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Networking Group for those interested in Venture Capital

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

Dear Silicon Cape Startups We are launching an exciting new initiative called the Silicon Cape Academy: a monthly educational event covering important topics for tech startups. For every different topic we have partnered with industry experts to provide you with practical advice on how to better start and grow your own company. Our aim is to assist you to become better, more succesful entrepreneurs. The first topic will be: Funding for StartupsWe have 3 different speakers from the 3 different…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

Whether you’re looking to disrupt a market or engineer social change, it pays to spend some time thinking like a designer.Ask Procter and Gamble or GE or OXO or Volkswagen. They’re all using “design thinking” to solve problems and innovate more effectively. Business schools world wide are transforming to teach their graduates to think and act more like designers.Prof Uli Weinberg is director of the HPI School of Design Thinking in Potsdam, Germany. His talk at the SA UX forum will introduce…See 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