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→ 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.
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.
Capital StructuringIP CommercialisationPatent & LicensingAI & Tech IntegrationRegulatory NavigationFund DesignCross-Border SetupESD & DFI AccessInvestor ReadinessSpin-out & ExitCapital StructuringIP CommercialisationPatent & LicensingAI & Tech IntegrationRegulatory NavigationFund DesignCross-Border SetupESD & DFI AccessInvestor ReadinessSpin-out & Exit
/ 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.
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.
/ Clients & Partners
Trusted by the institutions building Africa's next chapter.
/ From research to revenue
Your IP is not a certificate.It's a revenue line.
Our in-house IP specialist - a PhD-credentialed admitted Attorney of the High Court - helps move protected work from lab notebook toward licensing, spin-out or acquisition pathways.
- IP audit & filing strategy
- Licensing & royalty design
- Spin-out NewCo & cap table
- Tech transfer & valuation
IP protection ladder LIVE
Patent20 yrs
Utility Model10 yrs
Design15 yrs
Trademark10 yrs · renewable
CopyrightLife + 70 yrs
Led by our IP & Legal team
/ Capabilities
Five disciplines.
One operating system for scale.
- 01→
Diagnose
Design Thinking sprint. We map gaps, validate the model, pressure-test the thesis.
- 02→
Structure
Legal, financial and IP architecture built for the round, the regulator, and the exit.
- 03→
Mobilise
Capital, technology and partnerships activated through our operating network.
- 04→
Operate
We work alongside you on execution, governance and KPIs.
- 05→
Scale
Geographic expansion, licensing, M&A, or exit pathways - sequenced to fit the business.
/ 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.
Brief this team→02JHB · UTC+2
IP & Legal Lead
PhD-credentialed Research and Innovation Attorney. Works on patents, utility models, designs, trademarks and copyright as commercial assets.
Brief this team→03JHB · UTC+2
Strategy & Design Thinking Lead
Digital transformation and startup acceleration. Translates technical complexity into agile, executable plans.
Brief this team→/ Who we partner with
Trailblazers building
the next Africa.
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Startups
Pre-seed to Series A turning ideas into market leaders.
02
High-Growth Companies
Series B+ scaling product, geography, and revenue.
03
Impact Funds & VCs
Thesis design, portfolio support, exit acceleration.
04
DFIs & Government
Programmes, instruments, and ecosystem mobilisation.
05
Corporate Innovation
ESD, venture building and intrapreneurship at scale.
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Founders with IP
Researchers and creators commercialising protected work.
/ Open brief · 2026
Let's turn a hard
question into a decision.
Tell us what you need.
Send a brief through the form and it lands directly in our inbox. We respond within two working days.
JHB · CPT · Pan-Africa
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