UniVentures
Start-up Academy
This programme support students and staff members with developing their innovative ideas as well as supporting them to establish their start-ups.
The programme provides the following services:
- Training (various aspects including project management, value proposition, financing, pitching, etc.)
- Mentorship (business as well as technical)
- Networking
- Prototype development (under development)
- Opportunity to be part of the Unisa Innovation Club
Eligible: Unisa staff, students and alumni community-linked projects
- Unisa staff members (from programmes such as the ISP/TIA Seed Fund/disclosures) and Unisa Innovation Challenge winners
- Students and staff who completed the InnovationSense “From idea to the market” training, Tshwane Interuniversity Challenge: Unisa winners/participants
- Unisa alumni-linked projects/startups through TISC
Innovation Club
The objective of this platform is to connect like-minded individuals i.e., entrepreneurs / innovators to have a space that will inspire, encourage, and collaborate between each other.
Benefits:
- Peer to peer mentorship between entrepreneurs and innovators.
- Networking between peers.
- Networking with seasoned and established entrepreneurs, innovators, funders/investors and other relevant players in the ecosystem.
- Opportunities to participate in internal and external programs like innovation/ entrepreneurship workshops / events / training that are virtual or physical.
- Extending opportunities to participate in funding / incubation / accelerators for your projects / businesses.
- Receive exciting and informative updates on the entrepreneurship / innovation ecosystem.
- Direct interaction with Unisa DITTC office.
For more information, please email, Mr Basanda Pongoma: Business Development Specialist on pongob@unisa.ac.za
