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7 startups unveiled for 2024 Irish Tech Challenge
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This year’s challenge saw more than 350 entries from South African-owned, growth-stage tech startups focused on fulfilling the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The seven selected startups will undergo an intensive pre-acceleration programme with workshops, masterclasses, and mentorship sessions in South Africa.
These will conclude with a showcase at the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct at the end of August. Thereafter, they will head to Ireland in September 2024 for an acceleration programme with Dogpatch Labs, a 500-member strong start-up and innovation hub located in Dublin.
The selected innovators are:
Charnté Marthinus - Smartview Technology
SmartView Technology provides enterprise-grade utility management solutions.
Ahren Posthumus - Momint
Momint uses blockchain technology to ensure that capital is invested in renewable energy projects in a fast and safe way.
Priaash Ramadeen - The Awareness Company
The Awareness Company is a situational awareness company that uses data to help organisations achieve operational efficiency and sustainability through their software product called Hydra.
Jabulani Nyembe - Athena
Athena enables affordable access to healthcare services through a platform that allows patients to pay their medical treatment costs in monthly instalments.
Michelle Geere - AdBot
Adbot provides online advertising solutions for small business owners by handling all their digital marketing needs through its AdBot.
Prudence Simelane - Samanjalo
Samanjalo is a fly ash beneficiation business that uses geo-polymer technology to turn coal waste (fly ash) into green products used in construction and infrastructure environments such as green cement, bricks, pavers and barricades.
Kgololo Lekoma - Credipple
Credipple is a talent marketplace for trusted creative and digital professionals.
The Irish Tech Challenge will award the seven selected entrepreneurs:
- Up to €10,000 (R202k) each in funding.
- A funded trip to Ireland where they will be part of a curated business networking programme with access to the country’s top business leaders.
- Access to the Irish tech ecosystem with potential opportunities for further funding.
- Acceleration Support to position their global scaling strategy in collaboration with Dogpatch Labs.
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