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Flat6Labs is the MENA region's leading seed and early-stage venture capital firm, currently running the most renowned startup programs in the region.

Chandaria Capital is a venture capital investor born in 2017 out of a simple mission: back passionate and dedicated entrepreneurs and help turn their exciting ideas into businesses that will transform Africa. We admire those who aren’t afraid to take chances and push the limits.

AfricInvest is an investment and financial services company. The company has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

4DX Ventures is a pan-African venture capital business that connects people, ideas, and funds to build an exciting global community and an African continent. They work with business owners who are starting technological enterprises, looking for persistence and growth mindsets in their founders. 4DX Ventures works closely with businesses to offer technical, operational, and business guidance in addition to making early investments after doing in-depth research and analysis.

PeckMan Solutions is a consulting company focused on optimising, uplifting, and networking small, medium, and micro enterprises (SMMEs); non-profit/government organisations (NPOs / NGOs), entrepreneurs and individuals. We dissolve and manage finance, business and educational challenges while promoting a sustainable community development cycle.

Our vision is to create a sustainable circular economy within and amongst previously disadvantaged communities. We aim to facilitate the upskilling of people of colour, particularly youth through, education, training, and work experience. Our customers

The Women and Youth Agroecology Hub, recognized by the Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition, focuses on supporting the agricultural sector, particularly in maintaining internal control systems nationally. These systems ensure that farms adhere to organic certification standards and guarantee the traceability of exported products. The hub conducts regular visits and document checks to monitor smallholder farmers' activities, with internal inspections occurring monthly. Farmers are educated on their shared responsibility for maintaining organic integrity, with the WYAgroecology School

Black Ethiopia Trading Enterprise is a startup that produces goods including hairfood, tonics, and medical plants that are infused with hemp and cannabis.

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

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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