There is no other industry that can create such immense wealth and long term benefit to the world, with such capital efficiency as the technology industry.
The top 150 companies in Silicon Valley, California, such as Apple. Microsoft and Google, have annual revenues of $620bn, employ 1.2 million people directly, net more than $100bn in profit, and have a market capitalisation of $1.8 trillion.
They are creating this wealth faster and faster. It took Apple about eight years to reach…
In 2020, Stellenbosch University launched Africa's first-ever university venture fund focused on spinouts — here's how it's reshaping the country.
Global University Venturing (GUV) is where tech transfer, academic and investment experts meet to explore the latest ideas and technologies driving innovation forward. We drive the discussions and share best practices that are critical to the success of spinouts, scaleouts and innovation programmes. Our aim is to help improve the processes of bringing innovations from academia to global markets and facilitate their integration into the broader business ecosystem.
