For more than a decade, Luuk Winkens has worked in fintech, helping companies scale across African markets through better financial infrastructure. Today, as Head of Growth at NjiaPay, he leads the commercial strategy behind a platform designed to simplify and optimise online payments for South...
At Innovation City, we talk to founders every day who are in different stages of the build. Some are sprinting. Some are scaling. Some are exiting. And all of them eventually hit the same moment: “Okay… but what do I do with my life and...
The Swedish Consulate has joined the Innovation City community, deepening the growing connection between South Africa’s innovation ecosystem and Sweden’s global business and technology networks. Representing the Consulate is Carl Fredrik Sammeli, Honorary Consul of Sweden in Cape Town and long-time Innovation City member through...
If challenger brands are the future, what is the future of the agency? That’s the question Rival, the global consultancy redefining how brands grow, is bringing to Cape Town this November at Innovation City. After four years and over 10,000 hours of research, Rival has published...
In industries like property maintenance and compliance, field teams often find themselves caught in the chaos of too many tools and too little time. PARAMOS, founded in 2024, is on a mission to change that. By connecting existing systems and simplifying workflows, the platform empowers...
Every great enterprise begins as an act of belief. In 1974, three South African founders; underestimated, unconventional and unafraid built what would become a global success story and a benchmark of excellence in private banking and wealth management. That same entrepreneurial pulse still runs through...
When you first meet Mei Liou, founder of SlataDoc, you sense the depth of experience and resilience behind her calm confidence. A Liberian-born Taiwanese South African, Mei’s story weaves together displacement, determination, and a two-decade career in impact investment, all leading to a startup that...
Innovation City is proud to announce a new partnership with Summit.Deals, the private capital platform now powering Business Speed Dating 2025. This collaboration takes the event’s mission one step further: turning high-impact introductions into measurable investment outcomes. For the first time, every startup and investor participating...
“What’s your naughty drink of choice?” It wasn’t your typical networking question, but that’s exactly the point. At Innovation City’s recent member gathering Spring Fling, introductions began not with company names or job titles, but with something far more human - and fun! From G&T loyalists to...
At Innovation City, we love showcasing the builders who are reshaping industries with fresh ideas and bold execution. This month, we sat down with Alon Lichtenstein, founder of HANGAR49, to talk about how his team is bringing clarity, science, and humanity to the world of...