For corporates, governments and public institutions
Bring us the problem. Build the evidence to act.
Sandbox Africa helps institutions define a technology need, source credible solutions, verify evidence, run pilots or programmes and carry the strongest results toward procurement, deployment or venture creation.
ProblemSourceVerifyPilotDecideDeploy
What institutions can delegate
Buy an outcome, not innovation theatre.
Sandbox Africa can operate a bounded sourcing exercise or a longer programme. The mandate defines what success means, who may participate, what evidence is required and where the journey should end.
Source technology
Map reviewed products and companies against a defined operational, strategic or public-service need.
Best for procurement, vendor discovery and market scans.Run a challenge
Publish a problem statement, recruit participants, govern applications and evaluate evidence against clear decision criteria.
Best for innovation teams, developer ecosystems and open calls.Operate a pilot
Define success measures, responsibilities, stop conditions and evidence before implementation begins.
Best for enterprise and public-sector technology validation.Build supplier readiness
Move promising companies through targeted technical, commercial, compliance and procurement preparation.
Best for supplier development and inclusion programmes.Create a venture
When no suitable company exists, progress a problem through market scan, team formation, prototype, pilot and spin-out readiness.
Best for strategic or sector-specific innovation gaps.Measure outcomes
Keep evidence, decisions, deployment results and—where capital is involved—Capital Outcome Reviews attached to the same institutional record.
Best for governance, reporting and repeatable execution.
Evidence before procurement
Know what was actually tested before you spend pilot budget.
Sandbox Reviews separate submitted claims, reviewer evidence and Sandbox verification. Buyers can use that public evidence as an initial signal without treating a listing or pitch deck as proof.
TRUST BOUNDARY
Evidence and commercial engagement stay distinct.
A technology review records what was assessed. Later programme participation, commercial discussions, Marketplace qualification or capital relationships do not rewrite the original technical evidence.
Government & municipalities
Test innovation without betting public resources on unproven promises.
Public institutions can use Sandbox Africa to frame a public-value need, source credible technologies, create transparent evidence gates and move only validated results toward procurement or implementation.
Controlled experimentation
Define scope, measures, owners, stop conditions and public-value objectives before the test begins.
Transparent evidence
Keep claims, technical review evidence and pilot results separate so decision-makers can see what is known and unknown.
Procurement readiness
Carry validated evidence into governance, supplier onboarding and implementation planning without skipping institutional controls.
Live institutional pathways
See how different mandates become public opportunities.
Partner and operator roles are displayed separately so a public opportunity does not imply a direct agreement where one does not exist.
HACKATHON / BUILDER CHALLENGE
South Africa
Stripe Projects South Africa Hackathon
Register for the South African Stripe Projects hackathon pathway. You do not need a pre-existing solution; problem statements and build requirements are released when the hackathon opens.
- Institutional partner
- Stripe Community
MUNICIPAL MOBILITY PROGRAMME
South Africa
Free Road Safety Pilot - Average Speed Section Control as a Service
A no-upfront-cost road-safety pilot pathway for South African public authorities, with a separate programme route for mobility companies that can originate municipalities and support local deployment. Any later revenue-sharing rollout is subject to the relevant agreements and approvals.
- Institutional partner
- Macq
- Operator
- Cybatar Riovic Group
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
South Africa
South African SME Growth & Job Creation Funding
A Sandbox Africa funding-referral pathway for South African SMEs seeking loan funding, introduced to RBN Jobs Fund for independent assessment and approval.
- Institutional partner
- Sasfin / RBN Jobs Fund
- Operator
- IPOXCap
How a buyer mandate works
Keep control of the decision. Delegate the operating work.
Define
Clarify the problem, users, geography, constraints and decision owner.
Source
Search reviewed technologies and open a targeted opportunity where needed.
Verify
Set evidence gates before companies consume institutional time.
Pilot
Run a governed test with measures, owners and stop conditions.
Decide
Document what passed, what failed and what remains uncertain.
Deploy
Progress procurement, rollout, programme support or venture creation.
Bring us the mandate
Tell us the outcome your institution needs.
We can start with a narrowly scoped technology search, pilot or programme before a larger engagement is defined.