The Innovation
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Empire Partner Foundation (EPF) is a South African non profit innovation ecosystem focused on youth, tech, and entrepreneurship. They train young Africans, host hackathons, incubate startups, and build AI-driven solutions for public sector challenges across sectors like water, energy, housing, education, and healthcare.

The EPF Tech Fund is a Level 1 B-BBEE venture capital fund that invests in early-stage, youth-led technology companies solving critical public sector challenges across Africa. Through strategic funding and ecosystem support, it has driven over 23 investments, created more than 150 SMMEs, and generated over 750 direct jobs across South Africa.

EPF SSIF (Sustainable Social Impact Fund) is a South African closed-loop impact investment vehicle under the Empire Partner Foundation. It funds "Business-in-a-Box" micro-franchises for township entrepreneurs and tracks social outcomes through a VSI Platform dashboard.

EPF Ecosystem is a Pan-African AI and Innovation ecosystem. We operate as a digital infrastructure pipeline designed to move beyond traditional aid by building a self-sustaining, technology-driven future for the continent.