• Capacity Development Provider
Qalisa Hub is a virtual accelerator that works with township entrepreneurs to help accelerate business concepts and ideas into a commercially viable business that is investor ready. Over a relatively short 3 to 6-month period, each qualifying entrepreneur will have access to a panel of experienced advisors, who will work with them intensely to get their ideas investor-ready and lay the foundations for exponential business growth. Seasoned subject matter advisors fast-track an entrepreneur's ideas/concepts, to the point the idea becomes investor ready. We focus on both the Formation (ideation & concept) and Validation (commit & validate) Stages of a Start-up journey. Our approach is designed to involve both the entrepreneur and the advisors in developing an investor-ready business idea. This is achieved through ongoing daily and weekly collaboration, project management, planning and engaging with other key stakeholders.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Quasi-Equity
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic
  • Services

    • Host events for entrepreneurs or entrepreneur support intermediaries
    • Invest or provide direct financial support to SGBs or entrepreneurs
    • Run an accelerator program
  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services
    • Market linkages
    • Investment linkages
  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Support on governance structure
    • Legal/accounting/other office services
  • Market linkages services

    • Access to new markets/customers
    • Access to infrastructure
  • Investment linkages services

    • Pitch readiness
    • Technical support on term sheets or investment structuring
    • Access to investors
  • Focus Tech

    • No
  • Focus Population

    • Youth entrepreneurs
    • Women entrepreneurs
    • Minority or previously excluded population