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

Sandbox Africa is a pioneering platform dedicated to addressing the unique challenges faced by African tech startups, particularly those led by black founders. We aim to expedite their market entry by fostering strategic partnerships and collaborations, providing access to APIs, data, intellectual property, licenses, and other crucial resources. African tech startups often grapple with limited funding, lack of mentorship, regulatory hurdles, and restricted access to essential resources. Sandbox Africa bridges these gaps by offering a platform for startups to connect with potential partners and

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.

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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

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

Southern Implants is a leading provider of unique and innovative dental implant products with a focus on top-end professional users who want more choices.  Southern’s expertise in research, development and manufacturing of dental implants allows us to provide Innovative Treatment Solutions that will reduce treatment times and improve patient outcomes.

The company was established in 1987 and is headquartered in South Africa.  Our global network of professional representatives are dedicated and committed to provide high level technical support. We aim to compliment the clinician’s ability to

Association representing IVD distributors, suppliers, importers and manufacturers

API BIO develops innovative functional molecules with impactful applications in healthcare, bioremediation and agriculture.

Our molecules are derived from high-burden land-fill waste as well as other sources of organic waste from various food and manufacturing industries. Our innovations align with the following Sustainable development goals (SDG) 1, 2, 3, 6, 11, 12, 13 & 15.

We also develop Aptamer-linked molecules for highly specific and accurate diagnostic methods, efficient drug delivery, pathogen specific targeting as well as non-toxic chelates molecules designed for bioremediation.

React-habita (Pty) Ltd. is bringing to market the ThulaHub™, an accessible and affordable wellbeing monitoring and messaging service that provides remote access for millions of disabled, the elderly and the vulnerable persons in Africa to the people and systems that care for them. A 4IR showcase, the ThulaHub in an in-room micro-environment monitoring (temp, air/gas quality, light, sound) and health condition alerting system combined with a voice-activated intercom which persistently connects care-givers to care-recipients, providing extra-sensory oversight over those who need it. Over time