Available Ecosystem Support

AgriFood Technology Station (ATS) is well placed in a state of the art complex on the Bellville campus of the Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT). This includes a Pilot Plant with different processing areas for baked goods, meat products, beverages, chocolate & sweets, spray drying &

The Technology Stations Programme (TSP) was established to enable Universities of Technology (UoT) to provide technology development services to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The Technology Stations (TS) provide innovative Science, Engineering and Technology (SET) solutions for complex

Startupbootcamp AfriTech is the leading accelerator for startups, supporting and scaling innovative and disruptive technology companies across the African Continent. The Startupbootcamp AfriTech office is located in the old Foundry in Greenpoint at Ideas Cartel, which operates under Inner City Ideas

The Durban Innovation Hub is a technology incubator and business advisory firm that seeks to promote a vibrant and collaborative ecosystem by connecting public and private enterprises with gifted African inventors, creative business technologists, data analysts and behavioural scientists.

It is a

The eKasiLabs programme is a micro innovation hub facility spread across the five economic corridors in Gauteng, South Africa where it fosters and cultivates a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in townships.

Its facilities are located in Mohlakeng, Sebokeng, Garankuwa, Soweto, Tembisa

The FABlab Design and Technology Centre is an advanced manufacturing, prototyping and design lab in Namibia. 

Satoshicentre is a lab for learning new developments in the bitcoin space, including both second layer technologies. Its headquarters are in Gaborone, Botswana. 

The lab aims to: 

• Mentor and train potential businesses and members of the fintech and blockchain community.
• Build an African

earthcard is an African consumer fintech which enables wooden debit and credit cards.

earthcard has partnered with TreeAid, to plant trees which helps customers to contribute to a greener Africa with commissions received from their day-to-day spending.

The East London Industrial Development Zone (ELIDZ), established in 2003, is a prime industrial park offering customised solutions for various industries including automotive, agro-processing and aquaculture. It offers growth-oriented companies a specialised manufacturing platform, innovative

mLab is a tech-centred business working alongside partners to build a vibrant, robust innovation ecosystem. We do this by identifying and nurturing the tech-talent among our youth, supporting budding tech-entrepreneurs and their fledgling businesses, and creating tech that brings about change and

Avril Biopharma, Inc. is an emerging company founded by Dr. Eluemuno Blyden that uses the latest biotechnologies to design, test and manufacture protein-based medicines on demand. We address the need for rapid production of affordable vaccines, therapeutic antibodies and diagnostic products.

Our

The purpose of the platform is to ensure that North West province becomes a knowledge-driven economy by introducing broad measures to improve performance in areas like ICT, R&D, education, entrepreneurial activity, innovation and knowledge flows- all of which are key determinants for innovative