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Capital · IP · Scale

Capital.IP. Scale.Across Africa.

Built2Scale is the strategic partner turning visionary ideas - and protected research - into investor-ready, regulation-proof, IP-commercialised companies. Funded. Structured. Operationalised at scale.

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/ The research map

Where South Africa's research actually lives.

Every public university and university of technology in the country - each one a source of protected work that can become a licence, a spin-out or a revenue line.

26 institutions
University of JohannesburgUniversity of the WitwatersrandTshwane University of TechnologyUniversity of PretoriaUniversity of South AfricaVaal University of TechnologySefako Makgatho Health Sciences UniversityUniversity of Cape TownStellenbosch UniversityUniversity of the Western CapeCape Peninsula University of TechnologyUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalDurban University of TechnologyUniversity of ZululandMangosuthu University of TechnologyRhodes UniversityNelson Mandela UniversityUniversity of Fort HareWalter Sisulu UniversityUniversity of the Free StateCentral University of TechnologyUniversity of LimpopoUniversity of VendaUniversity of MpumalangaNorth-West UniversitySol Plaatje University

/ Hover a node

26 institutions. One question.

What happens to the work after the paper is published? Select a node to see where it sits.

/ How we help

You bring the hard question.
We bring the build.

Three everyday problems we keep solving - for founders, funds, DFIs, government and operators. Plain language. Real outcomes.

01

→ The problem

You have a vision but no investor-ready structure.

What we do · Capital & Fund Structuring

We architect the legal, financial and governance shell investors expect — term sheet, cap table, data room. Then we open the doors.

02

→ The problem

Your research is brilliant but sitting on a shelf.

What we do · IP Commercialisation

Our in-house IP attorney converts patents, designs and copyright into licensable, royalty-bearing revenue lines - or a clean spin-out.

03

→ The problem

You've spent capital but can't prove traction.

What we do · Growth & Commercialisation

GTM, partnerships and channel design instrumented so every rand spent maps to a decision worth defending.

/ The team

The disciplines behind
the signal.

01JHB · CPT · UTC+2

Commercial & Financial Modelling Lead

Capital structuring, financial modelling and growth strategy across fintech, agritech and sports commercialisation.

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02JHB · UTC+2

IP & Legal Lead

PhD-credentialed Research and Innovation Attorney. Works on patents, utility models, designs, trademarks and copyright as commercial assets.

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03JHB · UTC+2

Strategy & Design Thinking Lead

Digital transformation and startup acceleration. Translates technical complexity into agile, executable plans.

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/ Open brief · 2026

Let's turn a hard
question into a decision.

Tell us what you need.

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JHB · CPT · Pan-Africa
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