SEED ENGINE – BUILD. GROW. SCALE.
Seed Engine, founded in 2012, was one of the first ICT accelerators to launch in South Africa. Since then, the business has grown significantly and evolved into the country’s leading driver of economic inclusion.
We believe…
entrepreneurs are integral to economic growth and are the job creators of the future. With the right support and funding, resilient entrepreneurs can build successful, sustainable and scalable businesses
…and are committed to…
relentlessly fighting for our entrepreneurs to get access to markets and funding opportunities whilst partnering with clients to develop specific programmes that enable them to achieve their transformation objectives and deliver a return on investment
…through strong partnerships
and networks with clients, the ecosystem, public and private sector, we are able to give entrepreneurs unrivalled access to markets.
We are driven by our core values which underpin everything we do.
Our Partners.
WDBIH and Grovest are strategic partners and shareholders in our business…
WDB INVESTMENT HOLDINGS
WDBIH is positioned as a leading women empowerment company in South Africa with a portfolio of listed and unlisted investments across various sectors. WDBIH’s overall mandate is to drive women advancement within their investments. To Date WDBIH has total assets under management of R6bn and has repatriated approximately R200 million of dividends to the WDB Trust.
GROVEST
South Africa’s first Venture Capital Company (VCC) incorporated under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act. An Investment in Grovest affords investors direct exposure to the rapidly developing VC sector in South Africa, whilst enabling them to write off up to 100% of their investment capital against their taxable income in the year in which the investment is made. Grovest offers Seed Engine governance compliance and admin management.