Join us at the AfricArena Grand Summit 2025, the flagship event of the AfricArena Tour, bringing together Africa’s top innovators, investors, and ecosystem leaders for two days of high-impact connection, collaboration, and deal-making in the heart of Cape Town. Why…
Three Stellenbosch University (SU) student entrepreneurs are among the Top 20 finalists in the EDHE ABSA Innovation Challenge 2025. Chris Abraham (EV Fleet Sim), Amohetsoe Shale (Navu Group), and Andre Valkenburg (Resurfify) are researchers at SU, each building spinout companies in partnership with SU LaunchLab and the Innovus Technology Transfer Office. This recognition highlights the strength of SU’s innovation ecosystem in translating research into impactful…
On 02 October 2025, Stellenbosch University (SU) LaunchLab hosted its Countdown Demo Day in Stellenbosch with entrepreneurs and researchers pitching their technology-driven ventures to determine whether their innovative ideas have the potential of scaling up. The event, full of energy…
Seven student entrepreneurs from Stellenbosch University (SU) have advanced to the regional round of the 2025 Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education’s (EDHE) Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition. This initiative, now in its seventh year, is designed to spotlight the student-led innovations that…
Stellenbosch University (SU) has announced the opening of LaunchLab CERIBIO, a biotechnology laboratory for biotechnology startups. This facility is an extension of the services offered to entrepreneurs by SU’s business incubator, the LaunchLab. This initiative aims to accelerate the local biotechnology sector, bridging…
Every year Stellenbosch University’s (SU) Responsibility Centre (RC) for Operations and Finance hosts an awards event to celebrate the accomplishments of its staff. This year, two exceptional staff members from the Innovation and Commercialisation Division (Innovus) have been honoured for…
Africa’s median age is currently 19,7 years, and closer to home, 63 percent of South Africa’s population is under the age of 35. This demographic presents both a challenge and an opportunity, specifically for the youth, to drive and sustain…
Stellenbosch University’s (SU) official business incubator, LaunchLab, held its annual Data Science Hackathon this month, welcoming over 50 students across various faculties to compete for the coveted first place. The event, now in its sixth year, challenges students to tackle…
The Entrepreneurship Development in Higher Education (EDHE) Entrepreneurship Intervarsity competition is an annual event that aims to identify the brightest and most promising student entrepreneurs from South Africa’s 26 public universities. Students are invited to submit their entries in one…
