SA Innovation Summit

WE LOOK FORWARD TO WELCOMING 600 COMPANIES, 450 ENTREPRENEURS, 150 INVESTORS PARTICIPATING IN 2019!!

What to expect at #SAIS2019?

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Learn from the best and connect with the most influential people in the startup ecosystem
Build entrepreneurial capacity through know-how
Find markets that will buy your product/ service
Pitch to investors from seed to founders to series A rounds
Explore funding opportunities through our Match & Invest platform
Be inspired by and learn from founders and peers

See the best tech startup pipeline from across South Africa and Africa
Get access to the best of over 1500+ entries across all partners and competitions
Share best practice in the masterclasses and panel discussions on investment in early stage entrepreneurs.
Co-investment opportunities
Find your fit through the Match & Invest platform

Find the best innovation talent (acquisitions/ mergers/ talent)
Expand your support programmes for startups
Host roundtables and workshops that position your company at the forefront of its industry
Be inspired by founders – From Africa to the World!

OUR #SAIS2019 COMPETITIONS

FROM AFRICA TO THE WORLD

ANDZA ENTREPRENEURS

The competition aims to find the top investment-ready businesses in the country to fast track them to success, and provide a platform to help accelerate their innovative ideas to greater heights and further develop the South African economy.

WINETECH

The SA Innovation Summit has partnered with wine industry body, Winetech in search for innovators and disruptors – providing unique solutions and products which can be commercialized, to wine producers and the agri-tech industries.

AFRICA CUP

The Africa Cup welcomes all innovative ideas, startups and early stage companies in tech-enabled sectors from around the world to take advantage of this opportunity to compete for investment, showcase their products or services, gain market and media exposure, and secure support in the stages of scaling and growth.

SEDA PITCH & PERFECT

The SA Innovation Summit and the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda) of the national Department of Small Business Development are presenting Season 4 of the Pitch & Perfect Masterclasses and Competition – “Bridging the Gap between Entrepreneurs and Funders”

INVENTORS GARAGE

We are calling all innovators and inventors – from kitchen and garage inventors, to seasoned innovators and engineering students – to enter, compete and showcase their inventions at the Inventor’s Garage!