South Africa

Sol Plaatje University (SPU) opened in 2014, the first of two new universities to be established in post-apartheid South Africa. It is also the first university to be established in the Northern Cape Province.

Positioning itself as a niche university, SPU offers academic programmes of a high intellectual nature in fields that meet the needs of the South African thrust to develop a nation that is proud of its heritage and roots.

Our small but highly efficient Durban-based team who run the Spazapp are not only passionate about what we do, but are also equipped with a diverse set of skill sets. Our backgrounds in technology, retail and business management have allowed us to combine our knowledge and experience to create a product that truly answers the marketing and consumer needs of the informal market.

We believe our technology has the ability and reach to tap into the somewhat untapped and ever-growing informal trade by operating in a more structured fashion whilst still offering functionality and added value

Thuni Farms specialises in; 

1. Agriculture, environment and technical advisory.
2. Community farming development and infrastructure 
3. Farm Development and Mant

We are a 100% black-owned company based in Middelburg Mpumalanga province, our organization activities are as follows. Steel fabrication including, mild, stainless & aluminium.

Hospi-Furn’ is the largest hospital bed manufacturer in Sub-Saharan Africa and is the market-leading supplier of manual beds in South Africa. The company’s product portfolio consists of a full range of hospital beds and accessories and various items of hospital furniture including bedside lockers, overbed tables and mattresses. Hospi-Furn adheres to International design standards for medical beds but also ensures compliance with local specifications resulting in affordable products truly suitable for the African market.

The company operates from a large factory and office block located in the

BlueWhale Tuning Ltd is a newly established motor vehicle engine de-carbonization and hydrogen fuel enhancement company founded by Stan Louis and Patrick Ryan both of whom have over thirty years of experience in the motor industry via a range of roles. The founders’ passion is matched only by their ambition.

The founder's exceptional expertise time in the industry as well as their mutual fine detailed understanding of all aspects of motor vehicles and how they operate are frankly, a huge asset for Blue Whale. The industry experience includes (but is not limited to) the supervision &

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