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# SAVCA Opens Nominations for 2025 Industry Awards
- URL: https://www.startup.africa/savca-opens-nominations-for-2025-industry-awards-2/
- Published: 2025-03-28T07:36:26.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-04T09:28:28.000Z
- Author: Lungile Msomi
- Tags: Accelerators & Programmes, #archive-call, Startups

The[ South Africa Venture Capital and Private Equity Association](https://savca.co.za/?ref=startup.africa) (SAVCA) has opened nominations for the 2025 SAVCA Industry Awards, which recognise portfolio companies that have thrived from private capital investment.

**How to Nominate**

Nominations can be submitted online or by sending a[ nomination form](https://savca.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/SAVCA-Industry-Awards-2025-Nomination-Form.pdf?ref=startup.africa) by email, nominations close on the 30th of June 2025\. The awards ceremony will be on the 7th of November 2025\. 

**Award Categories**

The awards have four categories including:

· Startup companies - Enterprise value not relevant; post-revenue; early-stage, series A or series B funding; excludes seed or pre-revenue funding. Investment period may be up to 7 years.

· Small companies - Enterprise value of under R200m; revenue of under R200m; funding stage not relevant; established with positive operating cash flows

· Medium-sized companies - Enterprise value over R200m and under R1.5bn; revenue of over R200m and under R1.5bn; funding stage not relevant; established with positive operating cash flows.

· Large companies - Enterprise value over R1.5bn; revenue of over R1.5bn; funding stage not relevant; established with positive operating cash flows

**New Award: GP Award**

This year the organisation is introducing the GP Award, which recognises an individual from a fund management firm who has provided support to a portfolio company. These individuals must be nominated by portfolio company nominees.

**Judging Criteria & Process**

The judging panel will evaluate the nominees based on factors such as company background, company financials, growth of the business, innovation, and job creation and retention, amongst others

The selection process consists of five phases, starting with nominations and concluding with an awards event and case studies on the finalists. 

For more information on the judging criteria and process, visit this[ link](https://savca.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/SAVCA-2025-Awards-Info-session.pdf?ref=startup.africa). For general enquiries, email [mandlakazi@savca.co.za](mailto:mandlakazi@savca.co.za) or [theodore@savca.co.za](mailto:theodore@savca.co.za).