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Top 25 Business incubators and accelerators based in South Africa

Name: Business incubators and accelerators based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026 143 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 143 business incubators and accelerators headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 1,191 professional contacts across them, including 262 with verified work emails. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers business incubators and accelerators headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

143Companies

1,191Contacts tracked

262Verified emails

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The 25 largest business incubators and accelerators based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 143 business incubators and accelerators based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to business incubators and accelerators: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Mlab Southern Africa	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	n/a	167 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “When our youth are empowered with the right skills to innovate and create solutions, they unlock the opportunities for new businesses that will drive our economies forward.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2	Raizcorp	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	113 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Raizcorp is, according to The Economist, the only genuine incubator in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3	Fetola	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	61 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “It’s simple really, we grow the economy and create jobs, by building businesses that last.” Catherine Wijnberg Fetola CEO A thriving small business sector is a national imperative.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4	22 On Sloane	Indirect evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “22 On Sloane is the largest startup campus and entrepreneurship hub in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5	Chemin	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	51-200	42 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chemin is a business incubator in the Chemical Manufacturing Sector.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6	Civitas Network	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We believe honest entrepreneurs are a force for good in the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7	Lepharo Incubation Programme NPC	Indirect evidence	Springs, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	34 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8	Softstart BTI	Partial evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	31 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Softstart Business and Technology Incubator (Softstart BTI) was the result of a merger between the Softstart Trust and the Bodibeng Technology Incubator (BTI), effective 1st of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9	Botlhale Village	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At Botlhale Village, we harness the power of ICT to unlock innovative solutions and drive meaningful change within the community.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10	The Cortex HUB	Partial evidence	East London, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	30 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Cortex Hub is an ICT business incubator which aims to create global players through leading research and development and an incubation platform that will activate, nurture and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11	Smartxchange	Partial evidence	Durban, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	29 contacts →
	Partial evidence “ICT Hub and Small Business Incubator located in Durban, KZN, South Africa” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12	Mydough	Indirect evidence	Parkview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	27 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “A Business Development Organisation (BSO) that incubates and accelerates SMEs across multiple sectors to help them build robust & sustainable businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13	WIBC	Partial evidence	Midrand, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	20 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wouldn't It be Cool (WIBC: pronounced WIB- SEE) is an open innovation Idea & business incubator.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14	Awethu Project Holdings	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	18 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The Awethu Project, now Awethu Project Holdings (APH), was started in 2009 in the belief that there is exceptional, but under-developed entrepreneurial potential in emerging…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15	V & S Innovation	Indirect evidence	Mount Edgecombe, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	13 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “In an age where innovation is key to successfully growing your business, starting a new venture or disrupting the status quo, you need a business partner that has experienced it…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16	Jozi Angels	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	12 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Jozi Angels is an angel network based in Johannesburg, South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17	Launchlab	Partial evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Stellenbosch University LaunchLab is Africa’s leading University Business Incubator supporting the Stellenbosch University entrepreneurial community to grow impactful…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18	Growthwheel South Africa	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “TurningBackTheTide @GrowthWheelSouthAfrica.2015 - 2021…300+ Entrepreneurship Support Organisations Partners.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19	Yiedi PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Youth Innovation Entrepreneurship Design Institute (YIEDI) is a leading South African organisation focused on unlocking inclusive economic growth through innovation…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20	WORQ	Indirect evidence	Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We're a coworking and office space made up of members from a diverse range of companies and startups, aiming to simplify your life as an entrepreneur while you pivot your business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21	Nfinity	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Specialising in the media innovation space, Nfinity is poised as a space for entrepreneurs to grow and better their businesses under the guidance of Ken Varejes and his growing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22	thriving.network	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	6 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Thriving Network is a South African ESD ecosystem built to-Develop -Connect -Commercialise SMEs and emerging businesses, creating real economic impact for entrepreneurs and the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23	Huhsl CAP	Indirect evidence	City Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “At our core, Huhsl Cap believes in the power of communities coming together to achieve greatness.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24	Business Friends Forever	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a business owner,who do you talk to?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25	Entrepreneurship To The Point	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 19, 2026	11-50	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Entrepreneurship To The Point is about informing equipping and inspiring entrepreneurs from all walks of life to reach their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: business incubators and accelerators. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names business incubators and accelerators.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of business incubators and accelerators, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name business incubators and accelerators. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Business incubators and accelerators based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026

22.0%Verified-email coverage

8.3Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

21.7%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 143 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among business incubators and accelerators, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “business incubators and accelerators”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names business incubators and accelerators), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among business incubators and accelerators, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 262 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Business incubators and accelerators by metro

Business incubators and accelerators in Johannesburg31
Business incubators and accelerators in Cape Town28

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names business incubators and accelerators, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many business incubators and accelerators are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 143 business incubators and accelerators headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Mlab Southern Africa, headquartered in City Of Tshwane, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most business incubators and accelerators?

Johannesburg leads with 31 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (28) and Pretoria (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 262 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 143 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.