Entrepreneurship

24 Jan RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator 2013

Posted at 02:41h in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Media, News, Products & Services, Projects, RLabs Innovation Incubator, RLabs South Africa, Social Enterprise, Technology by rlabs_blogger 0 Comments

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It was late 2011 when RLabs began engaging with Indigo Trust about the possibility of supporting the launch of our new Innovation Incubator and Accelerator (InnovIA) programme at our Cape Town Lab. With the support of $17,000 from Indigo Trust and some key partners RLabs...

08 Jan RLabs mobile news project receives grant from ATTI

Posted at 19:29h in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mobile, News, Projects, RLabs South Africa, Technology by rlabs_blogger 2 Comments

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During 2012 RLabs incubated 7 projects that launched in its incubator. One of the social projects was miGOx where short government related stories are published by community authors have been awarded a $50,000 grant by the Africa Technology Transparency Initiative for expansion and further development....

01 Dec Launch Pad: Apply for RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator 2013

Posted at 00:25h in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mobile, News, Products & Services, RLabs South Africa, Social Media, Technology, Uncategorized by rlabs_blogger 1 Comment

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After an exciting launch last month RLabs is now accepting applications for the Innovation Incubator & Accelerator 2013 cycle. We are looking for 5 social innovators who would like to take their idea to market and change the world doing so. The venue for incubation...

29 Nov Breaking News: RLabs and Bertha Foundation launches Kukua Fund for Social Entrepreneurs

Posted at 01:05h in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Kukua Fund, Mobile, News, Technology by rlabs_blogger 0 Comments

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RLabs have partnered with Bertha Foundation to launch an impact investment fund (Kukua Fund)to discover and invest in Africa’s high potential internet and mobile start-ups driving social change. The fund will provide micro investments to startups of up to US$25,000, human capital and mentorship, access...

27 Oct South Africa: Academy Buzz

Posted at 20:48h in Entrepreneurship, RLabs Atlantis, RLabs Jozi, RLabs South Africa, Social Media, Technology by rlabs_blogger 7 Comments

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Today the RLabs academy was in full swing at 3 different Living Labs across the country (Cape Town, Atlantis and Johannesburg). The variety of courses on offer were Social and Digital Media, Project Management, Events Management, Photo Editing and Entrepreneurship with more than 500 community...

25 Oct Sierra Leone: RLabs partners with Plan International to focus on youth in technology and entrepreneurship

Posted at 01:29h in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Projects, RLabs Sierra Leone, Social Media, Technology by rlabs_blogger 3 Comments

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The annual population growth rate of Sierra Leone is estimated at 2.3%. In 2001 the mid-year population was estimated at 5.12 million. Sierra Leone has a predominantly youthful population, with persons less than 15 years of age accounting for about 45% of its total population....

18 Oct South Africa: InnovIA startups on the move

Posted at 00:33h in Entrepreneurship, Events, Mobile, News, RLabs Innovation Incubator, RLabs South Africa, Social Enterprise, Social Media, Technology by rlabs_blogger 4 Comments

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Last week RLabs hosted its first official Innovation Incubator and Accelerator Launch event with 7 startups demoing their products and services to a capacity audience at the RLabs space in Cape Town, South Africa. The InnovIA event was an opportunity to not only showcase the...

10 Oct South Africa: Launch of RLabs Academy in Atlantis

Posted at 21:31h in Entrepreneurship, News, Projects, RLabs Academy, RLabs Atlantis, RLabs South Africa, Social Media, Technology by rlabs_blogger 8 Comments

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This weekend RLabs in South Africa will be launching another Academy in the Western Cape. The new home for RLabs will be in the town, Atlantis that is roughly 40 km from Cape Town. Originally established during the Apartheid era as a community for...

19 Sep Namibia: Growing Social Entrepreneurs

Posted at 01:08h in Entrepreneurship, News, Projects, RLabs Academy, RLabs Namibia, Technology by rlabs_blogger 0 Comments

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It was another exciting programme where the RLabs Namibia partners NBIC were taking young people through a social entrepreneurship course. They were taught the various aspects of the Business Model Canvas and had to present their cases to the NBIC Team. This initiative is aimed at...

05 Sep South Africa: Trade Transparency Boot Camp – Day 1

Posted at 11:02h in Entrepreneurship, Events, News, Projects, RLabs South Africa, Technology by rlabs_blogger 2 Comments

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Below is the first day overview of the RLabs and DFID Trade Transparency Boot Camp that was hosted in Cape Town. The buzz and creativity was quite contagious and we excited to see what innovations will emerge from this World First event. ...

Entrepreneurship

24 Jan RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator 2013

08 Jan RLabs mobile news project receives grant from ATTI

01 Dec Launch Pad: Apply for RLabs Innovation Incubator and Accelerator 2013

29 Nov Breaking News: RLabs and Bertha Foundation launches Kukua Fund for Social Entrepreneurs

27 Oct South Africa: Academy Buzz

25 Oct Sierra Leone: RLabs partners with Plan International to focus on youth in technology and entrepreneurship

18 Oct South Africa: InnovIA startups on the move

10 Oct South Africa: Launch of RLabs Academy in Atlantis

19 Sep Namibia: Growing Social Entrepreneurs

05 Sep South Africa: Trade Transparency Boot Camp – Day 1

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