Winning Innovation City’s Startup of the Year (SOTY) isn’t just about the accolade; it has become a proven "unfair advantage" for South Africa’s most ambitious founders. Since its inception, the competition has acted as a high-signal filter, taking startups with early traction and catapulting them...
At Innovation City, we spend a lot of time talking about growth; how businesses acquire customers, build products, and scale. But there’s a layer that sits underneath all of that, quietly determining whether that growth actually materialises: Payments. Not as infrastructure, but as a system that...
For the third year running, WiT (Web in Travel) Asia's leading digital travel media and events platform, returns to Cape Town for its Africa edition. But 2026 is different. This is WiT's 20th anniversary year, and the gathering at Innovation City is structured not as...
There’s a quiet shift happening in marketing right now. Search isn’t what it used to be. Social isn’t what it used to be. AI isn’t a future concept anymore. And attention - real human attention - has become the most valuable currency in the room! This year's...
Innovation City’s Business Speed Dating event is back, and this time, it’s perfectly timed to ride the wave of the Africa Tech Festival! As Cape Town fills with the continent’s most dynamic founders, investors, and corporate dealmakers, Innovation City is once again hosting the room...
On Friday, 29 August, over 160 women founders, leaders, and creators gathered at Innovation City Cape Town for Digital Divas Summit 2025, a day themed around Becoming; a journey through identity, power, and reinvention for women in business. The day opened with Elizabeth Lee Ming leading...
NSPYRE is bringing more than strategy and search expertise to Digital Divas 2025; they’re bringing intention. With a fresh new look and a clear mission, this all-female performance marketing agency is behind one of the most meaningful touchpoints of the day: the NSPYRE Water Station. We...
In a powerful show of support for women-led innovation, Thinkroom has announced a R100 000 investment prize for the winner of this year’s Diva Pitch at Digital Divas Summit 2025. In addition, the runner-up will receive a bespoke Go-To-Market (GTM) support package to help accelerate...
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...
