The Power of Appropriate Mentorship
The startup community is abuzz with the impact and power of mentors. The word gets used too frequently in a variety of ways, but never truly gets defined for its purpose. At the LaunchLab we have been...
View ArticleSxuirrels’ at the LaunchLab
LaunchLab’s recent Ideas Programme has led to the actualisation of an innovative and disruptive technology in the storage solutions space, with Sxuirrel’s marketplace app connecting seekers of storage...
View ArticleSpatialedge’s Success & Growth
Winners at a recent Attacq Retail Innovation Entrepreneurs Challenge, Spatialedge has received a multitude of tangible and intangible benefits. Introductions to the right people in the right industry,...
View ArticleWINNERS OF THE WATER & WASTE MANAGEMENT INNOVATION CHALLENGE
Over the last four months the LaunchLab, a network of university campus-based business incubators, in partnership with Stellenbosch University or SU, Innovus, the Stellenbosch Innovation District or...
View ArticleDassault Systems SOLIDWORKS Donates 3D design software to LaunchLab
The LAUNCHLAB is pleased to announce that Dassault Systems SOLIDWORKS has donated full commercial SOLIDWORKS licenses to the incubator. In a highly competitive world business are driven by...
View Article28 June 2017| LaunchLab Business Mixer |”Power of the Ecosystem”
Time: 4.30pm – 8.30pm | Venue: Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab. We invite you to attend this semester’s LaunchLab Business Mixer, “Power of the Ecosystem“ with guest speaker, Anthony Farr,...
View Article6 – 8 September 2017 | SA Innovation Summit 2017 | Volunteer
SA Innovation Summit Volunteer Program The SA Innovation Summit is celebrating its 10th anniversary with the theme Innovation Revolution. Part of this celebration is a focus on the South African youth...
View ArticleStudent Entrepreneurship Week at Stellenbosch University
The SA Department of Higher Education & Training’s Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) platform, aimed at supporting students who are considering entrepreneurship as a potential...
View ArticleStellenbosch Digital Event | 28 August
The Real Story: Challenges that Startups Face and how to Overcome Them It’s been a while! we hear you say. And you’re absolutely right – all the more reason to join us for the one and only fireside...
View Article31 August | LaunchLab Talk |”Business is serious, work is fun”
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm | Venue: Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab. We invite you to attend the next LaunchLab Talk, “Business is serious, work is fun” with guest speaker, Herman Kriel, from...
View ArticleCOST-EFFECTIVE SECURITY SYSTEM IDEA FROM JONGA SET TO MAKE SOUTH AFRICA SAFER
A cost-effective security system for low income families from Jonga is set to change the lives of township residents by making home protection affordable. South Africa’s largest insurer, Santam...
View Article5 September | MACHINE INTELLIGENCE INSTITUTE OF AFRICA MEET-UP
Venue: Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab | Date: 5 September| Time: 6:30pm – 9pm We are excited to announce another MIIA event at Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab on Tuesday evening 5...
View ArticleATTACQ and LaunchLab Smart Cities Innovation Platform now open!
4 September – The ATTACQ Smart Cities Innovation Pitching Platform has kick- started on participating campuses around the country; Stellenbosch University (SU), The University of Western Cape (UWC),...
View Article22 February | LaunchLab Talk |”From Spinout to Scale-Up”
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm | Venue: Nedbank Stellenbosch University LaunchLab. We invite you to attend the very FIRST LaunchLab Talk of the year 2018 with guest speaker Fred Lutz, co-founder of Custos...
View ArticleSocial Capitalism in Entrepreneurship
In recent years I have had many conversations around social entrepreneurship, particularly themes around profit versus impact. A group that is inspiring different ways of thinking about this is Nation...
View Article“Stellenbosch University LaunchLab Fellows – Great opportunities for...
The Stellenbosch University LaunchLab officially kicked off their Fellowship Programme on Monday, 5 February with 12 students filled with aspirations of elevating their own lives through gaining...
View ArticleStellenbosch University LaunchLab named Top Challenger from Africa at UBI...
TORONTO, CANADA, February 22, 2018 – UBI Global, the Stockholm-based research and advisory firm known for its regional and global studies that map and evaluate the world of business incubation,...
View Article26 March | LaunchLab Talk |”Bridgiot – Pivoting To Success”
Time: 4.30pm – 5.30pm | Venue: Stellenbosch University LaunchLab. We invite you to attend the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab Talk with guest speaker Jurie Erwee, Chief Operations Manager of...
View ArticleLove or money? The drive behind entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs are not merely money hungry and wanting to be the boss, a study found conducted by David Krige, MBA graduate of the University of Stellenbosch Business School (USB) and Head of Operations...
View ArticleJoin the next wave of changemakers
Nation Builder, together with the Stellenbosch University LaunchLab and the Mergon Group, is inviting business pitches for their inaugural Social Innovation Challenge. The competition aims to identify...
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