We have had the opportunity to engage with so many great entrepreneurs through the years. Browse through our Alumni by presentation year and industry below. If you are an Alumnus, login to create or update your profile.
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Tinashe Erasmus is a seasoned ERPNext & Frappe Lead Consultant at Ktizma company, where he utilizes his extensive knowledge in enterprise resource planning to help businesses streamline their operations. With a strong background in technology and business management, Tinashe has a knack for identifying, developing, and implementing innovative ERP solutions that drive efficiency and productivity. Prior to founding Ktizma, he has held various roles in the tech & manufacturing industry.
5 employees
Ktizma is an enterprise technology consulting firm specializing in ERPNext, the Frappe framework, and custom enterprise application development.
ERPNext Consulting & Application development
Funding & Marketing
Muhammad Jhaveri is a qualified Chartered Accountant and Director of ATA Consulting.
ATA Consulting (Pty) Ltd
3 employees
ATA Consulting specializes in Accounting, Taxation and Advisory. Our industry experience includes FMCG, Wholesale, Retail, Security, Services, Environmental, Medical, Fuel, Manufacturing, Property and professional.
Finance and administration
New business opportunities
I am an experienced, and disciplined individual, who has more than 5 years working experience within the Banking sector. I bring about good knowledge, skills and understanding of Retail/Personal, Business and Commercial Banking. My competencies include product development and enablement, process optimisation, customer relationship management, I have a good understanding of digital/mobile or payments and channels, credit systems, as well payment enablement systems. Strategic Marketing Sales
TECOS HOLDINGS
2 employees
We are a Strategic and Innovative Consulting firm, providing customer solutions across all industries
Strategy and Innovation
Finance
TECOS HOLDINGS
CEO and Cofounder of Advantage Learning Technologies (Advantage Learn). James is a passionate and proud South African technology entrepreneur with a keen focus on addressing two key issues: AdvantageLearn.com: Providing equal opportunities through access to top STEM educators and resources. Salt Division: Guiding organizations in leveraging emerging technologies for growth and job creation. James is dedicated to education and tech-driven solutions for a brighter future.
24 employees
Advantage Learn specialises in innovative learning solutions for schools and training organisations. Our particular competencies, products and services lie in blended in-curricula and extra-curricular STEM subject solutions.
Blended Education Materials and Technology
Scale and Funding
Enthusiastic, creative and professional quality service orientated entrepreneur; with vast corporate experience. Always working towards self growth and exploring ways to add value to sustainable industry development and adding value to others around me. A seasoned Cook and foodie that hopes to build affordable industry academy. Big fan of collaborating with like minded enthusiasts.
KAMA Productions & Events
3 employees
KAMA Productions founded in 2009, is a Professional Events & Marketing company. We serve private, corporate and government agencies. We offer robust turnkey services from conception to execution and believe strongly in industry collaborations.
Events & Conferencing, Marketing,F&B Manufacturing
Mentor, Angel Investor, VC/ Seed Capital, Access to Markets
Teboho Bongani Nkwanyana is a versatile and growth-oriented entrepreneur with over 8+ years of experience running businesses and a background in banking. His strengths lie in being assertive, intuitive, open-minded, extraverted, and having a growth mindset. Teboho values integrity, excitement, confidence, and family, and his hobbies include exploring meals in the kitchen, reading, spending time with loved ones, and traveling. Teboho is an organized and dependable professional.
7 employees
Our agri processing company provides the finest fresh produce, expertly processed, whole, ready-to cook or ready-to-eat. We focus on providing convenient fresh produce options that cater to the busy lifestyles of individuals and businesses.
Agri processing
Access to markets, Marketing, Financial support cash flow to launch new products and services
The Salad Lab
Clean Energy entrepreneur
2 employees
We provide clean , reliable and sustainable energy .Our Business specializes in Solar and battery back installations.
Energy
funding and business support
Solar Energize
Siyanda Shazi is an entrepreneur who uses creativity to help solve media problems. A graduate from CPUT in Photography , HavardX in Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, Social Media Marketing from Do Digital Academy. Passionate about people and technology. Siyanda works with the best Advertising households in South Africa. He is the owner and founder of Ieye Media. Shortlisted as a finalist for the Start Up School Prize.
2 employees
We work with emerging and established brands to help them solve problems through creativity and content creation. We integrate the knowledge of human science to better understand the vision and needs of our clients.
Photography, Videography, Brand Communications
Investment in office and equipment to take bigger projects
Tumelo Ratala is a seasoned and award-winning entrepreneur with over 6 years of experience in the pavement industry. He currently serves as the CEO of Senwabarwana Pavements, leading a youthful and dynamic team in developing and executing pavement solutions. Tumelo has completed Entrepreneurship programs from notable institutions like Startup School and Henley Business School. He is passionate about motoring and shares his car reviews on his YouTube channel.
5 employees
A pavements installations company.
Paving Services
Business Management
2 employees
Mafisa Tech Affiliate Pty Ltd is a digital printing company based in Orange Farm, South Africa.
Digital Printing (Vinyl, Inkjet, Embroidery)
Funding
Self proclaimed business woman
Energy lab
1 employee
Start up
Solar energy
Capital to expand my business
Energy lab
Schalk Burger is a CA(SA) with extensive investment banking and technology experience. He is a Startup School previous winner (2020) and is the holder of SAICA's prestigious top 35 under 35 years of age CA's globally.
10 employees
Xhuma (meaning 'to connect' in isiZulu) builds disruptive technologies to assist Africans with everyday practical problems including financial literacy, career guidance and tertiary funding.
Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Payments
Marketing
I am the founder and CEO of Priventif, a cybersecurity consultant by profession, and author by choice.
3 employees
Priventif is a mobile marketplace that allow consumers to create their primary healthcare package that is affordable, accessible, and customized to their own needs.
Health tech
Branding and Marketing
Kabelo, a Johannesburg entrepreneur, uses his love of african culture and streetwear fashion, along with his skills in online shops, website design, and product management, to help young South Africans connect with their culture and find jobs. He loves how technology and creativity come together, and he wants to make streetwear fashion in South Africa even better.
XoxaMall
1 employee
XoxaMall is a fashion technology company that makes it easy for Gauteng consumers to discover, customized authentic culturally-inspired branded fashion apparel and accessories.
Streetwear Fashion
Pattern Making | SME Funding | Collaboration
Zanele was born in 1990 an has worked in both the Content and Production space for some of the most accomplished productions companies in South Africa, including, Red Pepper Pictures,, Rapid Blue, and Ochre Media, to name but a few.
3 employees
We are a boutique, multi-platform curated content creation hub and production company. Ideas are our currency and thats what we need to achieve results- which is what we do best.
Branded Content
Funding, Marketing
Bontle Tshole has a passion for three things business, health & wellness, as well as women. With over 10 year combined industry experience she has transformed ideas into actionable businesses using data and research. Having started two growing businesses, Bontle is undoubtedly an entrepreneur at heart.
5 employees
Baaa is a health bar that was founded in 2017 by Bontle Tshole. We provide solutions in quick nutrition by promoting responsible food choices through the provision of healthy quality food direct to consumers via retail franchising.
Manufacturing of beverages
scaling
I am a 34 lady living with her husband and kids in Pretoria. I began as a property agent, followed up with sales and ended up in property investing. While busy with the project I experienced hardship with contractors and others who turned out to be crooks. I love working from home and looking after my family.
3 employees
We offer building related services in the construction sector for businesses.
Building, Renovations, plumbing, painting
growth, compliance, financials and tendering
I hold the position of Managing Director and Co-Founder at Law Abiding Media Agency, a company specializing in marketing, branding, and printing. Within our company, we have established My Kraft, an online marketplace dedicated to promoting and selling African fashion, art, and crafts. I firmly believe in actively contributing to solutions when faced with challenges and advocating for women to have a seat at the table during important decision-making processes.
4 employees
My Kraft is an online marketplace for creatives to sell and promote African fashion, art and crafts.
Funding, mentorship
My Kraft