Innovative startups making a social impact

The Cortex Hub is the home for innovative start-ups building socially impactful solutions.

Situated in East London’s 33 Church Street, the Cortex Hub is the home for innovative start-ups building products customers really want.  

With a strong focus on innovative product design, good team dynamics and customer satisfaction our working space is an inspiring and resourceful one where creativity and tech innovation meet.

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To ensure time spent at the Cortex Hub is dedicated completely to the development of game-changing products, we provide each start-up with early-stage funding ensuring each entrepreneur is able to pay expenses and keep a roof over their head whilst they get started.

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The Cortex Hub is structured as a non-profit, seed-funding incubation hub.

Entrepreneurs 

7

Startups

4

Internal Projects 

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PROJECTS

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AFRICA

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THE EC FILM HUB

ISTEAM

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SERVICES

Incubation

12-week program learning, entrepreneurship and development program, designed to develop active and aspiring entrepreneur’s business planning and product development.

Acceleration

12-Week program, each founding team is to receive weekly sprint objectives and targets. They will be given access to advisors and encouraged to engage potential customers from the very beginning

Infrastructure

We have invested an ample amount into ensuring our start-ups work in top of the range facilities with access to fast Internet and computer speeds of 20Mbps.

A Message from our Patron

"Technology will continue to develop and transform to improve societies, create new industries and innovations that are beyond our wildest imaginations. It is for this reason why creating a hub for innovation in my home town was very important to me" - Andile Ngcaba

ANDILE NGCABA

THE TEAM

Board of Directors 

NICO MUKA

Chairman

ANDA NGCABA

Board Member

Staff

AYA DLOVA

Office Manager 

LUTHANDO MAQONDO

Head of Metrology Lab