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What is the Entrepreneurship Challenge? A great business doesn’t start with a logo or a pitch deck. It starts with noticing something real: a product
At Koa Academy, we’re passionate about turning ideas into action. Our 2025 Online Entrepreneurship Challenge, an engaging, real-world project offered in both English and Afrikaans
Faure is the Head of Merchandising, Promotions, & Catalogue at Takealot. He is responsible for onsite marketing, product merchandising, and promotional campaigns, ensuring customers have a seamless and engaging shopping experience. He has been at Takealot for over six years, helping bring e-commerce to millions of South Africans.
Before that, he worked at a tech start-up developing proof-of-concept grocery shopping and payment apps and began his career as an investment analyst, gaining a strong foundation in business understanding and financial modelling.
Sandras is the founder and CEO of Pranary. With his expertise in entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech education, he helps business leaders unlock new potential with AI. He is building a pan-African institute for practical tech and business education.
With global experience across 50+ countries, he has worked with entrepreneurs, led gender-lens investing initiatives, and lectured at top universities. Sandras has also shared stages with tech leaders, including Facebook and Asana co-founder Dustin Moskovitz and YouTube co-founder Steve Chen.
Sasha Knott, an EY winning woman, is the Global CEO of Crystal AI and the CEO of Job Crystal. A visionary in the recruitment space, she is revolutionising hiring by integrating AI and technology to make recruitment faster, smarter and more effective. She co-founded Job Crystal to help businesses find top talent efficiently and led the development of Crystal AI, an AI-driven recruiter transforming the hiring landscape.
Majozi, Koa’s Head of Arts and Culture, is an award-winning South African musician. He rose to prominence in 2013 when he released his first EP, ‘Marvelous Light’. The track went to number 9 on the South African iTunes chart and resulted in him being signed with Universal Music South Africa. He has worked with internationally acclaimed artists such as The Lumineers and Mango Groove.
