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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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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
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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 

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

Busetsa is a small business that is 100% black woman-owned. We do Conveyor maintenance, repairs and installations. Our clients include Harmony Gold in the Free State. 

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The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is a special recognition of young talented entrepreneurs and researchers, whose outstanding innovations (inventions, products, applications, and services) will make a profound impact on the socio-economic, environment and condition of life in BRICS societies.  The BRICS Young Innovator Prize is a platform for BRICS young scientists and entrepreneurs to share their best practices in innovation and venturing. 

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Reach Archaeology Consulting (pty) Ltd is the first, African-woman-led full-service archaeology and cultural heritage consulting firm, specializing in the relocation of human remains, based in Pretoria, South Africa. Reach Archaeology Consulting provides a range of cultural heritage services to clients in the public and private sectors, including cultural resource management, archaeological surveys and heritage assessments, data recovery, historic preservation planning, and community outreach and engagement. With a team of highly qualified and experienced archaeologists, Reach Archaeology has