LIQID Medical, one of the businesses that received grant funding from the CDI’s Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) has gone on to win in the Digital Health and Medical Devices category at the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit in Paris this March. Hello Tomorrow is a renowned international start-up competition dedicated to unlocking the power of [...]
CDI Capital is a niche emerging impact funder, and subsidiary of the Craft + Design Institute (CDI) non-profit and the implementing partner of the CDI Growth Fund. As an impact funder, CDI Capital is committed to creating positive social and economic impact in the SMME sector and the South African economy. The CDI Growth Fund [...]
CDI Capital is a niche emerging impact funder, and subsidiary of the Craft + Design Institute (CDI) non-profit and the implementing partner of the CDI Growth Fund. As an impact funder, CDI Capital is committed to creating positive social and economic impact in the SMME sector and the South African economy. The CDI Growth Fund [...]
The DISF funds designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovative technologies and tech-enabled ideas and products on an 80:20 split. These individuals/businesses are not able to raise funds easily from traditional banks or funding agencies because of the high risk associated with early-stage innovations. The DISF is a project of the Craft and [...]
The CDI Growth Fund has achieved an important milestone with its portfolio of 27 SMMEs – it has now reached a total of 639 contracted jobs, which is 7% above target. CDI Capital is a niche emerging impact funder, and subsidiary of the Craft + Design Institute (CDI) non-profit and the implementing partner of the CDI [...]
After opening a new round of application in July 2022, the DISF has now met its target with regards to the number of projects onboarded in its current allocation of funding. The DISF funds designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovative technologies and tech-enabled ideas and products on an 80:20 split. These individuals/businesses [...]
Applications are now open for the Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) – designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovations can apply for grant funding of up to R800 000. The DISF is a project of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI) with investment funds provided by the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) and support from [...]
The DISF provides grant funding on an 80:20 split to designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovative technologies and tech-enabled ideas and products, to help them take the next step towards commercialisation. These businesses are generally not able to raise funds easily from traditional banks or funding agencies because of the risks involved. [...]
Despite the impact of the Coronavirus pandemic and other shocks to our economy, there are green shoots of growth in some sectors - this includes, for example, small businesses who have focussed on ecommerce and digital services. Capitalising on and funding this growth potential will be key to rebuilding the local economy. With this in [...]
Our Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF), in its current active rounds of funding, has supported nine projects to date through grants of over R4m in total. The funding has enabled these projects to reach important development milestones with their innovations. The DISF funds designers, inventors, entrepreneurs and product developers with pre-revenue innovative technologies and tech-enabled [...]
