Deadline: 4 July 2025
Join the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025 and seize the opportunity to change the tech landscape while making a global impact.
Aims
- To provide seven high-potential entrepreneurs who are ready to expand their company and operations globally, with access to high-quality Irish expertise and networks.
- To foster stronger ties and collaboration between the tech and entrepreneurship ecosystems in Ireland and South Africa. The objective is to provide a platform for both countries to thrive through mutual cooperation and support.
Award Information
- The Irish tech challenge will award ambitious, post-revenue South African startups:
- Up to €10,000 in grant funding.
- A funded trip to Ireland where you will be immersed in the Irish technology ecosystem.
- An opportunity to learn from Irish business mentors on how to scale in collaboration with Dogpatch Labs in Ireland.
Why apply?
- Collaborative initiative: Spearheaded by the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, The Department of Science, Techology and Innovation (DSTI) and The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the programme aims to fuse Irish technology expertise with the innovation of South African tech entrepreneurs.
- Focus on innovation: The Irish Tech Challenge is rooted in promoting innovation, fostering technology development, and ensuring effective technology deployment within South Africa.
- Empowering diversity: With a special emphasis on encouraging applications from women, young entrepreneurs, and startups aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate-focused start-ups.
- Global expansion support: The chosen entrepreneurs will receive not just financial aid, but also premier access to Ireland’s vast technological expertise and influential networks to bolster their growth.
- Overcoming challenges: The initiative understands the barriers faced by tech entrepreneurs ready for global scalability: limited resources, high tech costs, and network and infrastructure access.
For more information, visit Tshimologong Precinct.
