Our 2026 fellows
This year's cohort
Go-getters, world-changers and big-picture thinkers, passionate about ventures that create cultural, societal and economic impact in Africa.
Murray Burger
General Manager
AFRI.CAN Microfactories
Minah Koela
CEO
Beautiful Gate
Tefo Mokhine
Founder & Managing Director
BIG Finance
Chantelle de Bruyn
Founder & CEO
Buttercup Farmhouse
Shaun Ray
Founder & CEO
Engagement Intelligence
Luyanda Jafta
CEO
Fleetly
Jakobus Kits
Co-founder & CEO
Inter Flare
Gerhard de Jager
Co-founder & Team Lead
Inter Flare
Lebone Applegreen
Founder
Lumos Coffee Café
John Mogodi
Projects Director
Seedi Industrial Solutions
Palesa Mogodi
Finance Director
Seedi Industrial Solutions
Mona-Lisa Maposa
COO
Silulo Foundation
Aqhama Tinise
Programme Coordinator
Silulo Foundation
Tandi Kolbe
Founder & CEO
Surveya
Follow the cohort
The fellows pitch at the Entrepreneurs Conference in October.