venture building · startup acceleration · series a investment
we build and back south african businesses with the potential to make a meaningful impact and scale internationally
↓our purpose
an idea becomes meaningful when it changes something in the world. someone gains access to a service. a difficult task becomes possible. a system works better for the people who rely on it.
lab2sky brings together the work of creating a business, helping it mature and assessing the capital it needs to grow. impact gives us a reason to build. a durable business model allows that impact to continue and its economic value to grow.
three ways to move forward
bring a problem worth solving, or explore leading a venture with us. test the opportunity, shape the product and establish a route to customers.
explore venture building ↗02 / developyou have begun. work on the question standing between your business and its next stage: customers, revenue, product or the team.
explore startup support ↗03 / growyou have evidence that the business works. understand our investment focus and what we would need to assess the next stage.
explore series a ↗our series a investment firm and fund are in development. introductory conversations are welcome; this website does not accept investment subscriptions or promise funding.
one shared thesis
we focus on south african technology ventures with a meaningful problem to solve, a credible route to customers and a model that earns from continuing value.
we look for customer needs that extend beyond the first market and businesses capable of competing internationally.
understand our thesis ↗our beginning
our founding perspective began with a genetics company. seeing an idea become something real shaped the belief behind lab2sky: the journey from possibility to impact needs a business capable of carrying it.
read our story ↗industry signals
selected developments in the businesses, technologies and ideas shaping our focus, and the questions they raise for people building what comes next.
disrupt africa profiles adaptive atelier’s combination of accessibility scanning, website tools and testing by disabled professionals. the company’s own site describes products and services developed with input from disabled people.
source: disrupt africaswiss re foundation’s 2027 entrepreneurs for resilience programme seeks hybrid primary-care businesses serving low-income communities. key criteria include establishment by december 2023, at least 50,000 people served and at least half of income from earned revenue. the first-round deadline is 4 october 2026 at 23:59 cest; full eligibility criteria apply.
source: disrupt africadisrupt africa reports octoco’s investment in hisway labs, the cape town company behind trackview rail monitoring. octoco’s announcement describes technology designed for south african operating conditions and plans to support expansion abroad.
source: disrupt africa