MATCH & INVEST
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LOOKING TO CONNECT?
WANT TO SHOWCASE YOUR PRODUCTS OR SERVICES?
DO YOU KNOW THE SUMMIT’S BUSINESS MATCHING PLATFORM?
Schedule face-to-face meetings, identify research collaboration partners, explore new markets and suppliers and find business partners. All of this is possible through our Business Matching Platform where you can condense normal prolonged business development processes into highly productive meetings scheduled across two days.
For the fifth year in a row, the Match & Invest lounge will cater for one-on-one pre-scheduled meetings during the SA Innovation Summit. The Match & Invest application is a one of a kind online community that integrate with the Summit. It is a platform for targeted and effective business-matching with tangible outcomes. This platform profiles and connects start-ups, investors, hubs, freelancers and the broader Summit ecosystem.
MATCH & INVEST OFFERS
Access to a pipeline of more than 300 entrepreneurs that can be previewed and filtered
Access to a 100+ funders, investors that can be previewed and filtered to
Administrative support before and during the event to identify suitable matches, set up and confirm meetings, etc.
HOW DOES IT WORK?
STEP 1: LOGIN
Summit delegates are uploaded onto the platform and are sent download and login details 3 weeks before the Summit.
STEP 2: Be matched and search for delegates
When logged on, the user can update their profile with relevant information. The more detailed this information, the more likely to succeed in securing meaningful meetings.
STEP 3: REQUEST A MEETING
Users can search and select people they would like to meet, and send a meeting request. The recipient can accept or decline the meeting. Meetings either take place in the Match & Invest Lounge or at an exhibition stand.
STEP 4: MEET & DEAL
Meetings either take place in the Match & Invest Lounge, over the specified meeting table and 20 minute slot or at an exhibition stand.
STEP 5: PROVIDE FEEDBACK
We want to always improve our offering to you and provide a transparent platform, with tangible outcomes. Therefore, users can rate and provide feedback about the meeting and platform.
