Stellenbosch Startup Showcase celebrates local entrepreneurs
The Stellenbosch Startup Showcase returned to Stellenbosch University (SU) Launchlab on 30 October 2025. The event, co-hosted by LaunchLab and Stellenbosch Network, brought together local entrepreneurs, students and community leaders to pitch, exhibit and support local entrepreneurs who are solving…
SU explores collaboration efforts at the SU Entrepreneurship Indaba
The third Stellenbosch University (SU) Entrepreneurship Indaba, recently hosted by SU LaunchLab in collaboration with Stellenbosch Business School and the Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, focused on exploring how SU can better apply and improve its entrepreneurial skills to…
Strengthening Africa’s Tech & Investment Ecosystem in Cape Town, South Africa
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…
SU Student-preneurs shine at EDHE ABSA Innovation Challenge 2025
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…
LaunchLab Demo Day Spotlights New Technology Ventures
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…
Meet the 2025 cohort of EDHE Matiepreneurs
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…
LaunchLab CERIBIO – Biotech’s new launchpad established in Stellenbosch
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…
Recognising SU Excellence: Celebrating Dudley Meyer and Nadine Price
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…
Stellenbosch University excels at EDHE Intervarsity Regionals 2024
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…