Sibaz Empire 1606 is a black 100% female-owned business, owned entirely by Nokuthula Masiba. The company is a waste management company that intends to create innovation in waste collection and recycling. As our business is based on collecting waste using smart technology, our inventory storage will be located in multiple places in the Western Cape. Startup requirements will be financed through government grant funding and equity partnership.
The purpose of this study is to develop an analytical test method for the detection and quantification of SARS-CoV-2 RNA fragments in sewer wastewater, using a MALDI-TOF mass spectrometer. With this technology, we intend to obtain test results within a few minutes, thus enabling us to confirm the presence or absence of SARS-CoV-2 and measure viral load in the water. Introducing this technology will facilitate rapid detection and mapping of the Covid-19 epidemic in communities, which can aid authorities to implement strategies to prevent its spread swiftly. The developed analytical test method
Established in 2012, Khepri is an award-winning bioconversion company based in South Africa.
Khepri Biosciences was born out of the need to address the environmental effects of eutrophication of river systems caused by agricultural runoff. This pollution threatens the purity of our water systems in South Africa – a country with limited water resources.
MSN Bison is a small-scale manufacturer that specializes in designing technologically fused furniture. We design furniture that hides your electronic devices within the furniture giving your home/office a futuristic look and plenty of space while also hiding your valuable electronics from theft and unforeseen damages.
Biotikum (Pty) Ltd is a proudly South African spinout company of the University of Stellenbosch which was founded in 2020. Biotikum develops and produces microbial additives for the agricultural industry, including host-specific animal probiotics, microbial silage inoculants, and soil inoculants. The use of microbial additives is an environmentally friendly means to promote sustainable farming practices and improves profitability. In the future, Biotikum aims to provide large-scale microbial production services to various industries in Africa.
Hlabolohang Foundation it’s a non-profit organisation that consists of a group of young men and women combating the stigmatisation towards mental health issues in our community households. We provide counselling to young and old people on different aspects of life that causes decay in our daily lives such as; depression and anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), teenage pregnancy and teenage suicide. We work with the South African Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG) to facilitates and coordinates our community and schools outreach programs.
PhathuR Holdings is a 100% youth-owned company that was registered in the year 2020 by two entrepreneurs who were impacted by the unprecedented covid-19. The founder’s members are from previously disadvantaged communities. The company was started mainly to create job opportunities for the communities thus reducing crime and the rate of unemployment in South Africa. The business also exists to uplift the standard of living of the communities and provinces. We work as a team to produce solutions that create opportunities for other entrepreneurs as well as community members. PhathuR Holdings
HYBR is a pan African innovation firm and growth platform for impact scale-ups. Our purpose is to scale positive impact to bring real and lasting change for the African ecosystem. To fulfil our purpose we are pursuing three innovation missions: Circular Economy; Inclusion; and Sustainable Lives. Each mission is a critical response to a generational societal challenge.
We have three complementary roles which are reflected by our services:
Agrikool is a 100% Black, youth-owned Agritech startup based in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. We provide access to market for farmers with a focus on small-scale and emerging farmers.
"Market access" to us is more than just connecting a farmer to a buyer. We also provide logistical support, assist the farmer to negotiate fair prices and conduct quality assurance through agronomic support to ensure that the farmer's products fetch the highest price.
Desert Green is an Agritech startup building Mobile Technology solutions to enable small scale farmers and informal traders to access a more efficient marketplace with shared logistics services.
We provide data-driven & environmentally-friendly solutions from Seed to Market, through our connected products GreenFarm; GreenKart & GreenKash for the small-scale farmer & Informal trader value chain in Africa
