Top 20 Entrepreneurs

Paseka Lesolang

The innovation is an integration of off-the-shelf water conservation products (mechanical, electronic and IoT) that reduce the water consumption in properties and public water infrastructure. A smart water meter is also included. As part of the innovation; the IoT devices are connected to an amalgamated application called the WHC AquaMix™ App that has 5 “sub-Apps” or Features of the amalgamated App.

Province: Gauteng

Faith Khatji

Puno gives South African startup farmers the platform to sell shares, or a portion of their next harvests for funding.

Are you an investor interested in Agriculture? We are the solution you have been looking for. Join many other crowd investors, invest in understandable, less complicated, and high returns African investment products.

Province: Gauteng

Randolph Bruce Meth

The Solution is creating an alternative power source that will be used as a back-up during power-cuts. The Mitha Generator will be a well-engineered integration of hardware and software. Using advanced data collection and analytics we aim to have maximum efficiency and improve overall functionality through regular software updates.

Province: Eastern Cape

Mothushi Nkoko

The Edible Classroom houses an aquaponics eco-system with fish and a greenhouse.

The Unit is linked to a ran water harvesting system; biogas digester and Solar PV energy solution as well as a Wifi station

Province: Gauteng

Dashan Munsamy

The service effectively eliminates high volume of organic waste in am manner that is sustainable, organic and cost effective by producing a 100% organic source of insect protein with an added benefit of producing Chitosan through insect farming process to supply medical, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries.



Vuketa Mukhari

Biome is a world-class community and knowledge hub that brings the worlds best nature-inspired innovations to life, while supporting and uplifting the quality of life of the community. The backbone of every bio-tech venture is its intellectual capital.

BIOME’s foundation will be built on top of an R&D lab which will leverage biological intelligence from microbes to produce different materials. The lab will act as an Original Design Manufacturer (ODM) for environmentally conscious clients that are already in the furniture manufacturing industry or beyond (B2B).

Nkululeko Mthembu

Use drone technology to survey marine, maritime and oil & gas environments. We collect image data and analyse the various. Data points we collect include: heat, topography, condition. This helps us inform clients on their marine infrastructure reliability, predictive maintenance and schedules. It's a cloud-based solution allowing infinite growth & scale in other environments.

Province: Kwazulu Natal, Durban, Berea

Nomcebo Nzimakwe

At Sky Drop we are an eco friendly company that was founded in 2019, we produce and supply bottled water from air through Atmospheric Water Generators. Sky Drop we understand the importance of water thus we produce water from air in water stress situations. Currently we have bottles ranging from 300ml-25L, we do bottle refills, use glass and plastic bottles.

Province: KwaZulu Natal, Port Shepstone, Gamalakhe

Takalani Phungela

Proposed innovation seeks to solve water quality problems by using an app to analyse water quality parameters in both drinking water and river systems. Such application will provide quality status of water in our fingertips, thus safeguarding the health and wellbeing of people and the environment. Currently developing a working prototype.

Province: Nelspruit, Mpumalanga

Kelly Damons

Robia Farms is currently building a Travelers Digital Food Map – The Bukula App Where the public will have the opportunity to search for and source home grown foods and local arts. The aim is to alleviate youth unemployment rate, by presenting a marketplace for creatives and farmers.

Province: Port Elizabeth

Ntando Ndimande

We currently piloting a foot operated tap system with 4 key Partners (Innovate Durban and uMhlanga Arch). This innovation is non electronic and is a more cheaper and efficient solution to other competing products such as sensor taps.

Province: Kwazulu Natal, Durban

Tebogo Chaka

Eco-friendly Basin known as Eco-Ba is a portable, self-assembly washbasin that eliminates the need for a costly piped network and plumbing. The wash basin uses a non-electric mini-purifier with nano particle filters and recycles dirty water with soap back into the water storage unit. Eco Ba has been tested with over 10 healthcare workers at 3 local clinics in Soshanguve.

Province: Gauteng

Thandeka Mhlanga

A hydroponics system in various sizes from domestic to industrial size, that uses a combination of various technologies: sensory technologies and the internet of things to connect with the user to communicate water and nutrient levels.

Province: Gauteng



Olefile Lekgoe

We have constructed an innovative Aquaponics farming system. Our aim is to develop the technology that will enable communities to regulate the nutrients in their Aquaponics system.

Province: Gauteng



Onalenna Moseneke

OnasiX currently has an idea that could one day be the solution to electrical energy shortages across the world, we are actively looking for support from relevant parties to help make this vision a reality. OnasiX is also actively trying to acquire a petrol service station franchise to help fund its projects.

Province: Gauteng



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