JSE wants to turn 10 South African tech SMEs into investor-ready businesses

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), Africa’s largest stock exchange, has teamed up with the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), a government agency that supports technology commercialisation, to help 10 South African tech SMEs become investment-ready and connect with new markets and sources of capital. The 16-week pilot gives the companies access to capital-market expertise, investor networks and commercial opportunities, as the JSE tests whether it can play a bigger role earlier in the start