Plasti-Part was established in 1995 by husband-and-wife team, Paul and Olga Hobley. Born from humble origins, the company started with just one mould, an injection moulding machine, one staff member and operated from the double garage of their home. We have come a long way since then. We now operate from our 1 086 m² factory in Firgrove, Somerset West and employ 25 staff members. Our ethos of a customer-centric approach is the foundation we build on and it is what sets us apart in a highly competitive industry. We specialize in the manufacturing of high-quality injection moulded parts and

Boss Packaging specializes in medical packaging, offering tailored solutions to the medical industry in South Africa.

South Africa based manufacturer of single-use medical devices such as:

ECG Electrodes,

Electrosurgical accessories,

Gels, Creams and Hydrogels

Wound care dressings

OEM components 

Overview of your opportunity

GEC+ Africa in partnership with GEN South Africa and Small Enterprise Development Agency (SEDA) is looking for the next game changing startups and SMMEs from South Africa. 

Applications will be open to tech startups at pre-seed or seed stage with at least a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and non-tech startups or SMMEs that are post revenue. Successful applicants will be invited to participate in a bootcamp which will be in preparation ahead of the pitching competitions taking place in their respective countries.

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Africa Health’s first ever Innov8 start-up competition features 20 start-ups pitching their ground-breaking ideas and proving their mettle on stage. The winner of Innov8 Talks 2023, will not only get the recognition and the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to present their innovation to the...

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Overview of your opportunity

The Embassy of Ireland in South Africa in partnership with Wits University’s Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the Department of Science & Innovation (DSI) and Dogpatch Labs Ireland invite South African tech startups to apply for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2024.

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Biotechnology company pioneering microbiome-based precision personal care product research development and commercialisation for disease prevention and health promotion. Dedicated to expanding access of the African public to microbiome mapping and driving the industry towards microbiome conserving formulating in personal care items.

Raizcorp support and scales entrepreneurs and the entrepreneurial ecosystem as well as accelerate the success of entrepreneurs. 

Offerings: 

  • Pre-incubation programmes
  • Incubation programmes
  • Acceleration programmes
  • Equity partnerships

Entrepreneurial Benefits:

  • Training
  • Guiding (mentoring)
  • Market access
  • Access to finance
  • Access to infrastructure
  • Entrepreneurial essentials
  • Equity investment
Overview of your opportunity

Raizcorp looking for entrepreneurs who offer Recycling and waste management services to apply for one of our acclaimed sponsored Raizcorp Arize business-development programmes.

Programme Offer:

  • Access to finance
  • Access to markets
  • Access to specialists 
  • Entrepreneurial learning 
  • Business guidance 
  • Back-office support
  • Access to infrastructure

Click here to apply. 

Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage.

Microtraction is sector agnostic and heavily biased towards smart, relentlessly resourceful founders who are building high growth, technology driven businesses in billion dollar markets.

Click here to apply for funding