The Nedbank ReNEW Ecosystem Map is now live. Discover a user-friendly, efficient way to explore South Africa’s circular economy, bringing ventures, support organisations, investors, ecosystem insights and recorded deals into one searchable platform.

We’re proud to announce that our ecosystem map is starting strong with:

  • 448 circular economy ventures tracked
  • 97 support organisations listed
  • 198 investors listed
  • 26 circular economy deals tracked
  • R450.8 million in recorded deal funding
Explore the ecosystem map

Find the people, ideas and capital turning waste into opportunity. Start with a directory, narrow your search and open a profile to learn more.

Five ways to explore

  1. Ventures
    Search circular businesses by activity and province, with a business-stage filter when useful. Switch between cards and a list, then open an organisation’s profile.
  2. Support Organisations
    Find services through colour-coded popular categories or the dropdown menu. Easily check each organisation’s website for current services and eligibility.
  3. Investors
    Explore venture capital, impact investors, grant makers and development finance institutions. Refine by investor type, capital focus and geographic focus.
  4. Data dashboard
    View circular activities, business stages and provincial spread in charts. Select a chart entry or count to explore the organisations behind it.
  5. Deals
    Browse recorded circular economy venture deals, funding summaries and capital types. Follow a source article from a deal card where one is available.

Find ventures and support organisations

  • Find ventures by circular activity and province.
  • Choose support from the full service dropdown or a colour-coded popular category.

Explore ecosystem insights and recorded deals

See patterns across the ecosystem and explore the organisations behind the charts.

Explore past circular economy deals and follow their sources from the deal cards.

Help the map grow

Is your organisation missing, or does your profile need an update? Select ‘Add’ or ‘Update a listing’ in the relevant directory to open the Airtable form.

Explore the ecosystem map

The map is a great starting point for discovery, but please be sure to review information with the organisation or linked source before moving forward. If you need any support, read the terms of use and privacy information for guidance on responsible use and requests for corrections or removal.

Explore the map and share it with a colleague to be part of building our growing ecosystem.

Media contact:
Narique Sangster
narique@impactamplifier.co.za