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SOUTH AFRICA’S ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEM MAP

DIRECT FINANCE

PROVIDERS

20%international

80% SA

101 ECOSYSTEM

SUPPORT PLAYERS

A survey of the support available for entrepreneurs in South Africa was undertaken by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) South Africa chapter in 2015. This infographic below highlights the updated

2017 version of the key findings with interactive buttons to provide a more detailed overview of the support available.

WITH SUPPORT FROM

142 CAPACITY

DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS

18% international

82% SA

340

The number of organisations that provide support in the entrepreneurial

ecosystem

ENTR

EPRE

NEURIAL ECOSYSTEM

Support available but fragmented

Better co-ordination

between initiatives required

Early stage

funding gap

Increase in support and active ecosystem

Rise in corporate support

Greater need to measure

impact

Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) South Africa Chapter33 Fricker Road • Illovo • Johannesburg • 2196 [email protected] • [email protected]

www.andeglobal.org @ANDE_ZA

97

VENTURE CAPITAL + ANGEL INVESTORS

AFD Green Energy Fund (IDC) Agro-Processing Competitiveness Fund (IDC)

Black Business Supplier Development Programme (DSBD)Co-operative Incentive Scheme (DSBD)

Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)Green Energy Efficiency Fund (IDC)

Gro-E Youth Scheme (IDC)iMbewu Fund (NEF)

Isivande Women’s Fund (dti) National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (DSBD)

National Youth Development AgencyRural and Community Development Fund (NEF)

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (DSBD)Strategic Projects Fund (NEF)

Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (dti)Technology Innovation Agency (DST)

Technology Venture Capital Fund (IDC)The Jobs Fund

EIB SME and MIDCAPS Fund (IDC)uMnotho Fund (NEF)

Women Entrepreneurial Fund (IDC)Youth Pipeline Development Programme (IDC)

Africa Enterprise Challenge FundASISA ESD Fund (Edge Growth)

Cadiz Asset Management CapitalWorks

CapriaEdge Action Fund (Edge Growth)

Edge Capital Godisa Supplier Development Fund (Transnet)

Grofin LifeCo UnLtd South Africa

Masisizane Fund (Old Mutual) Merchant Capital

Nesa CapitalVumela ED Fund (Edge Growth)

WDBIH ED FundWDB Seed Fund

Zimele (Anglo American)

FUND MANAGERSGOV/DFIs



4Di Capital88mph

Action Hero VenturesAfrica Media Venture Fund

AngelHub Ventures Black Swan InvestmentsCapital Eye InvestmentsConvergence PartnersCRE Venture Capital

Earth CapitalEchoVC

E-Squared eVentures Africa Fund

Grovest Hivos Impact Investments

I/O VenturesIntel Capital

InvenfinKnife Capital

Newtown PartnersOmidyar Network

Pearl Ventures Savannah Fund

Silvertree CapitalTriumph Venture Capital

Village CapitalVisions2Ventures

Acorn Private EquityActis

Adlevo CapitalAgri-Vie

Alitheia Identity Fund (IDF Capital)Business Partners

Caban InvestmentsEthos Capital

Hasso Plattner Ventures AfricaHorizon Equity

IDF CapitalKgatelopele Private Equity and Venture Capital

MergenceMetier

Sanari Capital Secha Capital

Spinnaker Growth PartnersTriVest

PRIVATE EQUITY

Ashburton InvestmentsBanks

GroCapital - AfgriSCF Capital Solutions

Shared Interest/Thembani International International Guarantee Fund

Spartan

SPECIALISED FINANCE

CrowdinvestFundFindIndiegogo

KivaLeLapa Fund

StartMeThundaFund

CROWDFUNDERS


DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS

DEBT EQUITY GRANT

TYPES OF FUNDING INCLUDE

ANDE member

PRIVATE EQUITY

FUND MANAGERS

VENTURE CAPITAL + ANGEL INVESTORS

CROWD FUNDERS

SPECIALISED FINANCE

GOVERNMENT

FOR-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS

NON-PROFIT

CORPORATES

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS - GOV/DFIS

FUND MANAGERS

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CORPORATE

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS

NON-PROFIT FOR-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS

GOVERNMENT

Bakery and Food Technology Incubator of South Africa

Cape Craft and Design InstituteChemin

Downstream Aluminium Centre for TechnologyEastern Cape Information Technology Initiative

(ECITI)eGoliBio

Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project Ekurhuleni Business Facilitation Network

FurntechGauteng Enterprise Propeller

InvoTechMapfura Makhura Incubator

Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (seda)National Youth Development Agency

SANAMI Agro Manufacturing IncubatorSAVANT Hardware Technology Incubator

Seda Agriculture and Mining Tooling IncubatorSeda Atlantis Renewable Business Incubator

(SAREBI)Seda Automotive Technology Centre

Seda Construction Incubator Seda Essential Oils Business Incubator

Seda Limpopo Jewellery IncubatorSeda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator

Seda Platinum IncubatorSingatha ICT incubator

Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)SmartxchangeSoftstart BTi

Soshanguve Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Centre (SMTDC)

Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)

The Innovation HubTourism Enterprise Partnership

UK DIT Global Entrepreneur ProgrammeWestern Cape Department of Economic

Development and TourismZenzele Technology Demonstration Centre

ABI Supplier Development ProgrammeAbsa Enterprise Development Centres

Afgri - Harvest Time InvestmentsAlphaCode (RMB)

Barclays - RiseBarclays AcceleratorBarloworld Siyakhula

Coca-Cola 5by20Eskom Development Foundation

GE Africa Innovation CentreGodisa Supplier Development Fund (Transnet)

Inseta Broker Development ProgrammeLiberty Blue Skies ESD Programme

Massmart Supplier Development Fund

Microsoft BizSparkENGEN Pitch & Polish

PPC Ntsika FundProperty PointSAB KickStart

Sappi Project GrowChemCity Business Incubator (Sasol)

Sanlam ESD ProgrammeStandard Bank Incubator

Telkom Future MakersTiger Brands Enterprise Development

ProgrammeVolkswagen Business Support Centre


Ampion FellowshipBranson Centre of Entrepreneurship South AfricaCape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi)

Cortex HubEnablis

Endeavor South AfricaEntrepreneurs’ Organization

Global Cleantech Innovation ProjectHeifer International South Africa (HPSA)

Hope FactoryJoziHubLepharo

LifeCo UnLtd South AfricamLab Southern Africa

North-West University Enterprising Women Programme

Orange CornersRiversands Incubation Hub RLabs Innovation Incubator

Seed InitiativeSeedstars World

Shanduka Black UmbrellasSocio Economic Development Organisation

(MEDO)SocioNext

Spark* South AfricaStartup GrindSwisscontactTech in BraamTechnoServe

The Business PlaceThe Clothing Bank

The New Economy Accelerator (NEA) ProgrammeThe Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship

ProgrammeThe Wot-if Trust

Timbali Technology IncubatorThe Townships Project

Tshimologong: Digital Innovation PrecinctUniversity of Pretoria Business Incubator

WEConnect International

10XE88mph

African Management Initiative (AMI)AMSCO

Aurik Business AcceleratorAvril Fortuin Consultancy

Awethu ProjectBizfarm

Business PartnersDriven

Edge GrowthEnterpising Africa Regional Network

Enterprise Elevator Enterprise Room

Entrepreneur and Management SolutionsEntrepreneur Traction

FetolaFounder Institute

GIBS Enterprise Development AcademyGlobal Development Incubator

Grindstone Accelerator

Impact Amplifier Impact Hub Johannesburg

KYB Early Childhood Development Enterprise Incubator

La French TechLaunchLab

Lean Enterprise Acceleration Programmes (LEAP)

New Ventures StudioPropella Incubator

RaizcorpSeed Engine

StartupbootcampStartup 90

IgnitorStreet Business School

The Hook Up Dinner (THUD)The Barn Khayelitsha

ViableVillage Capital

Young Entrepreneurs


ANDE member

ALSO PROVIDING SUPPORT

CONSULTANTS

ACADEMIC

NETWORKS ASSOCIATIONS

EVENTS

MEDIA

FOUNDATIONSDFIS

CrossBoundary

Dalberg

Datacomb

Do Better Business

Emzingo Group

Enclude

EY

Fraser Consulting

Genesis Analytics

Greater Impact

GrowthWheel

Monitor Deloitte

Osiba Management

PWC

Reciprocity

SBP

Simanye

SME Snapshot

The Why Effect

Thundamental

TMARA

Tushiyah

Vera Solutions

Allan Gray Orbis Foundation

Ashoka

British Council

Citi Foundation

Da Vinci Institute

DFID

Indigo Trust

International Finance Corporation

ILO

Liberty Foundation

Mara Foundation

National Empowerment Fund

Praekelt Foundation

Raymond Ackerman Foundation

SA SME Fund

SAB Foundation

Shuttleworth Foundation

Skoll Foundation

Techstars Foundation

Thomson Reuters Foundation

USAID

Bandwidth Blog

Disrupt Africa

Entrepreneur Mag

Fast Company

htxt.africa

Media Club South Africa

SME South Africa

TechCentral

The Skills Portal

VentureBurn

Ventures Africa

ANDE South Africa

ASISA

AVCA

BCorp

BLSA

BUSA

Catalyst for Growth

Demo Africa

Echoing Green

Enterprise and Supplier Development Conference

Entrepreneur Expo

FinFind Ground Flr

Investors Network

Lionesses of Africa

Mensch Network

Net Prophet

NSBC

Philippi Village

SA Innovation Summit

SA Institute for Entrepreneurship

SA-American Chamber of Commerce

SABEF

SAIIN

SAINe SAVCA

SiMODiSA

Smart Procurement World

SME Toolkit

GEN & the GEC

Pathways to Funding Do-ference

The SABLE Accelerator

The Silicon Cape Initiative

VC4Africa

Young Entrepeneurs Conference & Expos

Bertha Centre for Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship at UCT’s GSB

Centre for Development and Enterprise

Columba Leadership

Get Smarter

Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS)

Raymond Ackerman Academy of Entrepreneurial Development

Regenesys Business School

TSiBA Education

University of Johannesburg

WITS Business School’s Centre for Entrepreneurship

Youth, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development Institute (YiEDI)




ANDE member

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS – GOV/DFIS

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH AFD Green Energy Fund (IDC)

Agro-Processing Competitiveness Fund (IDC)

Black Business Supplier Development Programme (DSBD)

Co-operative Incentive Scheme (DSBD)

Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)

Green Energy Efficiency Fund (IDC)

Gro-E Youth Scheme (IDC)

iMbewu Fund (NEF)

Isivande Women’s Fund (dti)

National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (DSBD)

National Youth Development Agency

Rural and Community Development Fund (NEF)

Small Enterprise Finance Agency (DSBD)

Strategic Projects Fund (NEF)

Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (dti)

Technology Innovation Agency (DST)

Technology Venture Capital Fund (IDC)

The Jobs Fund

EIB SME and MIDCAPS Fund (IDC)

uMnotho Fund (NEF)

Women Entrepreneurial Fund (IDC)

Youth Pipeline Development Programme (IDC)

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS – FUND MANAGERS

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTHAfrica Enterprise Challenge Fund

ASISA ESD Fund (Edge Growth)

Cadiz Asset Management

CapitalWorks

Capria

Edge Action Fund (Edge Growth)

Edge Capital

Godisa Supplier Development Fund (Transnet)

Grofin

LifeCo UnLtd South Africa

Masisizane Fund (Old Mutual)

Merchant Capital

Nesa Capital

Vumela ED Fund (Edge Growth)

WDBIH ED Fund

WDB Seed Fund


DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS – VENTURE CAPITAL + ANGEL INVESTORS

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH 4Di Capital

88mph

Action Hero Ventures

Africa Media Venture Fund

AngelHub Ventures

Black Swan Investments

Capital Eye Investments

Convergence Partners

CRE Venture Capital

Earth Capital

EchoVC

E-Squared

eVentures Africa Fund

Grovest

Hivos Impact Investments

I/O Ventures

Intel Capital

Invenfin

Knife Capital

Newtown Partners

Omidyar Network

Pearl Ventures

Savannah Fund

Silvertree Capital

Triumph Venture Capital

Village Capital

Visions2Ventures

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS – PRIVATE EQUITY

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH Acorn Private Equity

Actis

Adlevo Capital

Agri-Vie

Alitheia Identity Fund (IDF Capital)

Business Partners

Caban Investments

Ethos Capital

Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa

Horizon Equity

IDF Capital

Kgatelopele Private Equity and Venture Capital

Mergence

Metier

Sanari Capital

Secha Capital

Spinnaker Growth Partners

TriVest

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS - SPECIALISED FINANCE

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH Ashburton Investments

Banks

GroCapital - Afgri

SCF Capital Solutions

Shared Interest/Thembani International International Guarantee Fund

Spartan

DIRECT FINANCE PROVIDERS - CROWDFUNDERS

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTHCrowdinvest

FundFind

Indiegogo

Kiva

LeLapa Fund

StartMe

ThundaFund

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS - GOVERNMENT

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH

Bakery and Food Technology Incubator of South Africa

Cape Craft and Design Institute

Chemin

Downstream Aluminium Centre for Technology

Eastern Cape Information Technology Initiative (ECITI)

eGoliBio

Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project

Ekurhuleni Business Facilitation Network

Furntech

Gauteng Enterprise Propeller

InvoTech

Mapfura Makhura Incubator

Mobile Agri Skills Development and Training

Mpumalanga Stainless Initiative (seda)

National Youth Development Agency

SANAMI Agro Manufacturing Incubator

SAVANT Hardware Technology Incubator

Seda Agriculture and Mining Tooling Incubator

Seda Atlantis Renewable Business Incubator (SAREBI)

Seda Automotive Technology Centre

Seda Construction Incubator

Seda Essential Oils Business Incubator

Seda Limpopo Jewellery Incubator

Seda Nelson Mandela Bay ICT Incubator

Seda Platinum Incubator

Singatha ICT incubator

Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda)

Smartxchange

Softstart BTi

Soshanguve Manufacturing Technology Demonstration Centre (SMTDC)

Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF)

The Innovation Hub

Tourism Enterprise Partnership

UK DIT Global Entrepreneur Programme

Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism

Zenzele Technology Demonstration Centre

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS - CORPORATE

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH ABI Supplier Development Programme

Absa Enterprise Development Centres

Afgri - Harvest Time Investments

AlphaCode (RMB)

Barclays - Rise

Barclays Accelerator

Barloworld Siyakhula

Coca-Cola 5by20

Eskom Development Foundation

GE Africa Innovation Centre

Godisa Supplier Development Fund (Transnet)

Inseta Broker Development Programme

Liberty Blue Skies ESD Programme

Massmart Supplier Development Fund

Microsoft BizSpark

ENGEN Pitch & Polish

PPC Ntsika Fund

Property Point

SAB KickStart

Sappi Project Grow

ChemCity Business Incubator (Sasol)

Sanlam ESD Programme

Standard Bank Incubator

Telkom Future Makers

Tiger Brands Enterprise Development Programme

Volkswagen Business Support Centre


CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS - NON-PROFIT

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH Ampion Fellowship

Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship South Africa

Cape Innovation and Technology Initiative (CiTi)

Cortex Hub

Enablis

Endeavor South Africa

Entrepreneurs’ Organization

Global Cleantech Innovation Project

Heifer International South Africa (HPSA)

Hope Factory

JoziHub

Lepharo

LifeCo UnLtd South Africa

mLab Southern Africa

North-West University Enterprising Women Programme

Orange Corners

Riversands Incubation Hub

RLabs Innovation Incubator

Seed Initiative

Seedstars World

Shanduka Black Umbrellas

Socio Economic Development Organisation (MEDO)

SocioNext

Spark* South Africa

Startup Grind

Swisscontact

Tech in Braam

TechnoServe

The Business Place

The Clothing Bank

The New Economy Accelerator (NEA) Programme

The Tony Elumelu Foundation Entrepreneurship Programme

The Wot-if Trust

Timbali Technology Incubator

The Townships Project

Tshimologong: Digital Innovation Precinct

University of Pretoria Business Incubator

WEConnect International

CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT PROVIDERS - FOR-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS

IDEATION START UP EARLY EXPANSION GROWTH10XE

88mph

African Management Initiative (AMI)

AMSCO

Aurik Business Accelerator

Avril Fortuin Consultancy

Awethu Project

Bizfarm

Business Partners

Driven

Edge Growth

Enterprise Elevator

Enterprise Room

Enterprising Africa Regional Network

Entrepreneur and Management Solutions

Entrepreneur Traction

Fetola

Founder Institute

GIBS Enterprise Development Academy

Global Development Incubator

Grindstone Accelerator

Impact Amplifier

Impact Hub Johannesburg

KYB Early Childhood Development Enterprise Incubator

La French Tech

LaunchLab

Lean Enterprise Acceleration Programmes (LEAP)

New Ventures Studio

Propella Incubator

Raizcorp

Seed Engine

Startupbootcamp

Startup 90

Ignitor

Street Business School

The Hook Up Dinner (THUD)

The Barn Khayelitsha

Viable

Village Capital

Young Entrepreneurs

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