Mining and quarrying

GEN South Africa Regional Pitch Event

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.

Pitching location and dates;

Closing date

Friday, November 3, 2023 - 12:00

The Leaders in Innovation Fellowships Global Programme

Overview of your opportunity

The Royal Academy of Engineering’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships (LIF) programme supports talented entrepreneurs to transform their engineering and scientific innovations into disruptive businesses. TLIF support P-rich innovations from all areas of engineering and technology that can solve the world’s most complex environmental, economic and social challenges. The programme is aimed at technologists who are about to develop, or are in the process of developing, a business proposition for their innovation.

The Programme Offers;

Closing date

Tuesday, October 17, 2023 - 12:00

World Bank Belnasa Youth Forum Webinar

The World Bank Belnasa Youth Forum (BYF), a self-organized collective of young people from Botswana; eSwatini; Lesotho; Namibia and South Africa (BELNS) will be hosting a webinar under the theme “Unlocking youth-led Innovation” on the 06 October 2023 from 11:00 - 13:30, SAST.

Keynote Speaker: Pear...

Event start date

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:00

Event end date

Fri, 10/06/2023 - 12:00

Nampalla Mining Services Pty Ltd

Nampalla Mining Services was established to provide contract crushing services to Botswana quarries. It is currently owned entirely by citizens and has an exclusive arrangement to supply mining services for a quarry in Botswana.

The State of Innovative Finance in South Africa

African Venture Philanthropy Alliance (AVPA), in collaboration with the First Rand Empowerment Fund (FREF) and Deloitte, has undertaken a comprehensive study to understand the current state of Innovative Finance in South Africa. This research maps out South Africa's current Innovative Finance...

Event end date

Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:00

She Wins Africa

Overview of your opportunity

Applications are now open for the first cohort of She Wins Africa. She Wins Africa is a program designed to assist women entrepreneurs across sub–Saharan Africa by offering training, mentorship and networking opportunities that will help their startups succeed.

She Wins Africa aims to address these challenges and improve opportunities for women-led startups to access financing.

The program will:

Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2024

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.

Closing date

Friday, April 26, 2024 - 12:00

Raizcorp

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

Raizcorp Arize Business Development Programme

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

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

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