We are once again partnering with the team from Leaderex and looking to celebrate South African innovation and technology developers.
On the evening of 3 September 2019, we will be hosting an event which will:
Showcase 6 technology start-ups that we are watching
Panel discussion with our tech entrepreneur and partner Guy Addison from…
South African solutions for South African problems!
JONGA is a low-cost community-based alarm system for townships and other low-income areas that allows for real-time crime reporting and community responses. Safety is a basic human right, and local entrepreneur Ntsako Mgiba recognized a great injustice in security companies that were not offering affordable security measures to South…
Science is close to finding the Holy Grail, the Fountain of Eternal Youth. Thanks to advances in biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence, and genetic engineering, amortality (being unable to die from disease or age) if not complete immortality appears to be within our grasp.
The big question we should be asking about our future is changing from…
Mvelo Hlophe is the CEO of Zaio as well as a student, currently in final year at UCT studying BCom Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Mvelo is a student entrepreneur, founder of Zaio, a platform that helps student developers land their dream job through a gamified process while studying. Students are are upskilled through courses, coding…
In her matric year, social tech entrepreneur Arlene Mulder attended winter school where she solved a university level maths problem that her teacher said was impossible to solve. Problem solving is Mulder’s passion, and so it’s no coincidence that this former RMB investment banker created a business that teaches under-resourced students how to become top…
Adi Kaimowitz, Founder of Virtual Actuary presented on "Tapping Expertise Using Technology" at COVER Magazine's 2019 Insurtech Conference at The Wanderers.
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Our team assists entrepreneurs to tackle the twin challenges of "Access to Funding" and "Access to Markets" and we work closely with entrepreneurs to develop real-world market intelligence to help them find new clients and opportunities.
This includes through our Free Business Opportunity Marketplace tool .
One of the partners that we currently work with, is…
In the post-cable universe Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) has set itself up to be a long-term winner. The company has built a massive base of subscribers and that’s likely to only increase as cable weakens.
The streaming leader isn’t the only winner. YouTube has also gained market share as younger consumers consume video without subscribing to traditional…
As part of our contribution to the South African SME / entrepreneurship ecosystem, we regularly try and identify IP rich businesses that should be on the radars of South African investors and industry participants.
This week we feature health and fitness group cResults Group who have developed a digital fitness offering. With the health and fitness…
We love to see South African technology entrepreneurs doing innovative things and it's great to see the educational work that Heavy Chefs undertakes to support the SA entrepreneur ecosystem.
UI / UX design guru Jacques Oberholzer, co-founder of boutique design firm Now Boarding, has worked with some of the most widely-used apps and websites in…
Pierre du Plessis is not your average Heavy Chef speaker. Some members of the audience were a little confused when Pierre opened his talk with "smell your hands".
Pierre is not your average design thinker either. With a varied career in muliple disciplines, Pierre has advised artists, designers, technologists and international CEOs alike. The CEO…
YuppieChef is widely regarded as a South African online technology success story but its fixed infrastructure investment is fascinating.
From selling a handful of products in its first year, it is a now an internationally recognised business that is generating hundreds of millions in turnover. In this action-packed presentation in November 2018, Andrew explains why,…