The full-day, high-energy, high-value masterclass event, purposefully curated to help scale your tech startup in South Africa.

250 Founders, 8 Masterclasses, 1 high-impact, high-energy event, purposefully curated to help scale tech startups in South Africa.

Featuring special guests, Abu Addae (LifeCheq) and Paul Kent (Adumo). A night of invaluable connection, insights and the rare opportunity to hear the first-hand founding accounts behind two of South Africa's leading tech ventures.

Cape Town Connect, featured special guests, Jonathan Smit (Payfast, exited) and Kiaan Pillay (Stitch).

14 of the country’s most innovative startups showcased their ventures to over 50 leading VC’s, angel networks, corporates and more (alongside an audience of 300+).

With Special Guest, Shola Akinlade (Founder/CEO, Paystack)

Our first City Connect Event of 2024, featuring prominent founders Karidas Tshintsholo (Khula) and Clayton Hayward (Ukheshe).

Founder Day attendees received high-energy, value-adding masterclasses from experts at Founders Factory Africa, JABU, VALR, The Delta, Revio, Stitch and Launch Africa Ventures - filled with actionable insights on fundraising, go-to-market, traction and more.

Our inaugural South African Startup and Investor Awards, independently recognising the outstanding contributors to the country’s tech ecosystem in 2023. Hundreds of nominees, 25 industry-leading judges, thousands of public votes and 12 eventual category winners. An awards initiative for the ecosystem, by the ecosystem.

An opportunity to showcase your venture to the country's leading VC’s, corporates & accelerators. Attract capital, partnerships, customers and more.

A fireside-style event featuring prominent guests Lynton Peters (OneCart) and Ndabenhle Ngulube (Pineapple) - an opportunity to engage like-minded people in the startup ecosystem.

A conversation with Bevan Ducasse (Yoyo) and Greg Chen (Mobiz)

Joburg's biggest independent demo event - an opportunity for 14 ventures to showcase to the city's leading VC’s, corporates, accelerators and enablers.

A conversation with Jessica Boonstra (YeboFresh) and Karl Westvig (Retail Capital)

A conversation with Andy Higgins (Bob Group) and Zachariah George (Launch Africa)

A conversation with Donald Valoyi (Zulzi) and David Akinin (Jabu)

A conversation with Sumarie Greybe (Naked) and Mitchan Adams (Ozow)

A conversation with Natalie Kolbe (Norrsken22), Badi Sudhakaran (VALR) and Hema Vallabh (Five35)