The finalists will every obtain €10,000 and a funded journey to Eire to fulfill with buyers and trade leaders.
The Irish Tech Problem right this moment (10 September) introduced seven start-ups to take part in a week-long accelerator programme at Dogpatch Labs in Dublin. A lot of this yr’s finalists are specializing in sustainability challenges.
“This yr’s group of finalists are tackling a various vary of challenges going through international locations throughout the globe and the backgrounds of the founders replicate the varied make-up of South Africa, which is really the nation’s power,” stated Hesus Inoma, entrepreneur in residence at Dogpatch Labs.
The programme is a partnership between the Embassy of Eire in South Africa, the South African Division of Science and Innovation and the Know-how Innovation Company in Pretoria.
“The Irish Tech Problem is a flagship programme for the Irish Embassy and our companions, offering an essential hyperlink for South African entrepreneurs to the Irish tech ecosystem,” stated Austin Gormley, ambassador of Eire to South Africa.
The 2024 version acquired greater than 350 purposes from South African start-ups, with seven being in the end chosen because the finalists. The finalists will every obtain a grant of €10,000 and a funded journey to Eire this month for a week-long accelerator programme at Dogpatch Labs. There, they may also meet with Irish tech leaders and potential buyers to debate varied challenges and put together for challenge scalability.
Right here is the total checklist of this yr’s finalists:
- Adbot – based by Michelle Geere, Adbot goals to make internet advertising straightforward, efficient and accessible to small and medium companies.
- Athena – based by Jabulani Nyembe, Athena helps sufferers cut up medical payments into month-to-month instalments.
- Credipple – based by Kgololo Lekoma, Credipple connects firms internationally to distant work expertise with in-demand abilities.
- Momint – based by Ahren Posthumus, Momint goals to accelerates clear vitality globally and securely utilizing Blockchain know-how.
- Samanjalo – based by Prudence Simelane, Samajalo launched a green-tech resolution that tackles carbon emissions.
- SmartView Applied sciences – based by Charnte Marthinus, SmartView Applied sciences created a SaaS Answer that helps clients to simplify utility administration.
- The Consciousness Firm – based by Priaash Ramadeen, The Consciousness Firm a the Hydra software program product to steadiness operational effectivity and sustainability.
“The South African entrepreneurs becoming a member of us for an immersion week are growing options to deal with crucial sustainability challenges. Our personal Irish entrepreneurs can find out how we are able to incorporate this mindset into our personal tech ecosystem, whereas supporting the South Africans in rolling out their applied sciences to the remainder of the world,” stated Ashley Shak, Head of Sustainability and Innovation Programmes at Dogpatch Labs.
Tumelo Chiloane is without doubt one of the 5 founders chosen final yr for the accelerator. Chatting with SiliconRepublic.com, Chiloane stated that certainly one of his goals in coming to Dublin was to broaden his community and immerse himself within the Irish ecosystem.
“We’re at present elevating funding in order that we are able to enhance our distribution capability, and that’s one alternative I’m trying to discover via connections right here,” he stated. Chiloane’s start-up, Desert Inexperienced Africa, connects farmers with merchants through an agritech platform to deal with rural South Africa’s food-security downside.
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