Global bike brand Specialized's Bobby Behan and Strove's Sales and Business Development Manager Joshua Fillmore talked to Innovation City MD Michelle Kleu about all things sports tech at Innovation City at our event on Thursday 9th June: Bobby Behan, Specialized Innovation City co-founder Stephan Ekbergh says entrepreneurs...
Neil Schreuder, Chief Strategy Officer of the Shoprite Group and MD of ShopriteX, the Shoprite Group’s tech and innovation hub, calls the team 'humble baked beans salesmen,' but the group’s impressive stats say otherwise: Shoprite has become Africa’s largest retailer worth R168bn, with 1.12bn customers...
There’s no doubt that tech is changing the world at a rapid rate. Future careers, across all disciplines, are more and more reliant on computer-based skills, while skills in data science in particular, are scarce and currently in high demand. Last year, the South African Basic...
In February 2022, South African meal kit delivery startup UCOOK was fully acquired by Silvertree Holdings in a deal worth R187 million (US$12.3 million). Founded six years ago on borrowed money from family and operating from a garage in Newlands, this dinner kit delivery service...
I sit at the door of my daughter’s room watching her click away at the speed of light on her laptop. She has headphones on, and every once in a while lets out a giggle. Nothing wrong with this picture except it’s Friday night, she’s...
Gour Lentell of MoyaApp and Datafree recently came to Innovation City to talk to us about his amazing company, and how it changes people's lives for the better. Gour Lentell is a hardened business veteran with decades of experience in the tech industry. Lentell came back from...
Innovation City is all about making and nurturing innovative and impactful connections in business. Their annual Start-up of the Year Competition had three main criteria based around seeking out the most innovative, scalable and impactful start-up in South Africa. Kena Health won this inaugural year’s...
The packed Amphi audience at the ‘What the Fuss?!’ event on Thursday 24th March learned much about SaaS, as guests Theresa Emerick, Founder and Managing Director of NightsBridge, and Sam Clarke, CEO of Skynamo fielded questions from moderator Alistair Fairweather, founder of PlainSpeak. According to Fairweather,...
Frans Hiemstra wore a satisfied smile on his face at the Evolution 101 event at Innovation City, and it wasn’t just because lockdowns have finally eased up and Uber’s wheels are turning once more, no; it was because his baby had slept through the night...