Funded Startups & Projects

Pelebox also known as Technovera (Pty) Ltd is a South African health-tech company offering smart lockers to radically cut patient waiting times at clinics, from over three hours to under two minutes. Their “Think Inside” philosophy emphasises designing for local realities: they view constraints not as setbacks but as catalysts for creative, frugal, contextually relevant innovation.

Read more

Biocode Technologies researches, incubates and commercialises inflammation-centred medical technologies. They concentrate specifically on diagnostic solutions that contribute to the management and improvement of human health and wellbeing. Their expanding brand family currently comprises Biocheck, which focuses on rapid testing, and Biolab, which focuses on diagnostic methodologies.

Read more

Biocode Technologies researches, incubates and commercialises inflammation-centred medical technologies. They concentrate specifically on diagnostic solutions that contribute to the management and improvement of human health and wellbeing. Their expanding brand family currently comprises Biocheck, which focuses on rapid testing, and Biolab, which focuses on diagnostic methodologies.

Read more

African Applied Chemical (Pty) Ltd is a bio-technology company that specialises in the manufacture of a proprietary slow release fibres (Bi-KoTM). These fibres are made mainly from polypropylene copolymer. The fibres are specially engineered to store a high amount of liquid within their matrix and slowly release small amounts over a long period of time.

This technology is aimed at slowly releasing high value actives in order to prolong their residual effectiveness and reduce the overall cost of their use in practical applications. 

Read more