South Africa’s young yet lively venture capital ecosystem is building momentum, with the increased availability of funding mechanisms for innovation being one important driver of this growth. Practitioners in the industry point out that successful venture capital-backed businesses rely on far more
The newly appointed board of the Technology Innovation Agency – which has only one member from the previous board – is conducting a forensic investigation into the agency and the CEO, Simphiwe Duma, has elected to take “special leave” for the duration of the investigation
The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has launched the Youth Technology Innovation Fund which is designed to create projects for the agency and foster interest in technology and innovation in the youth in SA. The fund is a new funding instrument introduced at the end of last year when a call for proposals
