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About NXT-9

Before Neil Amstrong could take his “small step for man” he and his team of Next 9 astronauts underwent a rigorous training program under the expert guidance of Raymond Zedehar.

The first team of civilian astronauts, named the Next 9, were recruited from public applications and lacked the scientific knowledge that would make them effective in space.

It was only with the experienced guidance of these mentors and coaches that resulted in this historical achievement- a successful lunar landing.

NXT-9 was created by 2 partners with deep passion & experience in supporting SMEs

Edge Growth

One of Africa's leading SME financiers and support providers. Edge manages >R1.7bn of capital, have invested ~R700m in >85 ventures, mentored and coached hundreds of entrepreneurs, and contributed to creating >6000 new jobs.

10X Entrepreneur

Edge's specialist Scale Up support arm, helping high growth entrepreneurs to navigate the Path To Scale™. 10X has supported some of Africa's leading Scale Ups (e.g. Entersekt, Ozow, Twiga, Zola, SweepSouth ) and VC's (e.g. Omidyar Network, E2, Sanari, AHL, EAV, Kukula, AEDF, FMO, Alpha Code, Vumela, ASISA) to scale their Founders, management teams, systems and strategies at key points on their journey

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