Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025

Join the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2025 and seize the opportunity to change the tech landscape while making a global impact

• Spearheaded by the Embassy of Ireland in South Africa, the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct, The Department of Science, Techology and Innovation (DSTI) and The Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), the programme aims to fuse Irish technology expertise with the innovation of South African tech entrepreneurs.
• Focus on innovation: The Irish Tech Challenge is rooted in promoting innovation, fostering technology development, and ensuring effective technology deployment within South Africa.
• Empowering diversity: With a special emphasis on encouraging applications from women, young entrepreneurs, and startups aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including climate-focused start-ups.

• Table of Content
• About Government of Ireland
• Irish Tech Challenge
• Aim and Benefits of Irish Tech Challenge
• Requirements for Irish Tech Challenge Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About Government of Ireland

The Programme enables students to benefit from a prestigious, world-class, quality education contributing to capacity building whilst also profiling the best that Ireland has to offer in education. For information on studying in Ireland. The Government of Ireland (Irish: Rialtas na hÉireann) is the cabinet that exercises executive authority in Ireland. The Constitution of Ireland vests executive authority in a government which is headed by the Taoiseach, the head of government. ... The Government is also known as the cabinet.... continue reading

Irish Tech Challenge

Application Deadline	Not Specified
Type	Entrepreneurs
Sponsor	Government of Ireland
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of Irish Tech Challenge

• Up to €10,000 in grant funding.
• A funded trip to Ireland where you will be immersed in the Irish technology ecosystem.
• ????An opportunity to learn from Irish business mentors on how to scale in collaboration with Dogpatch Labs in Ireland.

Requirements for Irish Tech Challenge Qualification

All Tech sectors welcome. We are particularly interested in: Clean/Green-Tech, Circular Economies, Med/Health/Biotech, Ed-Tech, WASH (Water, Sanitation, Hygiene)

STAGE

Post revenue; Pre-revenue, (but with developed IP or prototype). Venture must demonstrate commercial potential.

IMPACT

Addressing one of the 17  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: See SDG list

TEAM

At least one founder/CEO must be full-time. Women-led or youth-led businesses are particularly encouraged to apply

OWNERSHIP

At least 51% owned by a South African and/or partnership with an Irish national

GEOGRAPHY

Headquartered in South Africa or Ireland

Application Deadline

Not Specified

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to Government of Ireland on irishtechchallange.softr.app to apply

For more details, visit Irish Tech Challenge webpage