4IRI - 4th Industrial Revolution Incubator

25/08/2026

🚀 FREE 3-Month AI & Cyber Security Defender Learnership - Cape Town!

Ready to BUILD YOUR FUTURE WITH AI?

The 4th Industrial Revolution Incubator (4IRI) is offering a FREE 3-month learnership in Woodstock. No experience needed - just Grade 12!

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
✅ AI, Data Science, Machine Learning & Deep Learning foundations
✅ Python basics, functions & data structures
✅ Cyber defence & security fundamentals
✅ Data analysis & threat intelligence

Duration: 3 Months | Delivery: Classroom & Online | Entry: Grade 12

📍 66 Albert Road, 2nd Floor, Woodstock
📧 [email protected] | 📞 +27 (0) 10 109 1769
Scan the QR on the poster to apply!

A practical foundation for AI, data, workplace & entrepreneurship pathways.

25/08/2026

JOHANNESBURG - Your Future in AI Starts Here! 🤖

Gauteng youth! 4IRI is bringing the FREE 3-Month Artificial Intelligence and Cyber Security Defender Learnership to Morningside.

Build your future with AI and get hands-on skills in:
💻 Python Coding
📊 Data Tools & Statistics
🔒 Cyber Defence & Network Monitoring
🧠 AI & Machine Learning Foundations

No fees. Just ambition. Entry: Grade 12

📍 93 Grayston Drive, Block B, First Floor, Morningside
📧 [email protected] | 📞 +27 (0) 10 109 1769

Limited spaces - scan QR on poster to secure your spot!

25/08/2026

MPUMALANGA - NELSPRUIT! Free AI & Cyber Security Learnership is HERE! 🌍

4IRI has landed at Kishugu Business School, Mbombela!

Want to understand AI, code in Python, and defend against cyber threats? This 3-month FREE learnership is your launchpad.

✅ For Grade 12 graduates
✅ Classroom and Online
✅ Practical, career-focused

Learn: AI, Data Science, Python, Cyber Defence, Network Monitoring & Threat Intelligence

📍 Kishugu Business School, 23 Ferreira Street, Mbombela, 1200
📧 [email protected] | 📞 +27 (0) 10 109 1769

Build Your Future with AI - right here in Mpumalanga!

24/08/2026

🚀 5 Steps to Build a Winning 4IRI Incubation Application

Ready to turn your technology idea into a market-ready business? The 4IRI Gauteng Incubation Programme offers app development support, expert mentorship, market access, and technology vouchers of up to R55,000.

Swipe through the images to break down the key strategies that will make your application stand out to the selection committee:

📥 Applications Are Now Open! Apply Today:

Email: [email protected] (CC: [email protected])

Call: 010 109 1769

WhatsApp: 073 152 3600

21/08/2026

Join us at the NEF Funding Readiness workshop, designed to equip SMMEs and Start-Ups with the exact tools, insights, and compliance steps needed to build stronger funding applications and unlock growth through the 4IRI Incubation Programme.

What you’ll gain from attending:

💡 Funder Insights: Understand what decision-makers actually look for in applications.

🤝 Direct Networking: Meet and engage with funders face-to-face.

📄 Business Profiling: Build a clear, funding-ready business profile.

📊 Compliance & Finance: Strengthen your financial and regulatory readiness.

🌱 Growth Tools: Access GrowthWheel business support.

🎯 Action Plan: Leave with a practical funding-readiness strategy.

📅 Date: 1 September 2026

⏰ Time: 09:00 – 15:00

📍 Venue: Community House, 41 Salt River Rd, Salt River, Cape Town

👉 How to Register: Scan the QR code on the flyer or reach out directly to Sydney Phasha at 061 932 7493 to secure your spot!

Supported by National Empowerment Fund, 4IRI, the dtic, SEDFA, and NYDA.

17/08/2026

Building a high-impact technology business in Industry 4.0 takes more than groundbreaking innovation—it takes institutional capital. Whether you are flying drones, scaling AI, or commercializing bio-diagnostics, getting your venture funded requires an investment-grade foundation.

The 4IRI-NEF Funding Readiness Workshop is engineered specifically for founders across six core tech sectors to help you align your business model with National Empowerment Fund (NEF) and 4IRI funding criteria:

🚀 Aerospace: Structure CAPEX forecasts for hardware prototyping, flight testing, and CAA compliance.

🧠 Artificial Intelligence: Translate complex algorithms into defensible business models with clear ROI and scalable data architecture.

🔗 Blockchain: Move beyond Web3 concepts to fund enterprise-grade decentralized supply chain and digital identity tools.

💳 Fintech: Build bankable financial governance, risk management frameworks, and regulatory sandbox readiness.

🧬 Biotechnology: Secure multi-stage capital to bridge the lab-to-market gap and commercialize your IP.

🤖 Robotics: Model component sourcing and assembly costs to unlock physical hardware capital for automation.

What You Will Gain:
Direct guidance on meeting NEF B-BBEE, ownership, and job creation benchmarks.

Practical frameworks to de-risk your financial forecasts and go-to-market strategy.

A clear roadmap from pitch deck to institutional loan and equity backing.

👇 Register for the Workshop today

Send a message to learn more

12/08/2026

🚀 Turn Your Tech Idea Into a Market-Ready Business!

Are you building an innovative, technology-driven venture in Gauteng? The 4th Industrial Revolution Gauteng Incubation Programme is officially open for applications!

If you are ready to scale, gain industry access, and refine your digital product, this programme gives you the tools, expertise, and network needed to build a sustainable business.

💡 What You Stand to Gain:
• Technology voucher worth up to R55 000
• Hands-on App Development Support
• Expert Business Mentorship & compliance guidance
• Funding-readiness training and direct opportunities
• High-value market access and industry networking
• Product, branding, and strategic positioning support

🎯 Who Should Apply?
• South African tech-enabled startups and committed founders
• Ventures solving clear market problems with growth and job-creation potential
• Founders ready to formalise or refine a digital product

(Youth-owned, women-owned, and previously disadvantaged enterprises are strongly encouraged to apply!)

🔍 Preferred Sectors:
ICT | AI | Cybersecurity | Software & Apps | Drones | Digital Platforms | E-commerce | Agri-tech | Green Tech

📲 Applications Are Now Open!

Email: [email protected] (CC: [email protected])

Call: 010 109 1769

11/08/2026

The market for embedded payments, micro-insurance engines, and automated risk scoring across Africa is booming. But to access growth capital, your Fintech must survive strict risk assessment, audit scrutiny, and regulatory sandbox requirements.

The 4IRI-NEF Funding Readiness Workshop provides Fintech founders with a masterclass in securing institutional funding:

Aligning your financial models with NEF and 4IRI loan/equity criteria.

Preparing audited financials, risk management frameworks, and governance structures.

Pitching your platform’s job creation and financial inclusion impact.

Stop pitching pitch decks—start building an investment-grade financial foundation.

👇 Reserve Your Workshop Seat:
🌐 https://bit.ly/4xBWY8z

07/08/2026

Scaling industrial robotics, autonomous systems, or agricultural automation requires serious hardware capital—component sourcing, assembly lines, and field-testing equipment. Traditional investors often shy away from physical tech, but 4IRI and the NEF are built to support industrial 4IR growth.

Attend the 4IRI-NEF Funding Readiness Workshop to make your robotics venture investment-ready:

Modeling CAPEX requirements for hardware prototyping and pilot runs.

Demonstrating clear ROI and job creation in industrial sectors (Mining, Agri, Logistics).

Preparing your documentation to qualify for 4IRI Tech Fund and NEF support.

Build the physical future of industry with the right financial backing.

👇 Claim Your Seat Now:
🌐 https://bit.ly/4xBWY8z

05/08/2026

Biotech ventures face unique challenges: long R&D cycles, high testing costs, IP protection, and stringent regulatory approvals. To secure growth funding, you need a funding strategy that supports your timeline.

Join us at the 4IRI-NEF Funding Readiness Workshop tailored for innovators in healthcare diagnostics, agricultural biologicals, and industrial biotech:

Structuring multi-stage capital requests for lab-to-market scaling.

Protecting and valuing your Intellectual Property (IP) for funding applications.

Navigating local transformation and B-BBEE criteria to unlock national funding pools.

Unlock the capital required to scale your bio-innovations.
- Companies and Intellectual Property Commission CSIR

👇 Register Today:
🌐 https://bit.ly/4xBWY8z



6. Robotics 🤖