Helen Fortuin
Helen completed her degree in Visual Communication Design at Stellenbosch University and Postgraduate in Entrepreneurship at UCT. After working for an EdTech company she followed her passion for...
View ArticleNatalie de Wet
Natalie de Wet is the bright, smiling face welcoming you everyday at the LaunchLab Front desk. She is the anointed mother to the LaunchLab community. She’s always available and willing to assist. She’s...
View ArticleStellenbosch University Techpreneurship Centre
Were you born to code? Are you a final year student or a recent graduate in Computer Science? Are you interested in working with startups or looking to solve real-world problems? SU LaunchLab in...
View ArticleBridging the gap between academia and job opportunities with Stellenbosch...
In February 2021 the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab in partnership with SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking will be launching its newly established SU Techpreneurship Centre. The...
View ArticleThinus Pretorius
The Launchlab environment fostered such intense, transparent and effective conversations regarding building a business, opportunities in SA, forming a valuable network, importance of funding etc that...
View ArticleWWF & Sanlam Disaster and Agricultural Risk Innovation Challenge
IDEAS CHALLENGE TO IMPROVE DISASTER AND AGRICULTURAL RISK MANAGEMENT The Stellenbosch University Launchlab, the Faculty of AgriSciences and WWF SA Sanlam Partnership are supporting Santam’s Partnership...
View ArticleA new narrative around African entrepreneurism
By Joshua Romisher, CFA “We need more African unicorns. We need thousands of African entrepreneurs. We need another Silicon Valley in Africa.” Have you ever heard these statements? I hear them all...
View ArticleVacancy: SU LaunchLab Mentor
Are you looking for opportunities to give back to the Entrepreneurship community in Stellenbosch? Do you have startup experience, energy and passion to dig-in and support a new Entrepreneur as they get...
View ArticleIn Conversation with Steve Blank
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab and the USB presented a webinar: In conversation with Steve Blank – A fireside chat hosted by Josh Romisher, CEO of SU LaunchLab. Steve is the Father of Modern...
View ArticleWhat do you need to build world-changing solutions in Africa?
On this episode, Africa Digital World explores of entrepreneurship ecosystems in Africa. After learning about the University of Stellenbosch LaunchLab incubation programme on a webinar featuring Josh...
View ArticleVacancy: Stellenbosch University Engagement Fellow
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab is an exciting, startup environment where team members take on big responsibilities across various functions in the company. It’s the perfect opportunity for an...
View ArticleFrom University Research to Startup: The Revolute Systems Journey
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab and the Faculty of AgriSciences present a webinar: “From University Research to Startup: The Revolute Systems Journey” Jaco Adendorff and Berno Greyling met at...
View Article2020 Stellenbosch University IdeaSmash Winner Announced
In July 2020, the Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) held its first 2020 segment of the annual intervarsity competition. The competition is aimed at stirring and developing student...
View Article“I have an idea but is it a business?”
This is an incredibly important question that marks the starting point of the entrepreneurial journey. Early-stage ventures are inherently high risk with a great deal of ambiguity & uncertainty....
View ArticleVacancy: Grant Writing Fellow
About the Role SU LaunchLab is a business incubator and catalyses entrepreneurship on campus and across Africa by providing an entrepreneur-friendly environment along with a world-class...
View ArticleBridging the gap between academia and job opportunities
In February 2021 the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab in partnership with SU School for Data Science and Computational Thinking will be launching its newly established SU Techpreneurship Centre. The...
View ArticleSU LaunchLab and the Faculty of Science Webinar
Stellenbosch University LaunchLab and the Faculty of Science presented a webinar with guest speakers Ben Loos, CEO of Phagoflux & Dr. Nick Walker, Co-Founder of OneBio. Hear about Ben’s journey as...
View ArticleWWF & Sanlam Innovation Challenge Winners Announced
On Thursday, 26 November 2020 the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab hosted the final pitching event for the WWF & Sanlam Disaster and Agricultural Risk Innovation Challenge. Eight companies were...
View ArticleBiomedical technology startup benefits from SU LaunchLab programme
Imagine how many lives could be saved if we were able to easily identify cancer and cardiovascular disease during the early stages, or determine a person’s risk for the development of these diseases...
View ArticleSU LaunchLab Vision 2021 Webinar
SU LaunchLab is ready to tackle 2021! Hear about who we are, our exciting goals for the year ahead and how you can get involved. We are showcasing the world-shaping incubation programmes we are...
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