Namibia Start-up Festival to be hosted for the second time

Helene Bam
Tunohole Mungoba

The Financial Literacy Initiative, FabLab, Team Namibia and the Namibia Business Innovation Institute (NBII) have teamed up to host the second Namibia Start-up Festival. The event is slated for June 29 and 30, 2017 at the Namibia City of Windhoek Arch.

Bank Windhoek, the European Investment Bank and the Gesellschaft fuer Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), have come on board to support the project.

The Namibia Start-up Festival aims to inspire Namibians to become true entrepreneurs and celebrate the beauty of new ideas and the courageous business founders who realise them. At the festival, participants have the opportunity to learn everything about business; from how to start a business, start-up funding and finding an investor to matters relating to tax implications.

The event will have different speakers from different industries that will share their experiences with delegates over the two day event. Start-ups will learn from regional and local mentors and investors will scout new ventures to invest in. It will be about breakthroughs, making headlines and growing Namibian start-ups.

The speakers include Pauline Koelbl, MD of the African Innovation Foundation and Innovation Prize Africa, Erick Yong, CEO of Green-Tec Capital, Lazarus Jacobs, co-founder of Paragon Investment Holdings, local cosmetic guru and Forbes Africa and young female business owner, Sandra Mwiihangele.

The festival offers a spectacular programme full of inspiration and new opportunities.