Funded Startups & Projects

Enzyme Technologies is a  biotechnology company that has developed a technology to produce Bromelain, a protease enzyme of high activity and stability from waste pineapple stems.

Being a powerful digestive aid and anti-inflammatory, Bromelain can be used to improve gut health and to treat gastrointestinal diseases. The product is a natural blood thinner and can be used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. An effective natural de-wormer and anti-biotic with potent anti-viral properties, bromelain provides effective immune support.

Chelo is a project management and funding platform that prides itself on security, transparency and accountability.

Chelo makes it easy for businesses and philanthropists to fund projects by operating as a platform through which funders can actively trace the progress and fund distribution of a specific project.

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CSIR Defence and Security develops strategic technologies and capabilities for air, land, sea and cyber defence and security, and delivers integrated solutions for the private, public and civil sectors.

The CSIR has developed a multi-purpose modular pod that can be integrated with a fast jet aircraft for a variety of uses in training, test and evolution, as well as prototype payload development. The Inundu pod was designed to provide a protected environment for prototypes or unqualified payloads against the harsh airborne environment.

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CapeBio Technologies intends to develop a state-of-the-art AI platform to mine metagenomic data for novel antimicrobial peptide genes. This is a machine-learning and data-science-driven application that allows for better and novel detection of medically important genes that can be used to fight diseases such as cancer and tuberculosis.

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