South African accelerator Grindstone has partnered Digital Jersey to launch the inaugural Grindstone UK & Channel Islands programme in Jersey.
Sponsored by a number of companies, including Polygon Collective and KischIP, to name a few, the six-month acceleration programme will support 10 high-growth, innovation-driven scale-ups through in-depth coaching and mentorship focused on market access and funding opportunities.
The hybrid programme, known as Grindstone UK & Channel Islands, combines in-person workshops and events, taking advantage of Digital Jersey’s thriving innovation hub and vibrant tech ecosystem, whilst building market access and funding bridges for scale-ups from South Africa, Jersey and the UK.
“Together with our sponsors and partners, we aim to catalyse a community of highly innovative post-revenue scale-ups to support the sustainable economic growth of Jersey’s digital industry and contribute to Digital Jersey’s goal of becoming an internationally regarded digital centre,” Philip Faure, the Grindstone programme director based in Jersey.
The programme aims to bring international expansion as a key tenet to the scale-ups, and therefore seeks to identify 10 of the most innovative, scalable technology scale-ups registered in South Africa, Jersey, or the United Kingdom, to build a varied cohort as part of our growth engineering approach.
