22 ON SLOANE is the largest startup campus in Africa. The campus offers startups and innovative SMEs a complete turnkey solution to scale, from the initial idea to commercialisation, funding opportunities and access to markets.
What We Offer
✔ Accelerator Programme
This programme is designed for startups that have a functioning Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The programme will help achieve product market fit via custom build. The programme will help the startup build and implement a sustainable business model as well as launch and scale their venture.
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✔ Incubation Programme
The 22 On Sloane Incubation programme is designed for entrepreneurs who are in the process of starting or launching their new venture. The programme focuses on the identified market opportunity, scrumming and helping entrepreneurs develop their go-to-market and/or growth strategies.
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✔ Access To Markets & Capital
Once the startup has launched, we will help them scale by providing access to market and capital, while supporting them with deal valuation and close. We do this through our vast network of angel, venture capital and institutional investors as well as our private/public sector partners in South Africa and the rest of the continent.
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✔ Venture Studio Model
Through our Hackathons and Huddles, we identify market gaps and generate solutions to close the said gaps. We follow a market pull approach whereby we develop a solution around a specific need of a corporate partner so that off-take is guaranteed. We select the best value proposition and we develop it into a market ready solution. We then appoint a commercialization team to take the product to market and support it.
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✔ Digital Skills Programme
We offer several digital skills programmes targeting youth to make them employable in the new world of work. Courses include but not limited to: Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, Coding, Software development and many more.
We also have a GEN Juniors weekend programme where young people in high school are taught various modules on entrepreneurship, design thinking and coding.
designed for startups that have a functioning Minimum Viable Product (MVP). The programme will help achieve product market fit via custom build. The programme will help the startup build and implement a sustainable business model as well as launch and scale their venture.
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✔ Co-Working Spaces & Ecosystem Events
We have over 3000sqm lettable area which is occupied by over 100 startups and their staff. Startups in our space get to network and meet their peers while working in an innovative environment that spurs critical thinking.
Our events and ecosystem initiatives bring together key voices in the ecosystem for thought leadership and networking events. Our campus is an iconic entrepreneurial hub where private and public sector can host their internal events while immersing themselves in our startup ecosystem.
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Latest Updates
Events
News
2023 has a great outlook for the African entrepreneurship ecosystem landscape as the continent has received great attention all over the world since the pandemic. According to Partech, it is estimated that up to $2billion of funding in form of equity and debt went into African tech startups in 2019.
In 2022, backed by an incredible community of staff, volunteers and partners, GEN directly helped 5,575 entrepreneurs and indirectly supported 1.13 million startups through our programs. With deep gratitude to all who helped us make this possible, I have selected seven highlights from our 15 global work streams to mention as we close out the year.
Dec 22, 2022
The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its agencies, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) hosted the Inaugural National Presidential SMME and Co-operatives Awards on the 13th of November which was followed by the Inaugural National SMME and Co-operatives Summit on the 14th – 15th November 2022 at the 22 On Sloane Campus.
NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN FOR THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL SMME AND CO-OPERATIVES AWARDS Mahlatse Tolamo | Nov 27, 2022 The Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) and its agencies, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), the Small Enterprise Finance Agency (Sefa) are hosting the Inaugural National Presidential SMME and Co-operatives Awards, in Bryanston Johannesburg on 13 [...]
The Global Entrepreneurship Network Africa (GEN Africa) announced Cape Town as the host city for the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC+Africa), scheduled to be held on 13-14 September 2023. The announcement took place on the 14th of November 2022 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), which will also be the host centre for the congress. The GEC+Africa will be hosted in partnership with the Western Cape Provincial Government, Department of Small Business Development, Department of Social Development, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), South African Tourism, African Bank, Telkom and the Cape Innovation Technology Initiative.
About 22 On Sloane
Africa’s Largest Startup Campus
22 ON SLOANE is the largest startup campus in Africa. The campus offers startups and innovative SMEs a complete turnkey solution to scale, from the initial idea to commercialisation, funding opportunities and access to markets. Its aim is to nurture the entrepreneurial mindset, ensure their sustainability, and explore development of new industries and contribute towards job creation in Africa.
A global and diverse team of experienced entrepreneurs, mentors, scientists, managers, CEOs, and funders support entrepreneurs enrolled at the campus, with product development, services and business models. The experts are active throughout the journey to build their companies and assist with market entry and financing through angel funders and venture capitals.
