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Future Females is a movement that exists to connect, inspire and support current and aspiring female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs – to rapidly increase the number of and success of these women.

Future Females is a platform that provides an environment, both digitally, physically, and emotionally, where women can connect with each other and access the resources they need to succeed.

We are four things at our core:

• Network – we want to build the largest and most engaged community of female entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs globally. A space where women can feel vulnerable, give and receive

Institute of Entrepreneurial of Development (IED) aims to position Botswana as a beacon for innovation, entrepreneurship and prosperity in Africa by helping aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into reality. IED supports the development of business skills and knowledge as well as creating networking opportunities to catalyse the growth of the country’s startup community.

IED and Venture Creation Labs provide training, investment and mentoring to aspiring entrepreneurs to diversify the economy through the launch of successful startups to create wealth and jobs.

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Infers Group is a knowledge management company that exists to bridge the gap between society and the knowledge producers in Africa. Based in Gaborone with an extension in Cape Town, South Africa, Infers Group brings together brilliant minds, creating ecosystems that allow the ambition of knowledge economies to become a reality. 

The organisation has developed a network-centric strategy that will enable enterprises to traject into businesses capable of transitioning Botswana into a knowledge-based economy facilitated by effectively managed projects, intellectual property, economies of scale

TechnoServe helps people lift themselves out of poverty by harnessing the power of the private sector. TechnoServe is a  nonprofit organization operating in almost 30 countries, they work with hardworking women and men in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses, and industries. By linking people to information, capital, and markets, TechnoServe has helped millions to create lasting prosperity for their families and communities.

TechnoServe offerings; 

1. Empower small-scale farmers and businesspeople with the skills and knowledge they need to earn more money.

• Train

StartUp Namibia is a non-profit organisation which aims to improve the conditions for the establishment and growth of startups in selected regions in Namibia. The goal is to create new opportunities for jobs in the startup sector and build a vibrant ecosystem across the country enabling new ventures to grow and flourish.

StartUp Namibia offerings: 

• Basecamp is the StartUp Incubation and Innovation Centre of the StartUp Namibia project. Basecamp aims to build a thriving Namibian StartUp ecosstem where new, innovative ideas flourish and grow into sustainable businesses.
• Digital

Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) formerly known as Namibia Business Innovation Centre (NBIC) is a national leader in research, entrepreneurship and innovation. NBII develops ways in getting your insight from idea to the marketplace by helping you to navigate the innovation process.

NBII operates through four pillars namely: Innovation Marketplace (I’M), Entrepreneurship and Incubation (E&I), Research and Development (R&D) as well as the RLabs Namibia project.

NBII proactively stimulates and supports innovation, entrepreneurship and social upliftment through exploring, researching

AlphaCode is a club for financial services entrepreneurs, which is supported by a physical workspace and a virtual platform. Alpha Code is seeking to create a next-generation financial services eco-system by bringing together entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, industry experts and thought leaders to connect, share knowledge, and ultimately reshape the financial services industry. Powered by Rand Merchant Investment Holdings (RMI) and Rand Merchant Bank Holdings (RMBH); strategic managers of a multi-billion dollar financial services portfolio which includes FirstRand, Discovery, OUTsurance, MMI

Founders Factory Africa is a unique bunch of creative builders, designers, entrepreneurs and mentors, who bring a wealth of knowledge and years of experience to the founders and teams we work with. Founders Factory has a heart for Africa and is proud to be a part of its complex and flourishing fabric, and they are humbled by its history of individual and collective progress. Locally grounded and globally connected, Founders Factory Africa is becoming the go-to innovation partner for startups, investors, governments, and corporates — throughout Africa and beyond. 

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Injini is an Edtech incubator and seed investment programme that aims to improve educational outcomes across the continent. Injini exists for the sole purpose of improving educational outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Injini offers the following to selected African Edtech Ventures; 

• Financial support – in the form of grant funding or investment;
• Coaching – sponsored consultations with industry experts and subject matter specialists on topics ranging from curriculum design to marketing to financial management to impact M&E and much more;
• Mentorship – from the Injini team and experienced

The Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP) promotes, fosters and develops small enterprises in Gauteng thereby implementing the policy of the Gauteng Provincial Government for small enterprise development.

GEP's mandate is to promote entrepreneurship, mobilise resources and facilitate an integrated approach to entrepreneurial development and support within the Province; Provide financial and business development support for the growth and sustainability of small enterprises; Facilitate investment in high-impact business enterprises that transform the structure and competitiveness of industrial

Digital Health Cape Town is an accelerator in South Africa. Through corporate-startup partnerships,  social impact ventures and business innovation ecosystems, Digital Health Cape Town help high growth, high social impact businesses to succeed and support established enterprises at risk of being disrupted. 

Digital Health Cape Town has experience working with:

Pharma, private health insurance, government, healthcare SMEs and start-ups.

Digital Health Cape Town work spans the following;

• Strategic business development, new ventures, investor pitches, business planning
• Corporate innovation

Impact Amplifier is a South African based advisory firm focused on accelerating and investing in social and environmental innovation on the African continent.  It delivers acceleration services directly as well as through its unique white-labelled online platform, Impact OS, for other incubators and accelerators to use.

Impact Amplifier believes in:

• Impact Intra and Entrepreneurs
• Social and Ecological Justice
• Big Risks
• Building Ecosystems
• Meritocracies
• Becoming Our Best Selves

Impact Amplifiers Services.

• Accelerating Social Enterprises - Impact Amplifier offers a range of

The Youth, Innovation, Entrepreneurship Design Institute (YIEDI) provides consulting, training, facilitation and design support for corporate initiatives around Enterprise and Supplier Development, Incubation Frameworks and implementation, Design Thinking and Innovation as well as Technology-Driven Learning Solutions.

YIEDI also creates customised programmes within the space of future skills and technology to change the way staff think, work and behave. Its core focus is on customised Entrepreneurship Development Programmes and Innovation. YIEDI is an accredited training provider on New

The Timbali Technology Incubator aims to spring board start-up entrepreneurs by addressing key constraints through an innovative incubation model. The Timbali Technology Incubator was established in 2003 in Nelspruit, Mpumalanga with the specific aim of spring boarding start-up entrepreneurs into the mainstream economy by addressing some of their key constraints through an innovative incubation model.

Timbali found a way to connect low skilled, young, inexperienced, unemployed rural people, (75% women), to sophisticated markets by means of our incubation product supply chain and enabling

The Business Place aims to promote entrepreneurship and the creation of sustainable businesses. The Business Place model is unique in that it is strategically developed to address the needs of the Local Economy and Business Environment. It brings together many of the diverse local stakeholders representing all tiers of government, community and corporate organisations which are committed to the common vision of building an Entrepreneurial Society.

The Business Place is a friendly, accessible, walk-in environment where aspiring and existing entrepreneurs can go to access information and

Seed Engine is a business accelerator. 3 times a year, Seed engine invests in the top 10 business ideas and entrepreneurs and brings them in to join their stable of ventures. When they exit the 13-week program, the entrepreneurs transform into leaders and their ideas become Investable Businesses. During the programme, they are given coaching, mentorship and seed capital to get their kick-ass ventures off the ground. Seed Engine is a combination of a mini MBA, reality TV Show, business bootcamp and a whole lot of magic that nobody has seen before.

Seed Engine Core Programmes;  

• AccelerateHe