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Lucid Ventures: Building Meaningful Ventures from the Ground Up
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,...
04 June, 2025
Startup Growth, But at What Cost? Inside the Dark Side of AI
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...
28 May, 2025
What 50 Ambitious Startup Founders Told Us About the State of Innovation in South Africa
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...
21 May, 2025
Inside Digital Divas 2025: Elizabeth Lee Ming on Connection, Courage, and Becoming
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...
14 May, 2025
Entrepreneurial Momentum: A Masterclass in Connection-Driven Growth
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...
02 May, 2025
Innovation City Awards 2025 Celebrates Standout Achievers in South African Tech
Innovation City Cape Town hosted its much-anticipated Innovation City Awards Night on Thursday, 24 April, an invite-only celebration of the founders, funders, and ecosystem leaders building the future of South African technology. The evening honoured outstanding individuals and organisations across six major categories, spotlighting excellence in...
25 April, 2025
Honouring the Innovators: Meet the Special Award Nominees Ahead of Innovation City’s Awards Night 2025
On Thursday, 24 April, a select group of founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders will gather for the invite-only Innovation City Awards Night, an evening dedicated to recognising those who are not only growing businesses, but shaping the future of South Africa’s tech and innovation landscape. While...
22 April, 2025
Cape Town’s Startup Stars: Inside Innovation City’s Top 10 Contenders for 2025
Every April, a certain energy builds inside Innovation City Cape Town. It’s more than anticipation; it’s ambition, optimism, and just the right amount of nerves. Why? Because the annual Startup of the Year competition is reaching its crescendo. And in a city known for cultivating...
10 April, 2025