Disrupt Africa Announces Its Partnership With The SA SME Fund And Nedbank CIB
Disrupt Africa Announces Its Partnership With The SA SME Fund And Nedbank CIB. Media company Disrupt Africa has announced that it has partnered with Nedbank CIB and the SA SME Fund in order to release the South African Startup Ecosystem Report 2022, its second country-focused publication after the Egyptian Startup Ecosystem Report 2021 released late last year.
“It is core to our identity as a company that we offer entrepreneurs both active and aspiring access to pivotal information, resources and opportunities with which to take their businesses to scale. The democratisation of data, and the release of detailed industry reports free of charge, is central to that, and with that in mind we hugely appreciate the assistance of the SA SME Fund, Nedbank CIB, Newtown Partners, CiTi, and Quona Capital, who are doing their bit to ensure this report reaches as many people as possible,” Tom Jackson, co-founder of Disrupt Africa said in a statement.
Disrupt Africa is the one-stop-shop for all news, information and commentary pertaining to the continent’s tech startup – and investment – ecosystem. With journalists roaming the continent to find, meet, and interview the most innovative and disruptive tech startups, Disrupt Africa is a true showcase of Africa’s most promising businesses and business ideas. Its research arm releases in-depth reports on various aspects of the African tech startup ecosystem.
Nedbank CIB is the Corporate and Investment banking division of the Nedbank Group, one of the four largest banking groups in South Africa. The company is a JSE Top 40 company with its ordinary shares listed on the JSE since 1969 and on the Namibian Stock Exchange since 2007. The company’s growth strategy is underpinned by a strong wholesale business, where it delivers a full-spectrum of corporate and investment banking solutions – each characterised by fresh thinking, creative design and a complete understanding of what its clients need to achieve their objectives.
To launch its new business venture , it has teamed up with the SA SME Fund, a partnership between the South African government and CEOs to stimulate the economy and create jobs by investing in funds that support and develop entrepreneurs, and Nedbank CIB, the corporate and investment banking division of leading African bank Nedbank.
