South Africa

Inclusivity Solutions is an Inclusive Insurtech and one of the globally recognised “Inclusive Fintech 50”. Leveraging the latest technology and Open APIs Inclusivity Solutions has launched digital insurance initiatives across 8 African countries and counting.

Partners include some of the biggest brands in the market including mobile operators such as Orange, Airtel, MTN and Safaricom, major banks such as FNB, Stanbic and Equity Bank. Our Open APIs are also ideal for digital native fintechs’ with launches  with MFS Africa, MPost, Instafinance amongst others and international insurers such as

Yellow Beast is a research and development company based in South Africa. Yellow Beast is inspired by Sustainable Development Goals 2030. Current projects include Nosetsa, a cloud-based water management solution for farms and agribusinesses.

Korri Fintech is a software development and IT consulting firm.

The eKasiLabs is a micro innovation hub facility spread across the 5 economic corridors in Gauteng where we foster and cultivate a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in townships. The facilities are located in Mohlakeng, Sebokeng, Garankuwa, Soweto, Tembisa, Alexandra, Mamelodi, Kagiso, Kathorus and Mabopane.

Offerings: 

• Business Development support
• Mentoring (both technical and non-technical)
• Commercialisation and market development support
• Value Added service such Intellectual property and other legal service advisory
• Co-creation facilities that include hotdesking, training

The Climate Innovation Centre South Africa (CICSA) provides business development support to start-ups in the South African green economy in collaboration with the World Bank’s InfoDev, and the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)’s green fund. 

• Energy
• Water
• Waste

The South African Creative Industries Incubator (SACII) is an experienced business development and incubation entity that has been working in the creative SMME environment for the past eight years, with a particular focus on the creative industries. 

Services for the Creatives/SMME;

Business Incubation

• Pre-Incubation
• Incubation
• Sector Specific Accelerator Programmes (e.g. Music Accelerator, Fashion Lab programme)
• Formalising Businesses
• Funder Pitching
• Capital Raising Strategies
• Entrepreneurship Training for Creative Industry Entrepreneurs
• Market Access Facilitation

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HardTech Medical (HTM) supports the medical device industry with product development from early stage prototyping to clinical studies. With substantial experience in Class II & III device development, HTM is a natural extension to your business. We have in house design, assembly and test capabilities as well as strong connections with relevant suppliers globally. Although our primary work is in cardiovascular device development, we have worked with clients in dental, maxillofacial and women's health. We are passionate about the medical device industry and enjoy leveraging our capabilities to

Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd specialises in the development, design and manufacture of large- and medium-calibre ammunition families and is a world leader in the field of artillery, mortar and infantry systems as well as plant engineering.

From an Open Innovation point of view, we are interested in Venture Clienting with startups to pilot technology and or products and services with a value proposition we are interested in.

Agri Seed Capital is a Micro Finance Institution (MFI) that exists to address the problem of financial inclusion affecting subsistence and small-scale farmers.

The Agri Seed Capital three-year incubation programme aims to establish a pipeline of future finance-ready farmers. Our support services include:

• Access to markets
• Bookkeeping services
• Business Plans
• Credit facilities
• Risk mitigation strategies 
• Technical advisory

Criteria

• Farming on a full-time basis
• Have access to land
• Minimum 2-years of production history
• Youth farmers are encouraged to apply

Tender Capital Africa is a woman and black-owned Financial Inclusion Enterprise, whose business mandate is to help remove financial barriers that deter SMMEs from participating in South Africa’s mainstream economy.

Funding; 

• Invoice Discounting  - Tender Capital Africa advances cash against the due Invoices of an SMME, to enable it to continue its business operations. This allows the SMMEs to pursue production until they are paid.
• Procurement Finance - Procurement Finance is an all-encompassing finance solution aimed to assist SMMEs carry out and service their respective purchase order