Success of Start-up Incubators in Cape Town, Africa’s Most Innovative City

“A big part of the reason why we are seen as a hotbed for innovation has been the success of start-up incubators. Start-up incubators are quite well supported in this region,” says Ryan Ravens, CEO of Accelerate Cape Town.

“Obviously, from Accelerate’s perspective we work very closely with the universities… We’ve got four fairly strong universities all with a very significant research orientation. We’ve worked quite extensively to build the bridge between corporates and universities, where universities effectively serve as incubators for innovation, specifically within the tech transfer offices.”