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Ceribio: Biotech’s new launchpad in Stellenbosch

How To Start Up

Ceribio: Biotech’s new launchpad in Stellenbosch

Issued by Stellenbosch University 27 May 2025

Source: DALL-E 3

Renewables & Energy Efficiency

SA green hydrogen economy goes commercial

Lindsey Schutters 23 Sep 2024

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

Agri Tech

Inaugural Cape Agritech Connect bridges gaps in local agriculture

12 Jun 2024

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Medical Research

Polymer innovator helps to transform world of medicine

Issued by Stellenbosch University 21 May 2024

2 Matie students on a mission to make sustainable fashion accessible

Fashion

2 Matie students on a mission to make sustainable fashion accessible

6 Jul 2023

Source: Supplied

Food & bev. services

Applications now open: Makers Landing food business incubator

15 Oct 2021

Stellenbosch Network calls for #IdeasForChange entries

Community

Stellenbosch Network calls for #IdeasForChange entries

17 Sep 2021

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Entrepreneurship

Startups are the way to a new Namibia

Joshua Romisher 1 Sep 2021

A new narrative around African entrepreneurism

Entrepreneurship

A new narrative around African entrepreneurism

Joshua Romisher 9 Oct 2020

The V&A Waterfront is calling all food entrepreneurs to join kitchen incubator programme

Entrepreneurship

The V&A Waterfront is calling all food entrepreneurs to join kitchen incubator programme

17 Sep 2020

Call for food entrepreneurs to join the Cape's first kitchen incubator

Food Services

Call for food entrepreneurs to join the Cape's first kitchen incubator

17 Sep 2020

#StartupStory: Get rewarded for daily Covid-19 symptom checks

#StartupStory

#StartupStory: Get rewarded for daily Covid-19 symptom checks

Evan-Lee Courie 30 Jul 2020

Logistics & Transport

Uber launches Uber Movement in Cape Town

11 Nov 2019

2019 MTN Business App of the Year Awards winners

Mobile & Apps

2019 MTN Business App of the Year Awards winners

30 Oct 2019

2019 Santam Safety Ideas Season 3 winners announced

Awards

2019 Santam Safety Ideas Season 3 winners announced

30 Aug 2019

Farm smarter, not harder: Key to satisfying the growing demand for wine

Agriculture

Farm smarter, not harder: Key to satisfying the growing demand for wine

Daneel Rossouw 17 May 2019

#BizTrends2019: Trends in wine and food tourism

Trends

#BizTrends2019: Trends in wine and food tourism

Marisah Nieuwoudt 7 Jan 2019

#BestofBiz 2018: ICT

ICT

#BestofBiz 2018: ICT

18 Dec 2018

#StartupStory: Fighting intellectual property pirates with bitcoin

Tech Startups

#StartupStory: Fighting intellectual property pirates with bitcoin

Evan-Lee Courie 27 Sep 2018

Applications open for SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge

Viticulture & Oenology

Applications open for SA Wine Industry Innovation Challenge

Tom Jackson 3 Sep 2018

Pitch your ideas at LaunchLab Ideas Programme 2018

Tech Startups

Pitch your ideas at LaunchLab Ideas Programme 2018

23 Aug 2018

Solar Turtle takes first prize in Nation Builder Challenge

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Solar Turtle takes first prize in Nation Builder Challenge

18 Jun 2018

Be the next change-maker with the Nation Builder Social Innovation Challenge

ESG & Sustainability

Be the next change-maker with the Nation Builder Social Innovation Challenge

Issued by Nation Builder 29 Mar 2018

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

Tech Startups

LaunchLab invites entrepreneurs to pitch startup ideas

23 Mar 2018

Attacq and LaunchLab Smart Cities Innovation winners

Proptech

Attacq Smart Cities Innovation Challenge winners announced

16 Nov 2017

MySidekick shopping app launches across SA

Retail Marketing

MySidekick shopping app launches across SA

Tom Jackson 1 Nov 2017

Sugarbird Gin - infused with the spirit of entrepreneurship

FMCG

Sugarbird Gin - infused with the spirit of entrepreneurship

17 Oct 2017

Attacq Smart Cities Innovation Pitching Platform now open for 2017

Smart Buildings & Cities

Attacq Smart Cities Innovation Pitching Platform now open for 2017

21 Sep 2017

Mercedes-Benz puts innovation on the road with student, startup competition

HR

Mercedes-Benz puts innovation on the road with student, startup competition

25 Aug 2017

#StartupStory: Spatialedge

Tech Startups

#StartupStory: Spatialedge

Ilse van den Berg 28 Jul 2017

Vineyard robot prototype

Agri Tech

IGWS celebrates five years of innovation and collaboration

9 Feb 2017

Fintech and Big Data Innovation Challenge winners announced

Tech Startups

Fintech and Big Data Innovation Challenge winners announced

14 Dec 2016

From left Charl Cillie (SwiftPay), Jacobus Kriel (Grocer-E), Michael Clampett (ATTACQ Head of Asset Management), Werner Mostert (Spatial Edge), Brandon Pascal (LaunchLab’s Operational Manager), Courtney Bentley (Visibiliti Insight), Anneli Krige Nel (Slippy) and JD Naude (SwiftPay)

Exhibitions & Events

LaunchLab awards six innovative student entrepreneurs in retail

22 Nov 2016

Investing in cultural transformation and innovation

Banking

Investing in cultural transformation and innovation

Peter Alkema 11 Oct 2016

SA's anti-piracy startup Custos raises $420k from TIA

Tech Startups

SA's anti-piracy startup Custos raises $420k from TIA

Tom Jackson 30 Aug 2016

L-R: Petrus Bosman, MD: Bosman Adama and Family Vineyards; Rita Andreas, chairperson: Adama Workers Trust; Phillip Marais, CEO: LaunchLab, Nikiwe Bikitsha, Paul Kim, CEO: Picsa; John Hardnek, farmworker representative and Ambani Ramaru, assistant director: DTI incubation support programme.
Front: Chris Wood, executive head: merging payments, strategy and regulatory at Nedbank.

Fintech

Fintech savings solution for farmworkers

Nicci Botha 27 Jul 2016

MultiChoice Media Innovation Challenge winners ready for LaunchLab lift-off

HR

MultiChoice Media Innovation Challenge winners ready for LaunchLab lift-off

28 Jun 2016

LaunchLab's Ideas Programme winners

Tech Startups

LaunchLab's Ideas Programme winners

2 Jun 2016

Fund aims to sow and grow new university technologies

Higher Education

Fund aims to sow and grow new university technologies

Anita Nel 5 May 2016

Closing date for MultiChoice Media Breakthrough Innovation Challenge extended

Media

Closing date for MultiChoice Media Breakthrough Innovation Challenge extended

28 Apr 2016

Media innovation challenge offers R100,000 in seed funding and incubation support

Marketing & Media

Media innovation challenge offers R100,000 in seed funding and incubation support

23 Feb 2016