GEN’s goal is to have more Entrepreneurs, more collaborative ecosystems, born - global founders and a deeper
understanding of Entrepreneurship
WHAT IS GEN
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GEW 2017
ONE WEEKFor one week each November, GEW hosts and partners mobilize entrepreneurs, investors and
industry leaders to celebrate innovation.
22ONSLOANE Launch22 on Sloane launched in November 2017 by Minister Lindiwe Zulu; Premier David Makhura; GEN President
Jonathan Ortmans and Sir Richard Branson
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GEN GALLERY
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GLOBAL EVENTS12 - 18 NOVEMBER 2018
15 - 18 APRIL 2019
16 - 17 NOVEMBER 2018
MANAMA
7 - 8 AUGUST 2018
11-17 NOVEMBER 2019
INDONESIA
KIGALI
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JANUARY
STARTUPS
NOVEMBER
STARTUPS
PERMANENT & TEMPORARY JOBS
MILLION COMBINED TOTAL REVENUE GENERATED
360
R72.5
67
87
GENDER
22 ON SLOANE REPORT
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22 ON SLOANE REPORTAGE PROFILE
EDUCATION LEVEL
15%
35%
30%
20%
5%
65%
20%
10%
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22 ON SLOANE REPORT
AGE PROFILE
SECTOR10%
5%2%
8%10%
25%10%10%10%
5%5%
PREVIOUS WORK EXPERIENCE
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OUR FUTURE PLANSSelect 100 Startups for the 2019 intake
Launch an Accelerator Programme for a selected few 2018 and 2019 cohorts
Launch 22 on Sloane Capital - early stage equity fund of
R500m
Launch Rise & TAP programmes aimed to train and equip over
100,000 young people with entrepreneurship and digital skills by 2021
Ensure that through our programmes
help startups access markets, raise
funding and also help build the
combined annual revenue of 22 on
Sloane’s startups to R400m by end of 2019, creating over 1000 jobs
7 - 8 AUGUST 2019
20
Over 2000 Delegates will gather in Kigali with one key objective: Deals for startups.
KIGALI
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