Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place. There are loads of competitions, networking sessions and workshops happening around South Africa and the rest of the continent (namely Kenya, Nigeria and Ghana) that we’ve rounded up to make your life a bit easier.
This article is part of a weekly series that highlights all the top startup competitions, networking sessions, workshops and conferences around South Africa, and the greater region. If you have any event recommendations for us to add to the list, or next week’s, please let us know in the comments below or Send us an email.
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Not all of the events are free and some will require booking in advance. Please click on the event names to find out more information.
Cape Town
For people working in startups, lean (startup) coffee is a weekly 1-hour coffee that runs a mash-up of leancoffee.org with theleanstartup.com.
Date: 6 July, 8:30 am
Location: 1 Somerset Road, Green Point
This group meets once a month in order to build business connections and relationships. The organisers invite all entrepreneurs to connect with “like-minded business owners / representatives.”
Date: 6 July, 8:30 am
Location: Durbanville Hub
Xtrodinary Women Networking Event
The Business Networking breakfasts are designed to maximise networking and to provide you with bite-sized Business Information that you can immediately implement in your business.
Date: 7 July, 8:00 am
Location: Erinvale Golf Estate, Lorensford Road, Somerset West
Call for startup entrepreneurs for a focus group workshop
The objective of the focus group workshop is to understand various touch points within the process of acquiring startup funding, identify pain points and identify the key levers for affecting change. Entrepreneurs are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement or idea.
Date: 7 July at 9:00 am; 8 July at 4:00 pm
Location: The Bank, 73 Harrington Street, Cape Town
Johannesburg
JoziHub’s next Lean Startup Weekend will be taking place from 8 July. The event will feature a multitude of information and mentors.
Date: 8 July, 4:00pm
Location: JoziHub
THUDsoweto in partnership with The Innovation Hub’s eKasiLabs Soweto
Sowetans, it’s that time again, where the collective meet and exchange ideas and networks for the greater good. Thanks to THUD’s partnership with The Innovation Hub’s eKasi Labs Soweto, they have a huge focus on makers. Entrepreneurs that make stuff and are looking for incubation support, complete with the machinery to turn their ideas and crafts into practical market-ready products. Also, let them know if you would like to pitch your business or idea.
Date: 8 July, 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Location: Soweto Empowerment Zone, Chris Hani Road Diepkloof, Soweto
Kenya
Sote Hub in Kenya is officially being launched. Witness 10 startups pitch their ideas to a special jury and possible partners.
Date: 8 July, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Sote Hub, Voi, Taita Taveta
The Annual Sinapis Business Plan Competition
Watch top entrepreneur graduates battle it out for the top prize of $10,000 at the annual Sinapis Business Plan Competition. The event will host an audience of investors, mentors, industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and members of the greater entrepreneurship community.
Date: 9 July, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Location: PrideInn Centre, Westlands, Westlands Road, Nairobi City
Uganda
Innovators series: Ten Types of Innovation
Makerere Universiy College of Engineering Design Art and Technology in partnership with The Innovation Village Kampala and Duke Social Entrepreneurship Accelerator bring you The 10 types of Innovation. For a business to thrive, innovation is required beyond the product that it delivers.
Date: 7 July, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Makerere University, College of Engineering Design Art and Technology, Uganda
Zambia
Discover is an intense three week full-time bootcamp that gives you the basic skills you need to turn a business idea into a launched startup. Learn how to refine and prototype your idea while getting a set of business fundamentals essential to a new enterprise
Date: 10 to 29 July
Location: Lusaka, Zambia
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