountability mechanisms.

Unlike traditional funding that focuses on project delivery, this programme specifically invests in how organisations work together, funding the design and implementation of agreements that enable durable, cross-sector collaboration.

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The Development Innovation Ventures (DIV) Fund is a global funding programme that supports innovative, evidence-based solutions with the potential to improve millions of lives. The fund operates as an R&D engine for development, combining risk-tolerant capital with rigorous evidence and scaling pathways.

DIV’s core objective is to identify, test, and scale cost-effective innovations that deliver measurable social impact particularly in low- and middle-income contexts.

Funding Structure (Tiered Model)

Digi Risk Asses is an early-stage industrial technology startup that bridges the gap between traditional Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). We specialize in real-time accident prevention through a proprietary, AI-driven platform designed for high-risk industrial and mining environments.

The "Active Gatekeeper" Solution

Unlike traditional safety systems that act as passive data-loggers recording accidents only after they occur our Active Gatekeeper platform proactively intervenes. Using advanced computer vision and edge-computing hardware, the system

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The Home Grown Solutions (HGS) Accelerator Africa 2026 is a Pan-African acceleration programme designed to support high-potential, locally rooted ventures driving innovation in healthcare systems strengthening and climate resilience across the continent.

Led by the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and supported by JICA, with implementation partners including Villgro Africa and BCG, the programme targets scalable African solutions addressing systemic challenges.

Programme Focus Areas

1. Healthcare Ventures

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