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| Jun 24, 2022 | Search for baby shoes leads to booming business | Search for baby shoes leads to booming business: Image: GCIS Vuk’uzenzele
When Tshepiso Monamodi could not find comfortable shoes for her baby, she decided to try and make a pair herself and five years later, her hand-made shoes can be foun... |
| Feb 18, 2022 | Accelerator finalists compete for R3m seed funding | The Innovation Hub has announced 36 finalists for the 2021 Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition.
Now in its 10th year, the GAP Innovation Competition aims to foster innovation in the fields of ICT, bioscience, medical,... |
| Oct 1, 2021 | Start-up Act position paper reveals existing legislation cracks | If SA were to implement a Start-up Act, this legislation would fast-track the development of the start-up sector and spur innovation, which will in turn significantly contribute to the country’s economy.
This is according to the panellists ... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Rapid test for SARS-CoV2 wins first prize in annual Gauteng Accelerator | MicroMab Diagnostics / UP has secured first prize in the Biosciences category for its innovative rapid test for SARS-CoV2 in the Gauteng Accelerator programme.
Hosted by The Innovation Hub, the selected winners have secured a share of R3 mi... |
| Dec 10, 2020 | Rapid test for SARS-CoV2 wins first prize in annual Gauteng Accelerator | MicroMab Diagnostics / UP has secured first prize in the Biosciences category for its innovative rapid test for SARS-CoV2 in the Gauteng Accelerator programme.
Hosted by The Innovation Hub, the selected winners have secured a share of R3 m... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Gauteng Accelerator Programme finalists announced | Established by the Innovation Hub, the Gauteng Accelerator Programme has announced this year’s finalists, who all stand a chance of winning a share of R3-million in prize money and R2-million in business support to grow their business.
Piet... |
| Nov 12, 2020 | Gauteng Accelerator Programme finalists announced | Established by the Innovation Hub, the Gauteng Accelerator Programme has announced this year’s finalists, who all stand a chance of winning a share of R3-million in prize money and R2-million in business support to grow their business.
Pie... |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Four local business incubators that support local SMEs | The Innovation Hub (TIH) has worked to support new and innovative digital businesses through their business incubators. Through these incubators, TIH has provided a business mentorship, opportunities for seed funding, commercialisation, and... |
| Oct 5, 2020 | Four local business incubators that support local SMEs | The Innovation Hub (TIH) has worked to support new and innovative digital businesses through their business incubators. Through these incubators, TIH has provided a business mentorship, opportunities for seed funding, commercialisation, and... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [10/06/2020] | A number of small businesses in South Africa’s ICT sector are struggling to secure coronavirus relief funding and financial aid from the government.
This, while two months on, Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (N... |
| Jun 10, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [10/06/2020] | A number of small businesses in South Africa’s ICT sector are struggling to secure coronavirus relief funding and financial aid from the government.
This, while two months on, Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (Ni... |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [16/04/2020] | Johannesburg based startup Airbuy wants to work with SA startups to build their online stores at no cost, by offering them virtual technical workshops hosted by AWS Activate.
This, while The Innovation Hub is calling on SA innovators to sub... |
| Apr 16, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [16/04/2020] | Johannesburg based startup Airbuy wants to work with SA startups to build their online stores at no cost, by offering them virtual technical workshops hosted by AWS Activate.
This, while The Innovation Hub is calling on SA innovators to su... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech sta... |
| Dec 23, 2019 | African tech startups netted over $6m in collective prize money in 2019 [List] | African tech startups this year tapped millions of dollars by taking part in and winning startup competitions — at least over $6-million collectively, by Ventureburn’s calculations.
The biggest cash prize went to South African insurtech st... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition winners | The Innovation Hub has announced the winners of the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition.
Each year The Innovation Hub, Gauteng province’s innovation agency, hosts an competition and awards ceremony in line with t... |
| Dec 10, 2019 | Here are the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme Innovation Competition winners | The Innovation Hub has announced the winners of the 2019 Gauteng Accelerator Programme (GAP) Innovation Competition.
Each year The Innovation Hub, Gauteng province’s innovation agency, hosts an competition and awards ceremony in line with ... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | Funding, regulations top the challenges Africa’s healthcare startups face [Sponsored] | A shortage of funding, overcoming regulations and accessing laboratory space. These are just some of the challenges that African tech startups in the health-care sector face.
Despite these, four startups are forging ahead in a bid to make a... |
| Oct 8, 2019 | Funding, regulations top the challenges Africa’s healthcare startups face [Sponsored] | A shortage of funding, overcoming regulations and accessing laboratory space. These are just some of the challenges that African tech startups in the health-care sector face.
Despite these, four startups are forging ahead in a bid to make ... |
| May 16, 2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur ... |
| May 16, 2019 | Nationwide SA digital procurement, funding tour to kick off next month | A nationwide digital procurement and funding tour aimed at helping entrepreneurs to source opportunities and finance, is set to kick off on 8 June at The Innovation Hub in Pretoria.
The tour is an initiative of Pretoria-based entrepreneur p... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Jan 20, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/1/2019] [Updated] | If you’re in Nairobi, Kenya a memorial service will be held on Tuesday for the six employees of Nairobi-based payments company Cellulant that were killed in last Tuesday’s terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel (see more in this story). In a... |
| Jan 20, 2019 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [20/1/2019] [Updated] | If you’re in Nairobi, Kenya a memorial service will be held on Tuesday for the six employees of Nairobi-based payments company Cellulant that were killed in last Tuesday’s terrorist attack at the DusitD2 hotel (see more in this story). In a... |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Gauteng’s Innovation Hub gets new head | Pieter Holl is the new CEO of Gauteng government’s Innovation Hub.
Holl, who was officially appointed last month, replaces McLean Sibanda and was the Acting CEO from June to last month.
In a statement last month, the Gauteng Growth and De... |
| Dec 12, 2018 | Gauteng’s Innovation Hub gets new head | Pieter Holl is the new CEO of Gauteng government’s Innovation Hub.
Holl, who was officially appointed last month, replaces McLean Sibanda and was the Acting CEO from June to last month.
In a statement last month, the Gauteng Growth and Deve... |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [9/12/2018] | The two biggest startup events this week are Seedstars Africa Summit on Thursday (13 December) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa on Tuesday (11 December) in Lagos, Nigeria.
Tied to TechCrunch Startup Ba... |
| Dec 9, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [9/12/2018] | The two biggest startup events this week are Seedstars Africa Summit on Thursday (13 December) in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Africa on Tuesday (11 December) in Lagos, Nigeria.
Tied to TechCrunch Startup Bat... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Cisco launches R10m business incubator in Pretoria, plans further centres | IT multinational Cisco today (1 November) launched a R10-million incubation centre in Pretoria aimed at helping small businesses and startups speed up entry into the market.
In a statement, Cisco said its Cisco Edge Incubation Centre — the... |
| Nov 1, 2018 | Cisco launches R10m business incubator in Pretoria, plans further centres | IT multinational Cisco today (1 November) launched a R10-million incubation centre in Pretoria aimed at helping small businesses and startups speed up entry into the market.
In a statement, Cisco said its Cisco Edge Incubation Centre — the ... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/08/2018] | Tomorrow (28 August) the participants of the Rise Scalerator programme will share their journeys and how they hope to scale their startups at an event in Cape Town. If you’re crazy about artificial intelligence, you’ll want to attend Cape T... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [27/08/2018] | Tomorrow (28 August) the participants of the Rise Scalerator programme will share their journeys and how they hope to scale their startups at an event in Cape Town. If you’re crazy about artificial intelligence, you’ll want to attend Cape T... |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [11/06/2018] | This Saturday (16 June) marks a very important public holiday in South Africa, Youth Day. In keeping with celebrating the country’s youth, if you are in Cape Town why not head down to Philippi tomorrow (12 June) to find out how three young ... |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [11/06/2018] | This Saturday (16 June) marks a very important public holiday in South Africa, Youth Day. In keeping with celebrating the country’s youth, if you are in Cape Town why not head down to Philippi tomorrow (12 June) to find out how three young ... |
| Jan 25, 2018 | SA startup Akili Labs to exhibit affordable mobile lab at US tech conference | Award-winning SA biotech startup Akili Labs has been selected to exhibit their mobile laboratory at the Collision Conference, one of the fastest growing tech conferences in the US. The conference takes place between 30 April and 3 May in Ne... |
| Jan 25, 2018 | SA startup Akili Labs to exhibit affordable mobile lab at US tech conference | Award-winning SA biotech startup Akili Labs has been selected to exhibit their mobile laboratory at the Collision Conference, one of the fastest growing tech conferences in the US. The conference takes place between 30 April and 3 May in Ne... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | SA tech startups to benefit from WiFi, fibre, hub support in main cities | Tshepo Thlaku is one of hundreds of tech entrepreneurs in the country’s main cities that will be getting a boost with the laying hundreds of kilometres of fibre internet, rolling out new WiFi hotspots and vamping up of entrepreneurial suppo... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | SA tech startups to benefit from WiFi, fibre, hub support in main cities | Tshepo Thlaku is one of hundreds of tech entrepreneurs in the country’s main cities that will be getting a boost with the laying hundreds of kilometres of fibre internet, rolling out new WiFi hotspots and vamping up of entrepreneurial suppo... |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Joburg duo to take on big boys in calcium carbonate sector with IDC VC funding | Entrepreneurs Zane Abrahams and Mark Anthony Appollos are taking on the big boys. The two plan to give an established calcium carbonate player a run for its money by setting up a R250-million plant in Richards Bay, following a recent ventur... |
| Jan 12, 2018 | Joburg duo to take on big boys in calcium carbonate sector with IDC VC funding | Entrepreneurs Zane Abrahams and Mark Anthony Appollos are taking on the big boys. The two plan to give an established calcium carbonate player a run for its money by setting up a R250-million plant in Richards Bay, following a recent ventur... |
| Sep 14, 2017 | TIA seed fund lending to innovators, entrepreneurs grows 12% to R74m | The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) channeled R74.3-million in the last financial year to 133 innovative projects — up from R66.5-million in the 2015/16 year — through its seed fund, the agency revealed in its latest annual report.
The ... |
| Sep 14, 2017 | TIA seed fund lending to innovators, entrepreneurs grows 12% to R74m | The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) channeled R74.3-million in the last financial year to 133 innovative projects — up from R66.5-million in the 2015/16 year — through its seed fund, the agency revealed in its latest annual report.
The s... |
| Aug 23, 2017 | TIA increases seed funding per applicant to R650 000 for innovative projects | Looking to fund your innovative idea? The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has increased the amount in seed funding that entrepreneurs and innovators that develop innovative solutions can access – from R500 000 to R650 000 per project.
TI... |
| Aug 23, 2017 | TIA increases seed funding per applicant to R650 000 for innovative projects | Looking to fund your innovative idea? The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has increased the amount in seed funding that entrepreneurs and innovators that develop innovative solutions can access – from R500 000 to R650 000 per project.
T... |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Start-Up Nations SA helping spread best practices in SA, claims co-ordinator | Three years after the launch of Start-Up Nations South Africa by the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu in November 2014, Ventureburn has questioned what the role of the initiative — which works mostly behind the scenes — r... |
| Jun 14, 2017 | Start-Up Nations SA helping spread best practices in SA, claims co-ordinator | Three years after the launch of Start-Up Nations South Africa by the Minister of Small Business Development Lindiwe Zulu in November 2014, Ventureburn has questioned what the role of the initiative — which works mostly behind the scenes — r... |
| May 26, 2017 | ‘Shortage of township startups with innovative, unique ideas’ | Too many township startups are pursuing “me-too ideas” over innovative ideas, says Innovation Hub CEO McLean Sibanda.
Speaking to Ventureburn, Sibanda says the organisation, which is funded by the Gauteng provincial government, battles to f... |
| May 26, 2017 | ‘Shortage of township startups with innovative, unique ideas’ | Too many township startups are pursuing “me-too ideas” over innovative ideas, says Innovation Hub CEO McLean Sibanda.
Speaking to Ventureburn, Sibanda says the organisation, which is funded by the Gauteng provincial government, battles to ... |
| May 22, 2017 | SA space agency, Airbus launch challenge to find new uses for satellite data | The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) and Airbus Defence and Space has launched an open innovation challenge to entrepreneurs, universities and other interested parties seeking homegrown and novel uses for earth observation data o... |
| May 22, 2017 | SA space agency, Airbus launch challenge to find new uses for satellite data | The South African National Space Agency (Sansa) and Airbus Defence and Space has launched an open innovation challenge to entrepreneurs, universities and other interested parties seeking homegrown and novel uses for earth observation data o... |
| Mar 23, 2017 | Gauteng ready to invest in ICT innovation | Gauteng finance MEC Barbara Creecy says the province is ramping up access to smart solutions to address poor service delivery.
The Gauteng province is interested in finding innovative solutions to government service delivery problems, accor... |
| Nov 25, 2016 | Responsive Cities Challenge winners to be announced | The Responsive Cities Challenge encourages citizens to develop applications that seek to solve community challenges.
The top four winners of the first Responsive Cities Challenge (RCC) will be announced today, following a workshop between p... |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Female tech innovators required | Minister Naledi Pandor says science and technology can be used for local community development.
Science and technology can improve local government services as well as help advance communities, according to science and technology minister N... |
| Jun 8, 2016 | Entrepreneurs to pitch at Seedstars World Best Startup pre-selection event in Soweto | |
| Jun 6, 2016 | Entries now open for Hackathon challenge | Geekulcha is hoping to have around 250 entries from youth who will attempt to resolve community and business challenges.
Youth IT organisation Geekulcha is calling young IT enthusiasts of all ages to submit their entries for the fourth edit... |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Ideas Challenge Zambia looks to entrepreneurs to solve social problems | The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub have teamed up to launch the Ideas Challenge Zambia. With a focus on the Zambia’s social challenges, the initiative is calling for ideas related to two inf... |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Ideas Challenge Zambia looks to entrepreneurs to solve social problems | The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), BongoHive Technology and Innovation Hub have teamed up to launch the Ideas Challenge Zambia. With a focus on the Zambia’s social challenges, the initiative is calling for ideas related to two inf... |
| May 27, 2015 | South African woman scientist wins US$25 000 at Innovation Prize for Africa 2015 awards | Hundreds of innovators, entrepreneurs, government officials, media and His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco all graced the Innovation Prize for Africa 2015 Awards with their presence on 14 May 2015 hosted by the African Innovation Founda... |
| Nov 29, 2013 | SnappCab hailed winner of The Innovation Hub incubation programme | As part of The Innovation Hub‘s Maxum Business Incubator, five entrepreneurs were chosen out of a total of 20 to pitch their innovative products to a group of venture capitalists, innovators, entrepreneurs and the public at the Absa Maxum a... |
| Nov 29, 2013 | SnappCab hailed winner of The Innovation Hub incubation programme | As part of The Innovation Hub‘s Maxum Business Incubator, five entrepreneurs were chosen out of a total of 20 to pitch their innovative products to a group of venture capitalists, innovators, entrepreneurs and the public at the Absa Maxum a... |
| Aug 20, 2012 | R1 million in prizes for The Innovation Hub's Gauteng innovation competition | The Gauteng Innovation Competition, an annual contest that seeks innovative solutions in mobile and green technologies, will open for new entries on 20 August 2012.
The competition is being implemented by The Innovation Hub, a subsidiary of... |
