• Government agency

Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)

TIA is a national public entity that serves as the key institutional intervention to bridge the innovation chasm between research and development from higher education institutions, science councils, public entities, and private sector, and commercialisation. TIA's focus is on technology development; from proof of concept to the pre commercialisation. To achieve this, TIA established the following funds: the Seed Fund, the Technology Development Fund and the Commercialisation Support Fund.

  • Stages of Support

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

  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Classroom / seminar training
    • Online / mobile
    • Competitions / prizes
    • Peer to Peer / Network-based Support
    • Talent Placement

  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Needs assessment
    • Ideation
    • Sector development
    • Due diligence
    • Technology development or adoption
    • Media exposure
    • Product certification

  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
    • Grant

  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Provide financial support to intermediaries
    • Invest Directly
    • Promote and educate about entrepreneurship

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Sector agnostic

  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Science, engineering or invention based businesses

  • Impact objectives

    • None

  • Verticals

    • AgTech
    • Hardware
    • Software as a service (SaaS)
    • CleanTech
    • Biotech
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