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This time round we have and exciting service to be released to our community at our next networking event.  Come meet, mingle and be the first to know.We are also taking submissions for an elevator pitch competition, a 1 minute pitch on your company or idea. Crowd will vote for the best and winner gets a great prize. Submissions to rogern@siliconcape.comPlease note that there are no costs associated with this event. (Unless we manage to get through the tabs...)Just to clarify about the sim…See More

This is an informal meet and greet aimed at early stage start-ups and companies that are offering services and support for these start-ups. It will be a great opportunity for early stage networking and helping support the new start-ups in the Silicone Cape.It will be a very low key, Bring-and-braai where everyone brings their own meat and a public side. (ie Salad or chips) There will be a cash bar at the club.See More

Hello clever and good looking people of the Silicon Cape (and beyond).The time has once again come for us to eat, drink, network and be merry.We will once again frequent the hay bales of the Old Biscuit Mill for an atmospheric evening, and this time you won't have to queue for the cash bar.Thanks to our friends at FNB, drinks will be on the house, and the same goes for snacks. Not bad hey!Now all that is more than enough reason to attend, but to sweeten the deal you will be graced by the…See More

We are looking for a group of established businesses and professional who are willing to form a new initiative that will coach, mentor and facilitate the incubation of new businesses/ideas in the ICT sector. Those involved would need to be able to offer their services or products in a 1-on-1 or group environment to build new initiatives towards funding or business maturity.We want all interested parties to gather around a table to chat and forge a path forward.Join us, no obligation, open doorsSee More

Come and join fellow Silicon Cape community members for the first regular networking evening, aimed at promoting interaction between all participants, from entrepreneurs and service providers through to investors.The keynote speaker for the evening will be Mark Levitt, CEO of Chesscube, who recently raised R10m from local venture capital firm InVenFin. Mark will be talking about how he built a global-facing online company from Cape Town, with a worldwide revenue and user base.Comedian Mark…See More

a Group for local startups to get together and discuss ideas for their online ventures.

For the inaugural event, nearly 500 IP entrepreneurs, investors, local government, media and other community participants are to join us for a morning where they can be a part of the conversations to make it all happen.We extend an invitation to involve everyone on the day via live blogging on this website and Twitter - follow us via @SiliconCape and tag your tweets using #SiliconCape. All talks and interviews will also be filmed and placed online after the event.FINAL PROGRAMME07h30 – 08h00…See More