Top 50 Artificial Intelligence VC Funds & Investors in South Africa (July 2026)

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• Fedgroup — Fedgroup offers financial solutions in South Africa & abroad, providing investments, asset-backed lending, group risk & fiduciary services
• AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
• Minbos Resources — Minbos has to build a nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security. They provide nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security.

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• wamly — Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.
• Optique Optometrists — Optique Optometrists provides comprehensive eye care services, including eye tests, prescription glasses, and contact lenses. The company offers affordable eye care solutions and has multiple branches across South Africa. Customers can book appointments online and access a wide range of eyewear options. Optique Optometrists focuses on deliveringquality vision care and ensuring customer satisfaction through professional services and convenient booking options.
• Stone Three Venture Technology — We combine expert services with the power of machine learning to help our customers increase their productivity and safety.

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• Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
• Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
• Herconomy (Ex AGS Tribe) — Herconomy is a platform that allows women build their finances, capacity, collaborate and access opportunities.

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• NextDroid — NextDroid - We're Doing Something Different
• Enact — Enact is a leading solar energy and solar software company serving homeowners, businesses, and installers. Get a free quote or request a demo today!
• ARRIS — Using next-gen advanced manufacturing technologies, ARRIS Composites produces smarter, lighter, stronger, and more sustainable products at scale.

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• Accrual Software — We are a Software Development Company
• Venture Capital Studio — 36 Followers, 31 Following, 1 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Black Silver Capital (@blacksilvercapital)
• Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.

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• Vesper — Vesper is an electrical and electronic manufacturing company that specializes in microphones, piezoelectric, and audio. The company is driven by a mission is to deliver voice-powered products to every market, around the world. Vesper was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
• Medrhythms — Pioneering Next-Generation Digital Therapeutics to Improve Walking  
• Noise — Buy latest Noise smart watches, wireless earbuds, BT neckband earphones, wireless headphones, speakers and smart watch accessories online at best prices in India.

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• Cloudoor — Cloudoor deploys and delivers your code to your customers without breaking things.
• BON Credit —
• EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups

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• ApnaPaisa — ApnaPaisa offers the Best Deals on Home Loans, Personal Loans, Credit Cards and EMI Calculators in India. EST'D 2007.
• Decolar.com — Decolar.com is an online travel agency that offers complete travel services, including tickets, tour packages, accommodation, and car rental. Since 1999, more than 2,000,000 people have bought their air tickets through this platform.Decolar.com is present in 21 countries, including Argentina, the U.S., and Spain. It has a partnership of more than500 airlines and 150,000 hotels worldwide. When purchasing an airline ticket or travel package, Decolar.com’s customers also receive discounts at restaurants and shops in the chosen destination, plus 10% discount on purchases in Duty Free.Decolar.com was launched in 1999 and is based in Guarulhos, Sao Paulo.
• Remote — Hire international talent in minutes. Remote is the most disruptive global payroll, tax, HR and compliance solution for distributed teams.

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• Aku — Aku is a financial technology to drive financial inclusion on one mobile device. They provide payments and bring financial services to the doorstep. They support the new business owner in need of the right tools. They offer low-cost, accessible financial services that serve their customers. They radically democratized access to banking and digitalpayment channels.
• Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
• AlumUnite — AlumUnite is a purpose-built platform to connect all educated Africans to develop Africa's human capital through alumni groups. We crowd-resource education.

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• Mason America, Inc. — Mason is the device innovation platform for product leaders who dare to deliver the next innovation in their field.
• Mudafy — Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for LatAm.
• Gecko Robotics — To collect and make useful physical data in order to protect civilization's most critical infrastructure

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• STEM Cafe — STEMCafe by RVRB is a fun out of school learning centre for kids
• Juicyway — Juice is a developer of a payment network platform for cross-border business payments for businesses and individuals. It facilitates financial transactions between parties regardless of location to allow enterprises to participate in international trade and the exchange of goods and services.
• Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.

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• VALR — Buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum & more | Pay anyone for free with VALR Pay
• Investsure — InvestSure is a technology company that uses its software to enable partner investment platforms to sell its unique Investment Indemnity (insurance) product to their clients. InvestSure provides a full set of APIs that trading platform developers can use to integrate the Investure Investment Indemnity product seamlessly and easily into theirwebsites and mobile applications. Once InvestSure technology is added to a trading platform, it enables users to buy insurance on their shares with a single click. The full process from buying to insurance to settling claims is fully automated.The Investment Indemnity product itself is a unique innovation; it is designed to protect to protect shareholders against any losses in share value caused by actual or perceived fraud committed by management. This enables investors to secure their investments. The cost of the product is low enough to not significantly reduce returns of investors where no insurance event occurs, but to provide significant downside protection where an insured event does occur.
• CompariSure — Custom, built-for-purpose service and sales chatbot solutions for financial services providers.

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• Sensi AI — Clanz Technologies offers an audio-based system designed to support security in human interactions. The system works by connecting to devices that record audio. It analyzes audio data to find unusual sounds or patterns that may indicate incidents. When an anomaly is detected, the system sends alerts in real time. The service also providesinformation about conditions that can affect care quality, such as stress levels or lack of training. It can be used in places where monitoring human interaction is important for safety. The company offers a demo for organizations that want to use the system.
• Sandstone — Sandstone is the platform for AI-native legal departments. Sandstone is built by a team of lawyers, legal operations, and tech experts who understand that efficiency is not just about speed, but also about context.
• Quartermaster AI — Quartermaster AI is a defense technology company that develops real-time distributed marine software via AI robot technology.

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• Cara — Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance—a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and MGAs to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce.
• Greg — Greg is changing the way humans live alongside plants.We believe that everyone should understand how plants work and be able to participate in solutions to the existential challenges our planet is facing, from food system insecurity to collapsing ecosystems.We've started by creating a delightful mobile app that helps people grow thrivingplants. Our community has grown from 100 beta users in August 2020 to over 50,000 active users today. Plants have been watered with Greg over 1M times, and partners like The Sill and over 100 other retailers have started sharing Greg to help their customers care for newly-purchased plants.
• Sandstone — Sandstone is the platform for AI-native legal departments. Sandstone is built by a team of lawyers, legal operations, and tech experts who understand that efficiency is not just about speed, but also about context.

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• Yeah — Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked.
• REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
• Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.

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• MyVR — Guesty is a property management platform. It is used by property managers to manage Short-Term Rentals and Vacation Rentals listed on multiple platforms such as Airbnb, HomeAway, and Booking.com
• Espa — Espa provides an AI assistant platform that helps individuals and organizations manage email, scheduling, and personal or work tasks. The service connects to users’ inboxes and calendars to flag priority messages, draft context-aware responses, and coordinate meeting times. Users can interact with Espa via messaging channels such as text, WhatsApp,and other chat tools to book appointments, set reminders, and follow up on tasks. The platform offers plans for personal use, professional assistants, and larger enterprises, with options for multiple inboxes, synced calendars, and integrations with tools like email, calendar, storage, and collaboration systems. Espa emphasizes privacy controls, encryption, and user management features for larger teams.
• NavigateAI — NavigateAI is an AI copilot for the physical world specifically designed for construction and field service teams to help them complete projects faster, with higher quality, and at lower costs.

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• SolveAI —
• Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
• Sandstone — Sandstone is the platform for AI-native legal departments. Sandstone is built by a team of lawyers, legal operations, and tech experts who understand that efficiency is not just about speed, but also about context.

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• Trade Shield — Trade Shield's aim is to increase access to trade credit facilities for those companies that most need them and will benefit the most from them.
• Mia Healthcare —
• Breaze Delivery — Site will be available soon. Thank you for your patience!

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• SwiftVee — SwiftVEE is a livestock trading mobile app. They support live webcast livestock auctions and silent auctions. Their platform facilitates the discovery and viewing of livestock auctions.They provide webcast advertising, online auctions, and online livestock insurance services and data products for financial institutions.
• Tanda — As a Tanda Agent, you can sell Kenya's favorite digital products, and grow your duka while you're at it
• Digital Cabinet — Digital Cabinet makes your business paperless. Security is the topmost priority for the Digital Cabinet, so save time and money with the Digital Cabinet.

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• Niche — Niche is a social application that reinvents the way people connect and build community. It is a members-only club for the user's communities, groups, and hobbies.
• Banana — Inference hosting for AI teams who ship fast and scale faster.
• Sukha — The Focus App for Healthy Productivity. Sukha offers focus music, timers, AI assistants and more while you work.

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• AI Lean — Simplify your lien compliance with the only fully automated solution.
• Aikium Inc. — Protein therapeutics
• LOOKOUT — Enhance your boating safety with Lookout Camera, the ultimate AI marine vision system. Spot hazards, navigate with augmented reality, and gain situational awareness like never before.

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• MetaPOS — B2B data platform and mobile POS for informal and township retail. We connect store owners, payment companies, and consumer brands through shared value.

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• Atomo Coffee — Atomo Coffee is a developer of molecular coffee. Atomo has reversed engineered the coffee bean to create a smooth cup of coffee, made of naturally derived ingredients, and more sustainable than current commercial coffee.
• Resurrect Bio — Resurrect Bio is a disease resistance trait discovery company. Using AI and our high-throughput in planta screening platform we provide traits for breeders.
• Bear Flag Robotics — Safe, productive and efficient farming operations for the next generation of growers. Customize, Orchestrate, Automate,and Scale your fleet to your needs.

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• Tripplo — Tripplo is a platform to automate and optimise operations for transporters, cargo owners and cargo brokers.
• TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
• Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.

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• Zenapse — Zenapse is a internet publishing industry.
• Akiba Digital — Akiba Digital is a data and technology company that provides financial intelligence solutions. Our vision is to to unlock financial opportunities for consumers, businesses and society using alternative data.
• New School Foods — Salmon, made from plants. Clean label with ALL the Omega-3s, NONE of the mercury. Made in Canada.

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• Releaf Earth — We are industrializing food processing in Africa. We've led 1000+ smallholder farmers to provide food factories with >7.5 million kilograms of quality crops.
• ZSystems — ZSystems is a transformative super app designed to redefine B2B trade.
• MarketForce — MarketForce connects Africa’s informal retail outlets and consumers directly to suppliers of consumer goods and financial services by digitizing orders, delivery, and payments with the aim of solving the last mile distribution challenge.

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• CAL Bank — Welcome to better bankingOpen an account todayGet a loan to support your goalsApply for loanBanking that moves with youDownload the CalBank App Welcome to better bankingOpen an accountGet a loan to support your goalsApply for loanBanking that moves with youDownload the CalBank App Banking Made Simple Bank easily 24/7 online or in person at your
• Omnisient — Privacy-Preserving Data Collaboration platform enabling businesses to collaborate while ensuring consumer privacy and data protection.
• iiDENTIFii — iiDENTIFii: Secure biometric authentication for businesses. Verify customer identity in seconds with facial recognition and liveness detection.

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• GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
• Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
• visionAI — Enhance factory efficiency with visionAI by using existing cameras to uncover inefficiencies and eliminate your production blindspots. Book a demo now!

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• CubeSpace — Industry-leading modular attitude determination and control (ADCS) products and solutions. Laser-focused on our customers' success. Your global ADCS partner.
• SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
• Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.

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• Nosible — Nosible is the creator of a search engine that helps investors find appropriate investment ideas.
• Salus Cloud — Salus Cloud is an AI-native platform for engineers to develop and manage security.
• Cybervergent — Cybervergent is a company that helps entities across Africa and beyond seamlessly achieve governance, security, privacy, compliance, and risk management across digital ecosystems. Our platform provides organisations with a single platform to manage compliance, risk, privacy, audit and data security. With AI-powered automation, it helps you cut downmanual effort, reduce risk exposure, and demonstrate trust to regulators, customers, and stakeholders.

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• hearX Group — hearX is an award-winning start-up with the mission of providing affordable access to hearing healthcare using smart digital solutions. With a strong research and engineering background, we aim to democratize and decentralize hearing care, obliterating the traditional audiology model and market, which was never built to scale, instead providinghearing care to millions by leveraging our smart tech, big data and artificial intelligence expertise.The hearX Group four categories of solutions: Lead Generation and Remote Care solutions, Clinical solutions, Preventative Solutions as well as Direct to Consumer intervention solutions.We have had more than 1 000 000 tests and screenings done using our products across 39 countries. Our innovative solutions are as accurate, but faster, cheaper and easier to use than traditional methods. We pride ourselves in offering a fully managed service, providing an entirely new way to overcome traditional barriers to the detection and diagnosis of disabling hearing loss.

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• Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
• Ivanhoe Mines — Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company advancing three principal projects in Africa:1) The Kamoa copper discovery in a previously unknown extension of the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern Katanga province. Members of the Ivanhoe Mines exploration teamrecently received the prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada for the Kamoa copper discovery, recognized as the year's top international mineral discovery.Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101, have reviewed and approved all of the scientific and technical information contained in the Project sections on this website. Ivanhoe Mines has published independent NI 43-101-compliant technical reports for each of the Kamoa, Platreef and Kipushi projects, which are available at www.sedar.com. These technical reports include relevant information regarding the effective date and the assumptions, parameters and methods of the mineral resource estimates on the Kamoa, Platreef and Kipushi projects in these Project sections.
• PayInc — PayInc connects the South African payments system as the largest automated clearing house in Africa.

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• Openvibe — Interact With Anyone On The Open Internet. All Decentralised Social Networks, Single Timeline.
• Titan — Titan email is specially designed to bring businesses closer to their customers. Trusted by over 100,000+ businesses worldwide.
• Element — They provide services for custom development, prioritised roadmap development, support contracts and commercial products for Matrix. The company enables governments, businesses and individuals to run their own secure communication infrastructure while interconnecting via the global Matrix network. New Vector, a European startup founded in 2017 bythe creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix to drive adoption and grow an ecosystem around an alternative messaging protocol for instant messaging and VoIP apps.The company was founded in 2017 and is based in London.

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• BriteCo — Their cloud-based BriteCo Appraisal Management System is the gateway to making the jeweler’s life easier and more productive—-and customers happier and more secure with immediate insurance coverage of their fine jewelry and watches.
• Lemonade — Lemonade operates as a full-stack insurance company powered by AI and behavioral economics and driven by social good. It is a licensed insurance carrier, offering homeowners and renters insurance. Lemonade replaces brokers and bureaucracy with bots and machine learning, delivering zero paperwork and instant everything. The company uses artificialintelligence and behavioral economics to set rates for the homes and renters it insures. Lemonade was founded in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY, United States.
• Viridium Group — Viridium Group is the leading specialist in the efficient management of life insurance portfolios in Germany. The foundation of its activities is a customer-focused service organisation combined with efficient portfolio management. As of mid-2017, the companies of Viridium Group administered a combined total of about one million insurance policiesand about €15 billion in assets. The Group's shareholders are Cinven, a leading international private equity firm, and Hannover Re, the world's third-largest reinsurance company.

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• TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
• Marquee Group — Marquee Group is a sports management focused on Golf and train athletes to achieve goals.
• Right Now Response — The future of repairs starts soon. Counting down to smarter tracking in 2025! There are perks to working 24/7, 365 days a year... Like launching the future of repairs ahead of schedule!

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• Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-buy car service for private clients.
• LifeCheq — LifeCheq partners with insurers and advisory firms to deliver AI-enabled distribution, boost adviser productivity, and transform how financial advice is delivered.
• SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.

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• Mento Labs — Mento Labs is a decentralized EVM platform for launching and managing multi-currency stable assets.
• Learn.xyz — Learn.xyz’s is a mixture of Duolingo and Wikipedia, powered by AI, creating bite-sized “Curiosities” which feature slides and a quiz, in mere seconds just from taking in a user’s question. Find the app on iOS and Android.
• Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.

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• Splend — Change the way you own your rideshare vehicle for good with Splend. All-Inclusive vehicle packages for your Uber journey, in one easy weekly payment.
• Openpay — Openpay is a cutting-edge in-store, in-home and online payments solution that features a buy now and pay later service, interest-free. Openpay allows customers to make in-store and online purchases, and effectively split the payment for these purchases into multiple repayments over time. The company generates revenue from fees charged to merchantsand customers in exchange for the use of its payments platform.Openpay is available across Australia and New Zealand in many industries including retail, medical, automotive, home improvement, and more.
• Master Plastics — Discover innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for protecting and preserving agricultural and food products from farm to table with Master Plastics.

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• Ctrack — Ctrack is the vehicle tracking provider with more than 24 years' experience of developing effective fleet solutions. Ctrack is a part of DigiCore Holdings, a global company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, whose advanced Ctrack technology is fitted to almost 430,000 vehicles operating in 32 countries across 5 continents.
• LightWare LiDAR — LightWare, leader in laser range-finder technology. We develop and distribute innovative laser rangefinder products for application across multiple industries. Responsiveness to our customers, product innovation, product & service quality and business integrity are the core pillars of our success.
• Energenic Holdings — Energenic is a company that specialized in power solutions ranging from light switches to solar panels and everything in between. Energenic employs cutting-edge technologies, including generators, solar panels, inverters and batteries, and whole power control systems.

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• VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
• UniPay — UniPay is an eCommerce platform for infrastructure and industry-lacking regions that offers 5 products that enable trust, promote transparency, and enforce accountability.
• Emission Sentri — Drive emission management and reduction with insights

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• Yazi — Yazi is an AI-powered market research platform that runs entirely through WhatsApp, enabling organisations to conduct surveys, AI-moderated interviews, diary studies, and panel research at scale through the messaging channel that 3.2 billion people already use every day. Built for emerging markets where email surveys and app-based research fail toreach representative audiences, Yazi delivers 40%+ response rates and results in hours rather than weeks. The platform serves enterprise clients and research agencies across 15+ countries, with a proprietary panel of 1.8 million pre-qualified participants across Africa.
• Pargo — Pargo is a convenient logistics solution that lets you collect and return parcels at Pargo parcel points throughout the country when it suits you best.

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• Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
• Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
• Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.

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• Pumpkn — Need reliable funding? We provide quick loans and capital tailored for Agriculture businesses in South Africa. Grow your business with Pumpkn. Apply now!
• JOBJACK — The JOBJACK platform automates the entry-level recruitment process, so hiring your deskless staff is easy, quick and simple. Our proprietary entry-level psychometric assessments, along with built-in credit and risk checks, help our customers identify the right talent to grow their businesses.
• The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.

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• Jahazii — Jahazii provides an online platform for workforce management. The company offers tools for storing and organizing employee records in one system. It manages scheduling, attendance tracking, and timesheets for different types of workers. The platform connects attendance and payroll functions to support salary processing. It allows employers toautomate payroll calculations and salary disbursement. The company also provides earned wage access, letting employees receive part of their pay before payday.
• TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
• The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.

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• Khula! — Trade smarter, fund faster, and grow bigger with Khula.
• Aircraft Engine Lease Finance — Aircraft Engine Lease Finance is a commercial aircraft and engine leasing company that offers customized and flexible financing solutions to airlines, lessors, banks, and non-traditional aircraft owners. The company focuses on acquiring, leasing, and trading mid-life aircraft and provides liquidity and financial technology to airlines related todeal generation, technical bridging, lease administration, and asset management that are housed internally.
• Red Rocket South Africa — Red Rocket is a renewable energy integrated power plant (IPP) that designs, develops, and distributes clean energy.

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• Ann-Connect — Ann-Connect is an EdTech SaaS for learning, teaching, exams and assessments rolled into an all-in-one education platform.Founded in 2021 by Bonginkosi Mabaso, Nexa was born from a real problem: students missing exams and learning opportunities because of unreliable internet. Our mission is simple: make online education accessible to everystudent, regardless of connectivity or background. Today, Nexa is trusted by universities, training institutions, and professional bodies across South Africa, with partnerships that give access to more than 450,000 learners. One workspace. All your education tools: - Nexa ExamCore: Offline exam tool where students can access, write, and submit online exams even without internet. - Nexa Invigilator: Invigilation tool designed to monitor for online exams. - Nexa Invigilator Venue-based – Proctoring for physical/venue-based exams for schools, corporates & teams. - Nexa Room – Low-bandwidth video conferencing just like MS Teams but designed for teaching and learning, with AI-driven student engagement tracking. - Integrations – Seamless connection with Learning Management Systems (LMS), plagiarism checkers, and other education tools — all in one place. Recognised with awards from TIA, ABSA, and the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), Nexa is shaping the future of global education by making it inclusive, resilient, and accessible everywhere. Ready to experience THE platform for inclusive learning? Visit ann-connect.com and join us in building education without limits.

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• Ann-Connect — Ann-Connect is an EdTech SaaS for learning, teaching, exams and assessments rolled into an all-in-one education platform.Founded in 2021 by Bonginkosi Mabaso, Nexa was born from a real problem: students missing exams and learning opportunities because of unreliable internet. Our mission is simple: make online education accessible to everystudent, regardless of connectivity or background. Today, Nexa is trusted by universities, training institutions, and professional bodies across South Africa, with partnerships that give access to more than 450,000 learners. One workspace. All your education tools: - Nexa ExamCore: Offline exam tool where students can access, write, and submit online exams even without internet. - Nexa Invigilator: Invigilation tool designed to monitor for online exams. - Nexa Invigilator Venue-based – Proctoring for physical/venue-based exams for schools, corporates & teams. - Nexa Room – Low-bandwidth video conferencing just like MS Teams but designed for teaching and learning, with AI-driven student engagement tracking. - Integrations – Seamless connection with Learning Management Systems (LMS), plagiarism checkers, and other education tools — all in one place. Recognised with awards from TIA, ABSA, and the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), Nexa is shaping the future of global education by making it inclusive, resilient, and accessible everywhere. Ready to experience THE platform for inclusive learning? Visit ann-connect.com and join us in building education without limits.
• Aviro Health — We believe that empowering and supporting people to manage their own health benefits everybody.We built the Aviro Pocket Clinic to support self-care and provide access to services. We give people what they need to perform important health checks like regular HIV self-testing and connect them to experts and services who can offer hands-on and supported care when needed.
• Ownedby Technologies — Ownedby is an interactive asset management solution for business and household assets, focused on appliances and devices, giving these unique identity that is traceable online, yet linked to and controlled by owners.

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• Atura — Automated support that helps financial services do better business
• truID — truID is provides a single API to access identity data, balance and transactions from your user’s bank account. Connect with multiple institutions, save months of development and stay compliant.
• My-iMali — My-iMali is a mobile wallet solution used for safe and secure transactions. Pay any number of people for only R1.25, including Staff & Students.

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• Farm to Feed — One third of all food is lost or wasted, enough to feed the number of hungry people twice worldwide. Food loss and waste contributes to 10% of greenhouse gases globally. We aggregate and repurpose imperfect and surplus produce to create a healthier planet.
• The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.

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• Aerobotics — Powerful insights for precision growing and crop insurance