Funded Startups & Projects

Founded in 2018, Grand African Innovative Technologies (Graf-in Tech) is a South African company focused on creating tailored digital solutions to address social, economic, and environmental challenges facing Africa. It harness' the potential of rapidly advancing digital technologies to increase productivity and human potential. Graf-in Tech's expertise lies in AI, Big Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence, and IoT. With a skilled technical team, we excel in developing integrated data-driven innovations. In today’s ever-changing landscape, its solutions prove essential for optimizing

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Green X Engineering is an energy consultancy company focusing on all aspects of the green energy lifecycle from LED retrofits, renewable energy solutions, carbon reduction, energy performance certification and solar PV and other renewable components. The core activity of the business is the processing and analysis of building-energy data.

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HYENA is a spin-out company from the Department of
Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town. HYENA has developed the POWER POD as a solution to deploy fuel cell technology into Africa, where hydrogen distribution is all but non-existent. HYENA’s POWER POD is a diesel generator replacement technology that produces on-site, on-demand and reliable electricity.

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Hyrax Biosciences is an award-winning genetic software company that takes the complexity out of sequence data analysis for companies around the world. Its automated platform, Exatype, a leading bioinformatics software platform, combines scalable tech and unique algorithms to deliver detailed and accurate genotype reports, without the need for human intervention or the threat of human error.

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