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Google for Startups and 22 On Sloane invite you to an exclusive Sourcing & Networking Event for the 2026 Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa.

Join us for a brief information session to learn how your startup can access equity-free funding, mentorship, and Google technologies, followed by a casual networking mixer with fellow founders and ecosystem leaders.
●       Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
●       Time: 15:00 – 17:00 SAST
●       Venue: Corner Winnie Mandela Drive and 22 On Sloane, Bryanston,  Johannesburg
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Connect. Collaborate. Access. Grow.

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The Startup Huddle event provides a platform for entrepreneurs to discover solutions to the challenges they face through purposeful engagement with a broad array of voices from the local community, who can also share their experiences.

 

Startups are given context about the topic at hand, which includes tools, tricks and techniques from experts. This can take up to 10min. Thereafter, they will be given 2-3 minutes to tell us about some of the challenges they have encountered in their business venture. Participants then get into small groups where they Huddle for a 10-minute -interactive activity. Each group selects a team member or two to share what they discussed. The Huddle will close off having equipped the techies with practical and value-add experience they can use in their startup journey.

With just a few weeks to go, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress Africa (GEC+Africa) under the theme Connecting Africa carries the values of inclusion, unity, and collaboration that underpin our mission, to Connecting Africa. Through these values we condemn any acts of xenophobia or afrophobia and continue on our mission of connecting entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers and ecosystem enablers across the continent and the world at large.

With just a few weeks to go, the Global Entrepreneurship Congress Africa (GEC+Africa) under the theme Connecting Africa carries the values of inclusion, unity, and collaboration that underpin our mission, to Connecting Africa. Through these values we condemn any acts of xenophobia or afrophobia and continue on our mission of connecting entrepreneurs, investors, policy makers and ecosystem enablers across the continent and the world at large.

GEC+Africa 2026: Important Visa and Congress Update

Date : 16-17 September 2026

Time

Day 1: 08:00 – 17:00

Day 2: 08:30 – 22:00

Location : Cape Town International Convention Centre, Convention Square, 1 Lower Long St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001

Join Grace Harding, CEO of Ocean Basket, for a refreshing conversation on driving impact through authentic leadership, courageous decisions and creating opportunities that matter. Grace builds businesses. She leads the people inside them. As CEO of Ocean Basket — a seafood restaurant brand operating across 16 countries — her approach to getting results is equal parts deep human investment and the highest standards of performance. As a single, unified thing.

Join Grace Harding, CEO of Ocean Basket, for a refreshing conversation on driving impact through authentic leadership, courageous decisions and creating opportunities that matter.

Grace builds businesses. She leads the people inside them.
As CEO of Ocean Basket — a seafood restaurant brand operating across 16 countries — her approach to getting results is equal parts deep human investment and the highest standards of performance. As a single, unified thing.

Date : 05 August 2026

Time : 16:00 – 18:00

Location : 22 On Sloane, 39 Somerset Rd, Green Point, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa