The Innovation City event featuring TymeBank co-founders Tjaart van der Walt and Tauriq Keraan offered a masterclass in digital banking. Their journey, replete with challenges and triumphs, provides invaluable insights for aspiring entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Navigating the Competitive Banking Landscape The banking industry is a fiercely...
Innovation City recently partnered with LevelUp to host a panel discussion titled "The Art of Failing Well." The event tackled a topic often downplayed in the competitive startup world: learning valuable lessons from failures. It brought together entrepreneurs and industry leaders for a lively discussion...
As we celebrate our second birthday, the impact Innovation City has had on Africa's tech ecosystem is nothing short of extraordinary. In just two years, this hub has evolved into a dynamic force, fostering innovation, collaboration, and growth within the vibrant tech community of Cape...
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...
We are a well-read team! Here’s our list of business books we recommend for you to read in 2023 1. The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail - Clayton Christensen The best-known work of Harvard professor and businessman Clayton Christensen. It expands on...
Shopstar is a South African e-commerce company providing solutions to help entrepreneurs with their online businesses. We talk to Shopstar CEO, Chris Edington, a self-confessed entrepreneur, who enjoys starting, growing and managing tech and software businesses. Q:What is your company about, and why are you sorely needed in...
Mark Berry Peters was a world renowned photographer and war journalist, who worked for Newsweek for over twenty years, with just as many cover photos to boast about. His remarkable life story absolutely floored the audience. But we were curious to know what happens to...
Zachariah George is the Managing Partner at Launch Africa Ventures - Africa's leading Early-Stage VC Fund. In January 2020, he was recognized as one of the Top 4 Most Influential Persons in Technology in Africa by Les Echos (the Financial Times), and he is also...
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...
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...