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 [...]
Giancarlo Beukes and Gokul Nair of Impulse Biomedical, won second place in the Social Innovation category at the SAB Foundation Social Innovation Awards for their inventive and reusable asthma pump sleeve attachment, addressing the needs of children and the elderly. Impulse Biomedical was one of the businesses we supported through the CDI Design Innovation Seed [...]
The CDI Growth Fund provides grant funding to unlock barriers to growth for SMMEs and this growth leads to the creation of new permanent jobs. To further support these SMMEs, CDI Capital also provides mentorship and access to working capital loans of up to R500,000 to help fund purchase orders and working capital needs linked [...]
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 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 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 [...]
Learn how the CDI’s Design Innovation Seed Fund (DISF) enabled the businesses to reach important development milestones and has helped them to unlock further investment.
The Craft + Design Institute (CDI) is celebrating the close-out of a five-year R48.5m project, funded mainly by the National Treasury’s Jobs Fund, which enabled 50 SMMEs to create 669 new permanent jobs and fast-tracked 23 South African innovations. The total project funding also included matched funding from the Technology Innovation Agency (an entity of [...]
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 [...]
