From Idea To Impact With Will Green

Join us on 25 September 2025 for an evening of insight, innovation and connection under the theme From Idea to Impact.

We’ll start the evening with a showcase of Cape Town’s most promising startups. These are bold founders tackling real problems with solutions that can grow and make a real difference.

To close the night, we’ll gather for the main highlight: a community-led From Idea to Impact fireside chat with Will Green. Will has spent more than 26 years helping founders, investors and visionary leaders turn big ideas into thriving ventures that create lasting value. He has worked with venture capital firms, private equity, family offices, accelerators and hundreds of entrepreneurs, guiding them through challenges like scaling, securing funding and building businesses that truly last.

The exact topic for the fireside chat will be chosen by our community, making sure the conversation speaks directly to the challenges and opportunities we all care about.

Here’s what you can expect:

An inspiring From Idea to Impact fireside chat with Will Green
A showcase of Cape Town’s top startups
Real connections with investors, partners and fellow founders

This event is designed for:

Investors looking to discover emerging talent.
Founders seeking inspiration and collaboration.
Ecosystem partners who want to connect with Cape Town’s startup community.

Date: 25 September 2025Location: UVU Africa - Brickfield Canvas

For sponsorship or partnership inquiries, email: startcpt@startupgrind.com

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Agenda

5:30 PM: Networking and Food

6:00 PM: Welcoming

6:15 PM: Showcase

6:45 PM: Fireside Chat

7:30 PM: Winner Announcement

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Speaker

Will Green - Co.lab (CEO)

Host

Kyle Telfer - Spark Eighteen (Co-founder (Africa))

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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 600 cities and 125+ countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.

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