University programme · Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Wits University's digital innovation precinct in Braamfontein runs a staged enterprise development path for digital entrepreneurs: a 12-week pre-incubation programme, then four-month start-up and scale-up programmes.
Status unknown Run by University of the Witwatersrand
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Pre-incubation runs 12 weeks; the start-up and scale-up programmes run four months each. Pitching sessions take place every three months. The precinct also runs Digital Lab Africa (acceleration and market access) and a makerspace. Costs, funding and equity terms are not published.
Dates not published. Pitching sessions run every three months; applicants enquire by email for the next intake.
Usual timing: Pitching sessions run every three months; applicants enquire by email for the next intake.
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