{"id":25253,"date":"2025-02-25T08:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T08:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/?page_id=25253"},"modified":"2025-09-02T05:48:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T05:48:57","slug":"scaleup-namibia-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/?page_id=25253","title":{"rendered":"ScaleUp Namibia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"25253\" class=\"elementor elementor-25253\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5f54f9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a5f54f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9659b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9659b4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5842544 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5842544\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ScaleUp Namibia<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d04fd5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9d04fd5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-464aefc e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"464aefc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8840b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8840b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>ScaleUp Namibia <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a dynamic network of Namibian hubs committed to fostering an entrepreneurial, innovative, and technologically driven ecosystem. This initiative brings together key players across various sectors to create a thriving startup environment in Namibia.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Scaleup Namibia initiative is implemented by the Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB), in collaboration with and supported by various stakeholders, including:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1db9240 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1db9240\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><b>Academia<\/b><\/li><li><b>Entrepreneurs and Innovators<\/b><\/li><li><b>Entrepreneurial Support Organizations<\/b><\/li><li><b>Financiers &amp; Investors<\/b><\/li><li><b>Private Sector<\/b><\/li><li><b>Policymakers &amp; Regulators<\/b><\/li><li><b>Public Sector\u00a0<\/b><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By connecting startups with ecosystem enablers, ScaleUp Namibia aims to propel innovation, collaboration, and entrepreneurial\u00a0 growth across Namibia.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14e0231 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"14e0231\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8490610 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8490610\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d56ba30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d56ba30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ScaleUp Namibia Structure<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af7c709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af7c709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To ensure the effective coordination and success of the initiative, ScaleUp Namibia has established a multi-tiered governance structure overseen, coordinated and facilitated by the <\/span><b>Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ScaleUp Namibia Champions<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-level representatives from key ministries and the private sector provide strategic guidance and advocacy for initiatives across the Namibian startup ecosystem.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ScaleUp Namibia Implementation Committee<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Composed of elected representatives from member hubs and permanent members from the NIPDB and the National Commission for Research Science and Technology (NCRST), this committee oversees the implementation of SUN\u2019s strategic goals.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ScaleUp Namibia Strategic Council Pool<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ScaleUp Namibia Strategic Council Pool consists of industry leaders, government representatives, and private sector executives from around the world, providing long-term guidance and fostering cross-sector collaboration.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>ScaleUp Namibia Hub Members<\/b><b><br \/><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hub members consist of entrepreneurial\u00a0 and innovation support organisations, makerspace, incubators and accelerators that provide essential support services to startups within the Namibian ecosystem.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de33c66 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"de33c66\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9810db2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9810db2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impacttank.org.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/6.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-24971\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impacttank.org.na\/\" target=\"_blank\">Impact Tank <\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ced4ad elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ced4ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glowdom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/7.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24972\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/glowdom.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">GlowDom<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a0841 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"08a0841\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LaunchNamibia\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24970\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LaunchNamibia\/\" target=\"_blank\">Launch Namibia<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3cb256 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e3cb256\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0ebfa elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"1d0ebfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/na.linkedin.com\/company\/afrisource-innovation-center\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/334969698_162624756247968_655847813898086951_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24960\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/na.linkedin.com\/company\/afrisource-innovation-center\">Afrisource Innovation Center<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd22948 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"bd22948\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basecamphub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Nam-weddings-logo.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24965\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basecamphub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Basecamp Business Incubator<\/a><\/h5><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-539e93e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"539e93e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cchub.africa\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/455198087_439761345711693_6538744299151748405_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24962\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cchub.africa\" target=\"_blank\"> Co-Creation Hub Namibia (CcHub Namibia) <\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a4311 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"63a4311\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genglobal.org\/news\/617\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"827\" height=\"827\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Copy-of-Nam-weddings-logo-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24966\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.genglobal.org\/news\/617\" target=\"_blank\">Global Entrepreneurship Network Namibia (GEN)<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2233c94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2233c94\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d56880 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d56880\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcdefa2 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dcdefa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nipdb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/19-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25178\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nipdb.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB)<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8b385d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d8b385d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Logos-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-25183\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9561c33 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9561c33\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrst.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/18-1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-25177\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncrst.na\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Commission on Research Science and Technology (NCRST)<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41cae51 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41cae51\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0df5659 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0df5659\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/na.linkedin.com\/company\/it-takes-a-village-namibia\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24969\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/na.linkedin.com\/company\/it-takes-a-village-namibia\">It Takes A Village<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51f071 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c51f071\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfs.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/11.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-24980\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h6 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfs.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\">Namibia Innovation Hub (Ni!H)<\/a><\/h6><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3255a1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c3255a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mindsinaction.com.na\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1654\" height=\"1654\" src=\"https:\/\/startup.nipdb.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10.png\" 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