Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

Founders Factory Africa is a unique bunch of creative builders, designers, entrepreneurs and mentors, who bring a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to the founders and teams we work with. Founders Factory has a heart for Africa and is proud to be a part of its complex and flourishing fabric, and they are humbled by its history of individual and collective progress. Locally grounded and globally connected, Founders Factory Africa is becoming the go-to innovation partner for startups, investors, governments, and corporates — throughout Africa and beyond. 

Founders Factory Africa

AlphaCode is a club for financial services entrepreneurs, which is supported by a physical workspace and a virtual platform. Alpha Code is seeking to create a next-generation financial services eco-system by bringing together entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, industry experts and thought leaders to connect, share knowledge, and ultimately reshape the financial services industry. Powered by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI) and Rand Merchant Bank Holdings (RMBH); strategic managers of a multi-billion dollar financial services portfolio which includes FirstRand, Discovery, OUTsurance, MMI

Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) formerly known as Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) is a national leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation. NBII develops ways in getting your insight from idea to the marketplace by helping you to navigate the innovation process.

NBII operates through four pillars namely: Innovation Marketplace (I’M), Entrepreneurship and Incubation (E&I), Research and Development (R&D) as well as the RLabs Namibia project.

NBII proactively stimulates and supports innovation, entrepreneurship and social upliftment through exploring, researching

StartUp Namibia is a non-profit organisation which aims to improve the conditions for the establishment and growth of startups in selected regions in Namibia. The goal is to create new opportunities for jobs in the startup sector and build a vibrant ecosystem across the country enabling new ventures to grow and flourish.

StartUp Namibia offerings: 

• Basecamp is the StartUp Incubation and Innovation Centre of the StartUp Namibia project. Basecamp aims to build a thriving Namibian StartUp ecosstem where new, innovative ideas flourish and grow into sustainable businesses.
• Digital

Infers Group is a knowledge management company that exists to bridge the gap between society and the knowledge producers in Africa. Based in Gaborone with an extension in Cape Town, South Africa, Infers Group brings together brilliant minds, creating ecosystems that allow the ambition of knowledge economies to become a reality. 

The organisation has developed a network-centric strategy that will enable enterprises to traject into businesses capable of transitioning Botswana into a knowledge-based economy facilitated by effectively managed projects, intellectual property, economies of scale

Institute of Entrepreneurial of Development (IED) aims to position Botswana as a beacon for innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity in Africa by helping aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into reality. IED supports the development of business skills and knowledge as well as creating networking opportunities to catalyse the growth of the country’s startup community.

IED and Venture Creation Labs provide training, investment and mentoring to aspiring entrepreneurs to diversify the economy through the launch of successful startups to create wealth and jobs.

IED

Future Females is a movement that exists to connect, inspire and support current and aspiring female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs – to rapidly increase the number of and success of these women.

Future Females is a platform that provides an environment, both digitally, physically, and emotionally, where women can connect with each other and access the resources they need to succeed.

We are four things at our core:

• Network – we want to build the largest and most engaged community of female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs globally. A space where women can feel vulnerable, give and receive

ORIBI is an impact incubator, providing programmes for skills development, training & support of entrepreneurs. Oribi mission is to connect business opportunities between all actors of the ecosystem around values of inclusion, social and environmental impact.

ORIBIT offerings; 

• Incubation Programmes e.g Food System incubation program
• Bridging the gaps inclusive of innovation challenges and webinars: ORIBI, Wakanda and the Southern Africa Food Lab co-developed an entrepreneurship and rapid innovation challenge to eradicate risks of accelerated food insecurity in the context of the COVID-19

Enterpriseroom is a specialist company that assists clients to develop and implement high impact, sustainable enterprise and supplier development programmes.

Enterpriseroom specialises in designing bespoke programmes to accelerate and grow SMEs by understanding their growth needs, structuring individualised development plans and supporting access to market opportunities.

Enterpriseroom Solutions:

• Enterprise Supplier Development (ESD) Programmes

• Sourcing & Procurement Linkages

Other Offerings: 

• Business Training 
• Business Advisory & Mentorship
• Business Operations

Business Partners Limited is South Africa's leading risk financier for small and medium-sized businesses. The company offers risk finance using equity, royalty and debt finance, or a combination, and added value support in the form of mentorship and property investment and management for entrepreneurs in South Africa and selected African countries.

Business Partners Limited offerings;

• Business Finance 
• Property Finance 
• Property Management 
• Mentorship and Technical Assistance

Non-financial services

Technical Assistance Programme

Mentorship Support Service:

• Counselling
• Specialise