Opportunities And Events

In partnership with Tuksnovation, Standard Bank of South Africa seeks to unearth viable FinTech startups that aim to contribute to the transformation of the South African Financial Services sector. The Standard Bank-Tuksnovation Innovation Challenge 2025 invites all eligible entrepreneurs to submit

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) is launching the Resilience Innovation through Scaling Entrepreneurship (RISE) Urban Challenge to convert innovative urban ideas that are meeting resilience needs in informality contexts and scale them to sustainable ideas. The RISE Urban Challenge provides

The Centre for Epidemic Response and Innovation (CERI) at Stellenbosch University (South Africa) and the Institute Pasteur de Dakar (IPD) (Senegal) invite applications for the African STARS Fellowship Programme, in partnership with the Mastercard Foundation. This prestigious initiative is designed

The uYilo e-Mobility Programme invites qualifying projects to submit proposals to the uYilo “Kick Start” fund. The fund was established to support electric mobility (e-Mobility)-related products or services development, by providing an agile mechanism to fund applied research and development to a

Applications Now Open for the Global Cleantech Innovation Program for Eastern Cape Innovators! Propella Business Incubator has been identified by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) as an implementing partner for the Global Cleantech Innovation Program in South Africa (GCIP-SA) Hubs and Spokes

Allan Gray Makers is calling for applications for the Inter-College competition aimed at fostering a culture of entrepreneurship in TVET students. Registration is open to students who are enrolled at any of the 50 Public TVET Colleges in South Africa for the 2025 academic year. Competition

Applications are now open for the Nomfro Entrepreneurship Empowerment Project 5.0 (NTEEP) Entrepreneurship Empowerment Program 2025 for African Startups. Empowering African Startups for Success NTEEP is back with its fifth edition, offering a golden opportunity for 500 startups to join a thriving

The Namakwa Digital Hub is excited to invite ambitious youth, artisanal students from the NCR TVET College, and entrepreneurs based in the Namakwa District Municipality to apply for their bespoke incubation programmes in 2025. These programmes are designed to equip participants with the tools

Every year the World Intellectual Property Organisation Global Awards (WIPO) Global Awards celebrate small businesses, start-ups and university spinouts that leverage Intellectual Property (IP) backed innovation and creativity in an exceptional manner to achieve business goals and improve society

Telkom Lend is a financial solution that provides quick and seamless access to funding, enabling small businesses to grow and scale. This funding is unsecured, adaptive and fast which means Telkom does not require any collateral, beneficiaries are able to control the payments depending on their

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Western Cape Government Capital Matching Initiative as part of the JSE Rise programme is focused on supporting SMEs to aid the growth of the economy and have therefore been expanding the SME Funding Readiness and Capital Matching initiatives to more