Foundry

Accelerating Africa’s deep-tech and hardware startups with hands-on support, funding, and industry partnerships to drive innovation and market success.

Savant Foundry accelerates deep-tech and hardware startups in Africa, bridging innovation and market adoption. We offer hands-on support, structured funding, expert mentorship, and industry partnerships to help startups scale. By collaborating with academia, investors, and corporates, we tackle challenges like long development cycles and capital-intensive scaling, driving industrialization, job creation, and global competitiveness.

Savant Foundry provides hands-on support, offering guidance, connections, and funding to help deep-tech and hardware startups scale and bring innovations to market.

Custom pathways designed to meet the unique needs and goals of each startup.

Industry & Manufacturing Access

Funding & Investment Support

Deep-Tech Expertise

Supportive Ecosystem

Who We Work With

At Savant Foundry, we partner with entrepreneurs, investors, corporates, and ecosystem enablers to turn deep-tech ideas into real-world solutions. We guide startups through commercialisation, connect them to funding, and support pilot projects with industry partners. We also work with academia, research councils, and policymakers to create an environment where innovation can grow and succeed. Together, we turn bold ideas into real-world impact.

How We Help Startups Succeed

At Savant Foundry, we focus on three key areas to accelerate deep-tech commercialisation:

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Build what matters

We help founders deeply understand their users, define real problems, and test early – so every product decision is backed by real-world insight.

De-risk to raise

Through structured support and early traction, we help startups become investment-ready – attracting the right pre-seed capital at the right time.

From plan to pilot

We support startups in translating validated concepts into working MVPs, business models, and go-to-market strategies that stick.

How Foundry Works