Silicon Cape Aims To Create An Ecosystem For Cape Town’s Tech Start-ups. Silicon Cape is an NPO and an ecosystem enabler for tech-enabled start-ups in the boarder Cape Region of South Africa. It works to connect stakeholders, curate ecosystem data, amplify the stories coming out of the ecosystem and advocate on behalf of stakeholders through its membership programme. The Silicon Cape vision is of an ecosystem in the Western Cape of South Africa, that serves to attract and bring together local and foreign investors, the brightest technical talent, and the most promising entrepreneurs, to foster the creation and growth of world-class IP start-up companies in an environment that competes with other similar hubs around the world against the backdrop of one of the most beautiful settings and pleasant places to live, work and play on the globe. The concept is not owned or controlled by any single entity. It is a living community and an organic, ever-developing concept in the hearts and minds of every participant, which endeavours to catalyse the local IP entrepreneurial community.
The initiative aims to start a conversation and create a global brand – to plant a seed and foster the concept of the Silicon Cape in people’s minds and on their lips around the world as the emerging Silicon Valley of Africa, and to create an environment and a perception of the area as a world-class location and destination that is not only capable of delivering but already is. This will in turn create real benefits for the Cape and it’s residents and stakeholders, and assist in attracting further foreign direct investment into South Africa
Its standard tour gives visitors a brief introduction to the ecosystem and facilitates conversations with key capacity building partners and relevant government support agencies. Its guests get to experience the innovative culture of the Cape Town ecosystem with the Plus tour. They get to meet face-to-face with innovators, digital disruptors and experience firsthand their practices and strategies.
The tour can accelerate the entrepreneur’s innovation journey by meeting with start-ups, scale-ups, potential partners and key ecosystem stakeholders. With its Premium tour, entrepreneurs will gain a deeper understanding of the technology trends and what opportunities they present for their organisation.
