1. Financing Instruments for
Technology Business Incubators
A panel discussion with a team of
specialists

2. Venture
Capital
Time
Business
Growth
Phase
Funding
Sources
Owner’s
Capital
Government
Sources
Private
Equity
Angel
Funders
Bank & Specialised
Finance
Seed
Start-up
Early Stage
Growth
Expansion
Sustained
Growth
Open Market
(IPO/ Listing)
Risk
Asset Base
Business Growth Phases

3. VCOwner
Government
PEAngel
Banks/ Mez
IPO
A financial award from government that is
not necessarily subject to interest,
revenue sharing, equity or payback.
Can be recouping (spend & recover),
matching funding or upfront grant.
Government Sources

4. Public Funding Sources (Tech Focused)

5. Private Funding Sources

6. Private Funding Sources

7. VCOwner
Government
PEAngel
Banks/ Mez
IPO
A private individual who invests his or her
own money in an entrepreneurial co.
They provide funding and sometimes
expertise, in exchange for an equity share
of the business.
 3 F’s: Friends, Family, Fools
 Angel Groups/ Networks
Angel Investment

8. Government
PEAngel
Banks/ Mez
IPO
Predominantly equity funding of high
growth-potential businesses to
commercialize/ scale rapidly
Provides equity funding, skills,
experience, networks and shares risk
The VC
Funder
The
Investee Co
Exchanges shareholding and
autonomy to gain a growth partner
VCOwner
Venture Capital

9. Section 12J VCC
• Tax incentive for qualifying investors
• Legislation was promulgated in 2009
• Initial uptake was limited
• 2015 positive changes
• Currently 32 VCC’s registered

10. Business Incubators/ Accelerators
Programmes designed to support the successful development
and/or acceleration of entrepreneurial companies
through an array of business support resources and services

11. CrowdFunding ?
Collective effort of individuals who network and pool their
resources, usually via the Internet, to support efforts initiated by
other people or organizations.

12. Corporate Venturing
When a corporate takes a large equity stake in, or enters into a joint
venture arrangement with, a small but innovative co.
Objective = to gain a specific competitive advantage/
unlock synergies

13. Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time
Impact Time

14. ALLON RAIZ
BARLOW MANILAL
BEN BIERMAN
JAYESH RAVJEE
JEFF MILLER
OCTAVIUS PHUKUBYE
REBONE MAJOLA
SETLAKALANE MOLEPO
THAKHANI MAKHUVHA
Panelist