South Africa

mLab is a tech-centred business working alongside partners to build a vibrant, robust innovation ecosystem. We do this by identifying and nurturing the tech-talent among our youth, supporting budding tech-entrepreneurs and their fledgling businesses, and creating tech that brings about change and improves the lives of all South Africans. We also run a number of pan-African programmes to broaden the reach and impact of our participants and stakeholders alike.

mLab Southern Africa is a registered nonprofit organisation and Level 1 B-BBEE service provider focusing on Skills and Enterprise

The company consists of directors in the field of engineering science, currently focusing on renewable and alternative energy sources amongst other technology innovative ideas. We are a research and development company that seeks to commercialize as many as possible creations within our laboratory. We are in the prototype phase with a wireless power broadcast project.

At RIIS, we work right at the intersection of corporate strategy, socio-economic development and entrepreneurship & innovation. By combining these three disciplines and not treating them as mutually exclusive areas, we have continuously partnered with our clients to drive them to new levels of success.



We have worked with a range of private and public sector organisations to improve the way in which they can plan for and respond to a changing world. In particular, we help organisations accelerate their innovation programmes through collaboration and partnerships across their value chain. In

Isowel Tech Solutions (Pty) Ltd herein referred to as “Isowel Tech” is a member of the Isowel Group of Companies established in 2009. Isowel Tech prides itself as an innovation-driven enterprise focusing on software development. The company operates within an eHealth and Telemedicine niche market, with a specific focus on developing innovative mHealth applications within an Information System’s context. Isowel Tech develops meaningful business solutions that take advantage of the rapidly growing mobile digital platforms.

Founded by a social entrepreneur who is an alumni of Denmark’s 2017

At Sebenza Waste Solutions, we aspire to be more than just a smart waste collector company. Our vision is to develop a sustainable recycling solution for designated materials that is a model of excellence, environmentally responsible, and economically viable. To provide our customers with an exceptional solution with disposal products and protect, preserve and improve our environment and the quality of life in the communities we serve. Sebenza Waste Solutions Business goal is to enhance and grow its core smart waste-collecting business widely in the Western Cape with the intent to grow

ICT Intelligence specializes in the full end to end data and information life cycle with solutions that cater to Data Ingestion, Data Profiling, Data Storage (Big Data, DW), Data Visualizations, Cognitive/Robotic Process Automation, Data Visualization, AI/Machine Learning, Blockchain and data security and compliance. We provide all these services and solutions in multiple ways, on-prem, in the cloud or as a service. We have done Strategies, Road Maps, Blue Prints, and Implementation of the above solutions across Banking, Insurance, Telco’s, Manufacturing, Retail, and for COVID19 to name a few

The Nelson Mandela Bay iHub is a business incubator located in Port Elizabeth that supports businesses in ICT. The iHub has a specific focus on technologies that have the potential to disrupt existing value chains and facilitate market access for our incubatees whilst contributing to social development. Our sectors of interest include (but not limited to) educational technology, smart agriculture, automation and robotics, big data analytics, cloud computing and blockchain technology.

The main service offerings of the iHub are:

• Business Development - The centre offers business development

Think2099 is a human-centered strategy and innovation consultancy helping our clients re-think business, people and planet in a social responsible, environmentally sustainable way.

Think2099 was born from an intolerant dissatisfaction with the status quo. Our team believes in the fundamental concepts of shared value and maximum impact. The only way to get there is by combining multiple perspectives, a passion for people, analytical rigour, and deep industry knowledge. We transform insights into impactful, human-centered solutions.

Sibaz Empire 1606 is a black 100% female-owned business, owned entirely by Nokuthula Masiba. The company is a waste management company that intends to create innovation in waste collection and recycling. As our business is based on collecting waste using smart technology, our inventory storage will be located in multiple places in the Western Cape. Startup requirements will be financed through government grant funding and equity partnership.

Akili Labs is an award-winning biotechnology company specialising in molecular diagnostic systems development, founded by Charles Faul and Lucas Lotter in 2017, with Dr Farhan Pervaiz joining as a co-founder in 2018.

Based in South Africa with international affiliates, Akili Labs was established after realising the need for easy access to fast-paced diagnostics in the healthcare system.

With innovation and collaboration at the forefront of its company purpose, Akili Labs constantly forges partnerships with organisations around the globe for the development, creation and implementation of