Springlab
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Springlab is a technology incubator and venture builder headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2014. The company's mission is to foster entrepreneurship in sub-Saharan Africa by building highly scalable ventures that solve real-world inefficiencies. Springlab co-founds every venture it invests in, working closely with them from inception to growth. Founded by ex-Rocket Internet alum Eugen Petersen (co-founder of Zando) and Sheraan Amod (co-founder of Personera), with strategic advisor Randolf Jorberg (founder of Gulli.com), Springlab brings diverse local and international startup experience. The studio operates as a committed long-term partner rather than an external investor or temporary accelerator, staying hands-on while ventures mature. Springlab focuses on lean startups that can be bootstrapped initially and are data-driven, avoiding capital-intensive business models. The company uses the internationally successful incubator model adapted for the African market, emphasizing lean cost structures and early revenue generation to build resilient companies.
2014
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