It’s not every day one gets to write about one’s boss. There is always a certain amount of trepidation in what they will inevitably think of you afterwards; you don’t want to come across as an ass kisser nor do you want to totally disassociate...
Innovation City celebrated its annual Awards Night on Thursday, April 20th, 2023, recognizing outstanding individuals and companies making a significant impact in the business world. Innovation City is a dynamic community of entrepreneurs, investors, and change-makers driving innovation and economic growth in South Africa. The night...
Innovation City is proud to announce that Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has been given an Honorary Award for his dedication and efforts to make Cape Town a great place to do business. Mayor Hill-Lewis expressed his gratitude for the award in his acceptance speech, which he sent...
Meet Innovation City Cape Town's Entrepreneur of the Year 2023 Finalists Gabi Immelman, Jody Aufrichtig, and Carl Fredrik Sammeli! All three have demonstrated exceptional entrepreneurship skills and contributed innovatively and significantly to the growth and development of their respective industries. Here is a more in-depth look...
As part of Innovation City, I get to listen to a lot of cool stories, sage advice and incredible insight from business leaders around the globe. However, If a speaker is not incredibly interesting, my mind very easily starts to wander to amuse itself. But this...
Paul Grobler, Founder and MD of dataGambit Pty. (Ltd.) founded his company on April Fool’s Day, 2021, after first gathering career capital in many interesting organisations, spanning big technology vendors, systems integrators, data consultancies and corporates. Over the years, he has been accused of many things, including...
It was Anneli Kampfer’s searing and apocalyptic song “Eve of Destruction” that inspired Sweden’s rather unorthodox ambassador to South Africa, Håkan Juholt, to gather an eclectic group of experts to share ideas on how to end the huge crises facing South Africa – and the...
Tony Mallam is upnup's Managing Director and a seasoned media entrepreneur and venture capital advisor. Tony bought KFM Radio in 1996, with the popular media personality Kevin Savage, and the Ethos Private Equity team, which was the start of his journey as an entrepreneur. They ran...
South Africa has been put on the map as a “big four” tech start-up ecosystem, with partnerships in the tech space skyrocketing in Africa over the last few years, writes Ashleigh Butterworth, content marketing specialist at Finch Technologies. Africa is fertile ground for technological advances and...
Cape Town - With doom and gloom dominating conversations on the energy crisis, representatives from local solar energy companies, climate finance platforms and the government gathered to discuss how this crisis could be used to harness South Africa’s potential to become one of the biggest...