When the minds behind some of South Africa’s most influential entrepreneurial networks gather in one room, the result is nothing short of powerful. This was the case at "The Network Effect" event hosted at Innovation City Cape Town. The event was not just a panel...
The countdown has begun. This is the final week to purchase Early Bird tickets for the 2025 edition of the Digital Divas Summit, taking place at Innovation City Cape Town on Friday, 29 August. With tickets increasing to full price from 21 June, this is...
Innovation City is thrilled to share that Andy Hedley is stepping up as CEO of the Travelstart Group. Andy joined Travelstart in April last year as Managing Director, fresh from his role as MD, Southern Africa at Amadeus. Since then, he’s been on a mission pulling...
At Innovation City, we celebrate the entrepreneurs and companies driving innovation and reshaping industries. In this week’s spotlight, we’re excited to feature Lucid Ventures, a dynamic venture capital platform that's redefining how business is done in South Africa. Founded to unlock opportunities in overlooked sectors,...
Picture this: You wake up to a voice note you apparently sent, except you never recorded it. Someone else did. Someone who cloned your voice… That’s not a Black Mirror episode. That’s the real story Rahul Jain, Co-Founder of Peach Payments, shared at one of Innovation...
Every year, Innovation City's Startup of the Year competition attracts ambitious early-stage businesses across industries. Fifty South African startups provided real-time signals from the frontlines of innovation: What are they building, what’s holding them back, and where is this ecosystem going? We analysed the data...
This year’s Digital Divas Summit is all about "becoming" and one of the people helping us connect the dots is Elizabeth Lee Ming, strategic brand leader, leadership coach, and founder of the powerful new mentorship platform Meet the Matriarch. We caught up with her ahead of...
Picture this: It’s a Wednesday evening in Cape Town. You're seated next to a stranger, and suddenly you're asked to hand over your unlocked phone. Not exactly your typical networking exercise, but then again, York’s masterclass is anything but typical. This bold move wasn’t just an...