PLATFORM / FUNDING ENGINE

Manage funds. Prepare better applicants.

Mothusi helps institutions manage funding programmes from setup to award, while helping SMEs understand whether they are ready to apply. SMEs apply from their Live Growth Record, so every application carries the business profile, documents, evidence, readiness gaps, support history and MGS context already built inside Mothusi.

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One of six engines in the Mothusi platform. All connected to the same growth record.

The core idea

Funding needs more than an application form.

Most funding workflows are split across forms, spreadsheets, emails, folders and committee packs. Mothusi brings the whole process into one structured workflow, connected to each SME’s Growth Record — so the funder sees the business, the evidence, the gaps and the readiness position behind the application, not just a form.

The fund lifecycle

Run the whole fund in one place.

Four connected stages carry the work, from the moment a fund opens to the months after capital lands — each on the same record the SME applied with.

  1. 01Open the fund

    Set up & publish

    Configure the fund, then put it in front of the right businesses.

    • Fund setupObjective, eligibility, sectors, regions, ticket sizes, instruments, required documents and review stages.
    • PublishingPublic, private, invitation-only, programme-linked, sector-specific, or visible only to matched SMEs.
  2. 02Build the pipeline

    Apply & screen

    Receive structured applications, then qualify them on evidence, not assertions.

    • ApplicationsStructured submissions, prefilled from each SME’s Growth Record where the evidence already exists.
    • ScreeningAgainst eligibility, evidence completeness, MGS state, compliance freshness, customer proof and readiness gaps.
  3. 03Reach a decision

    Memo & approve

    Turn an application into a decision pack, then run it through committee.

    • Review & IC memosAI-assisted memos drawn from the application, Growth Record, evidence and reviewer notes. Edit, challenge and approve before committee.
    • Voting & approvalsReviewer comments, committee votes, conditions, deferrals and decline reasons held in one record.
  4. 04Deploy & watch

    Award & monitor

    Move from approval to disbursement, then watch what the capital actually does.

    • Awards & contractsAward letters, conditions, contract checklists and signed documents linked to the funding record.
    • Payment schedulesTranches, milestones, evidence required before each payment, planned dates and status.
    • Post-award monitoringCheck-ins, use-of-funds evidence, milestones, risk flags, reporting obligations and business movement.
Inside the decision

Structured evidence behind every decision.

Mothusi does not replace the funder’s decision — it gives reviewers a cleaner evidence base. Each applicant arrives as a decision pack drawn from the Growth Record, so the committee reviews evidence, not assertions. The decision stays yours.

Funding readiness

Better applicants before formal review.

Mothusi improves the pipeline before applications reach committee — who is ready, who is close, and who needs support first. A weak applicant is routed to the right intervention and comes back stronger, not declined and lost.

  • 38 Ready to applyEvidence complete, compliance current.
  • 64 Close — missing evidenceOne or two documents away from ready.
  • 44 Needs support firstRouted to mentoring, training or readiness work.
The SME side

Apply from the record you have already built.

For SMEs, funding stops being a guessing game. You see what matches, what is missing, and you apply from the Growth Record. If you are not ready, Mothusi tells you why — with a practical path to fix it.

  1. 01MatchedSee which funding paths fit your stage, sector and readiness — before you spend an application on the wrong one.
  2. 02Missing evidenceMothusi shows exactly what is required and what is missing: tax clearance, bank statements, a cash-flow forecast, stronger customer proof.
  3. 03Apply from your Growth RecordThe application is prefilled from the record you already built. You confirm; you do not start from a blank form.
  4. 04Track the outcomeAfter award, check-ins, milestones and use-of-funds evidence keep your progress visible to you and the funder.
Fund reporting

See the fund, the pipeline and the outcomes.

A live view of the funding programme — from applications received to capital deployed and post-award progress — not a spreadsheet rebuilt at the end of the cycle.

Pipeline
  • 146Applications received
  • 132Screened
  • 38Shortlisted
Decisions
  • 19Approved
  • 27Declined
  • EvidenceTop decline reason
Capital
  • 12Awards issued
  • 7Contracts pending
  • R8.4mCapital deployed
Outcomes
  • 3Milestones overdue
  • ↑ 22%Readiness gaps closing
  • 83%Post-award on track
Connected engines

Funding works better wired to the rest of Mothusi.

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Run funding programmes with the evidence layer already built in.

Mothusi Funding & Readiness brings fund setup, publishing, applications, screening, IC memos, approvals, awards, contracts, payment schedules and monitoring into one workflow connected to the SME's Growth Record. A platform briefing covers fund configuration, the SME application experience, evidence review, AI-assisted memo generation, committee workflows, award management, payment schedules, post-award monitoring and reporting.

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Mothusi helps institutions manage funds properly - and helps SMEs become better prepared before they apply.