Biko Today is an ML and AI-driven workforce and business support platform that connects small and medium-sized businesses with trained, work-ready youth. We provide SMEs with access to affordable talent, digital tools, and operational support, while equipping young people with real-world work experience, mentorship, and income opportunities.

Our model combines technology, training, and service delivery into a single ecosystem, enabling businesses to scale without the cost of traditional hiring, and enabling youth to gain practical skills by working on real business projects. We operate across

IQ4EV (Pty) Ltd is a Johannesburg-based electric vehicle (EV) intelligence and advisory company that helps organisations make more informed infrastructure, investment, and operational decisions throughout the EV transition.

Rather than focusing solely on charging technology, IQ4EV interprets the broader EV ecosystem by combining infrastructure intelligence, spatial analysis, operational data, market research, and strategic advisory into practical, decision-ready insights. The company supports stakeholders including charge point operators (CPOs), vehicle manufacturers (OEMs), fleet operators

Baobab.Zone Co is a Namibian technology company founded to build Africa’s economic participation infrastructure. Our mission is to help millions of people participate in the digital economy, regardless of their income, location, or level of digital literacy.

Millions of people and small businesses across Africa remain excluded from digital commerce and financial services because existing platforms are too complex, fragmented, or designed for more developed markets. At the same time, businesses lack reliable demand intelligence to understand rapidly changing local markets.

Baobab addresses these

Organisation Overview: DubeDevelopers

DubeDevelopers is a premier South African technology and engineering agency based in Roodepoort, Gauteng. Operating as a specialized collective of digital creators and precision engineers, the organization is dedicated to architecting scalable digital ecosystems and providing high-accuracy physical design solutions.

Built specifically for the modern enterprise, DubeDevelopers skips basic templates in favor of engineering custom, world-class solutions that place clients years ahead of their competition.

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Stellenbosch University (SU) hosts a diverse portfolio of innovative technologies developed by leading researchers across multiple faculties. These technologies span sectors such as renewable energy, biotechnology, agriculture, engineering, health sciences, materials science, and digital solutions...

The Kasi Tech Series is a township-focused digital innovation platform designed to strengthen and scale technology-driven entrepreneurship within South Africa’s township economy. This edition, themed “AI (Artificial Intelligence), Automation and Cloud for Township Businesses,” will provide practical...

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Kutlwano Holdings (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African, 100% Black-owned, Level 1 B-BBEE digital transformation and agricultural technology company. We design, build, and deploy voice-first AI platforms that solve systemic market failures affecting South Africa's most vulnerable populations.

Headquartered in Johannesburg with deep operational roots in Limpopo, we bridge the gap between informal rural economies and formal institutional markets through technology that is accessible, intuitive, and commercially sustainable.

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We are a technology development and deployment company

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The CELTIC-NEXT Spring Call 2026 is part of the Eureka Network Cluster programme supporting collaborative, market-driven R&D projects in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). CELTIC-NEXT is dedicated to advancing next-generation communications for a secure, trusted, and sustainable digital society.

The Spring 2026 call is open from 1 December 2025 to 24 April 2026, inviting international consortia to submit ambitious R&D proposals across a broad ICT spectrum, including:

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WelBing Technologies is a South Africa–based technology company focused on building safe, scalable, and regulator-aware AI infrastructure for healthcare systems. The company develops tools that improve access to care, coordination between patients and providers, and operational efficiency within resource-constrained environments.

The core platform combines custom-built machine learning models, privacy-preserving system design, and multi-channel access (mobile, web, kiosks, and USSD) to ensure inclusivity across different connectivity and literacy levels. Rather than replacing healthcare

BL IT Services (Pty) Ltd. was established in 2023 in response to the growing demand for robust physical and cybersecurity solutions across South Africa. Recognising the increasing security challenges facing both the public and private sectors, the company was founded to deliver specialised cybersecurity and Microsoft Cloud services.

The company was founded by Mr Beystor Makoala, Chief Executive Officer, who brings nearly ten years of experience as a full-time Microsoft employee. After resigning from Microsoft in December 2022, Mr Makoala leveraged his extensive industry expertise to build an