GAIAONICA is a proudly African company focused on revolutionizing Green Technology. Our core focus is on combining nature’s innovations with humanity’s innovations to produce efficient yet sustainable products - aka Biomimicry, a relatively new science. About a decade ago, Biomimicry companies were among the rarest in the world, but the industry is now growing quickly. However, in Africa, it is still rare. We’re going to change that. Currently, we are aiming to improve renewable energy products by observing nature to not only increase the generation of energy but also to increase accessibility

YNot Manufacturing is a start-up, focused on finding innovative solutions to assist in the climate change and housing shortage faced by South Africa. We do this through the manufacturing of low cost bricks and roof tiles from plastic waste. We employ a combination of recycled concrete rubble and granulated plastic waste to produce a strong and more durable building material. We believe this would assist the government in combating the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills and beaches, also this would assist the government in the housing shortage through the provision of cheaper building

Convergence Partners is an investment management firm focused on the technology, telecommunications and media sectors.

Convergence Partners, founded in 2006,has a proven track record of developing new investment opportunities as well as actively adding value to investments across the life cycle of ICT assets.

As impact investors, Convergence Partners brings its skills, experience and capital to accelerate communications access and ICT infrastructure development on the Continent, focusing on initiatives that increase availability of communications, broadband services and new technology

An entrepreneur-centric Venture Capital Fund of experienced entrepreneurs, aligned mentors and investors that reinvest their knowledge and wealth in a next generation of entrepreneurs, to create thriving businesses and impact at scale.

We are entrepreneurs with extensive experience in building business in South Africa and internationally.

Having collaborated for some time, we have now established E4E to mentor and invest in a new generation of South African entrepreneurs building Africa.

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA builds and sustains vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy in South Africa.

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA was started to build and sustain vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy. By focusing on black empowerment, we will help businesses and strengthen communities in South Africa. The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA has three initiatives. 1) Helping promising sorghum farmers compete for new markets. The Trust is already working with identified farmers in the Eastern Cape and will move into

Multi service company
Digital Security CCTV Installations, Alarm Systems
Electrical Engineering, Air-conditioning Repairs
 

Maxum Business Incubators

Maxum Smart provides business development support to start-ups in the smart industries, such as ICT: internet of things, cyber security, big data and analytics, and artificial intelligence; and advanced manufacturing/industry 4.0: industrial IoT, additive manufacturing, and foundry.

Focus Areas:

  • ICT
  • Advanced manufacturing

Business incubation service offerings are geared towards enabling, growing and fostering start-ups that will create jobs, commercialise innovative technologies and improve competitiveness for Gauteng province, South Africa. 

The Innovation

Alpha and Omega MedTech is South Africa's Medical Device & Pharmaceutical Holding company that focuses on acquiring manufacturing and distribution companies of medical devices, therapeutics and IVD diagnostics, recognised as the World’s First China-Africa Healthcare Innovation Platform, with a model for partnerships. The vision is to establish and develop an AOM Group as the hub of medical excellence in South Africa. A Center of Excellence where quality medical facilities are clustered. The hub is envisaged as a cluster of medical interrelated facilities and activities that operates at a high

Invention

The invention relates to a food ink for use in a 3D printing process for the manufacture of food items, using extrusion-based printing techniques.

Problem solved

The printer can make foods with elaborate decorations and designs more easily than doing it by hand. It can enhance diversity...

The invention

The invention uses plastic waste and Waste Foundry Sand (WFS) to produce building and construction material with a density of between 1700 and 1750 kg/m3. The plastic is melted and WFS is used to produce a paste for the moulding of building material.

Problem solved

Plastics are...