• Corporation or Corporate Foundation
Telkom Future Makers is an enterprise and supplier development programme which supports strategic start-ups and existing small businesses as well as other entrepreneurial ventures aligned to the technology sector and the Telkom value chain. It provides financial and nonfinancial support to enable enterprises to become future ready, in four key areas: financial empowerment, space and connectivity, partnerships, link to opportunities.
  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature
  • Nonfinancial support delivery mechanism

    • Mentoring
    • Co-working space
  • Nonfinancial Support

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Business strategy and planning
    • Value / supply chain development
    • Technology development or adoption
  • Investment Instruments

    • Equity
  • Intervention Type

    • Provide nonfinancial services to entrepreneurs directly
    • Invest Directly
  • Sectors of Focus

    • Information and communication technology
    • Sector agnostic
  • Stakeholder or Business Model Focus

    • Accessibility
    • Minority or previously excluded population
  • Impact objectives

    • Capacity building
    • Employment generation
    • Income/productivity growth
    • Access to information
    • Equality and empowerment
    • Access to financial services
  • Verticals

    • E-commerce
    • Software as a service (SaaS)