It’s almost time for the annual SA Innovation Summit again.

Now in it’s 12th year, the summit doesn’t just match tech startups with the continent’s biggest investors, but also hopes to equip them with the tools for exponential growth.

Founder Dr Audrey Verheaghe says last year, the summit’s Match & Invest platform saw 2 400 meetings scheduled over the course of two days, and facilitating more than a billion rand in investments.

You can actually schedule meetings with people you want to connect with, using the summit’s online app, meaning you’re guaranteed an audience.

This year, there will be 22 universities, 1 500 entrepreneurs, over 200 potential investors, 3 500 delegates, 32 countries and  600 companies and organisations represented.

And that means many deals could again be struck and new contacts made over the three days.

There will again be a line-up of world-class speakers, panel discussions and master classes.

But here’s the clincher …

A pitching den with a first place prize of R250 000 and a shot at R10m in investment funding and acceleration.

In the Africa Cup competition, the three winning startups will get investments offers of 5, 2,5 and 1 million rand, while the top two also get acceleration based in Silicon Valley, Budapest or Lagos.

The summit takes place from 11 to 13 September 2019.  More information here: https://innovationsummit.co.za/