DUT Centre for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
From ideas
to impact.
Practical entrepreneurship support for students, alumni, founders, DUT staff and partners from first idea to sustainable enterprise.
Find your route
What brings you to innobiz?
Start with your goal. You do not need to understand our internal structure before finding the right opportunity.
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DUT student application
Choose your sector and submit your venture through a tailored application.
Start or grow a venture
Understand the structured pathway from idea validation to scale.
Join a programme
Explore Hult Prize DUT, Enactus, SWEEP and the Tech Club.
Use a hub
Access Tech, Agri and Innovation Hub learning environments.
DUT staff & researchers
Collaborate on entrepreneurship, innovation and venture support.
Partner with us
Connect funding, expertise, markets and ecosystem opportunities.
About innobiz DUT
Entrepreneurship is a practice.
innobiz DUT is the umbrella body for entrepreneurship and innovation activities at DUT, connecting practical learning, business support, specialised hubs and strategic partnerships across the University.
6DUT faculties supported30+academic & support departments
Discover our story →At innobiz DUT, we don’t just nurture ideas, we build the future. We turn student ambition into adaptive, market-ready businesses that solve real societal problems and drive economic growth.
Get support
One ecosystem.
Four clear doors.
Explore the capability you need, then go deeper on its dedicated page.
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What We Do
Business skills, mentorship, advisory, compliance, funding pathways, market access and enterprise development.
Explore support → 02Incubation
The official five-stage venture pathway: Selection, Hackathon, Pre-Incubation, Incubation and Post-Incubation.
See the pathway → 03Programmes
Distinct communities and platforms for impact, social enterprise, women entrepreneurs and technology.
Find a programme → 04Our Hubs
Practical environments for technology, agriculture, innovation, training, collaboration and co-working.
Explore hubs →Proof of impact
Outcomes that matter.
Selected indicators from the wider innobiz DUT impact story.
Explore all impact data →Structured incubation
A five-stage path
to scale.
One official pathway, clearly separated from the wider support ecosystem.
Success stories
See the ecosystem
in motion.
Real activity, market exposure and practical entrepreneurial development.
Leadership & governance
Governance with
clear roles.
Institutional leadership: DUT Vice-Chancellor & Principal, Prof. Thandwa Mthembu.
Board governance: Board Chairperson, Prof. Fulufhelo Nemavhola.
Strategic partnerships
Innovation grows through collaboration.
Selected partners across academia, government, industry and international networks.
Explore our partner ecosystem →
Your next move
Find the right route.
Then build.
Tell us who you are and what you need. The enquiry flow adapts to founders, DUT staff, partners and organisations.