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Top Startups in South Africa

1
Yoco
Fintech platform providing card payment terminals to small merchants

Yoco transformed small business payments across South Africa by offering accessible mobile card machines without monthly subscription fees. The startup expanded its product suite into software tools, capital loans, and online payment integrations for SMEs.

2
Naked Insurance
AI-driven insurtech platform for car, home, and items insurance

Naked Insurance utilizes artificial intelligence to offer instant, transparent insurance quotes and digital claims processing. Its automated platform removes human sales agent overhead to lower premium costs for consumers.

3
Ozow
Automated instant EFT payment gateway provider

Ozow is a fintech platform offering instant electronic funds transfer (EFT) payment solutions for merchants and consumers. By bypassing traditional credit card processing, it delivers safer, instant digital payments.

4
SweepSouth
On-demand home cleaning and domestic services booking app

SweepSouth connects home owners with vetted domestic cleaners and maintenance workers through a mobile app. It expanded from residential home cleaning into plumbing, electrical, and gardening service connections.

5
Lulalend
Digital lending platform offering fast working capital loans to SMEs

Lulalend provides quick, uncollateralized business loans to South African small businesses through an automated credit underwriting engine. Applications take minutes online, closing vital cash-flow gaps for growing enterprises.

6
Aerobotics
Agri-tech company using drone imagery and AI for crop monitoring

Aerobotics combines high-resolution aerial drone imagery with artificial intelligence to monitor tree crop health, count fruits, and detect agricultural pests. It serves commercial farming operations across global markets.

7
Stitch
Financial API infrastructure platform connecting banks and apps

Stitch builds developer API infrastructure that allows businesses to connect directly to consumer bank accounts for pay-ins, payouts, and financial data access across Southern Africa.

8
HearX Group
Digital hearing care health-tech and smart hearing aid developer

HearX Group designs affordable, smartphone-based hearing test equipment and smart hearing aids. Its medical health-tech platform expands clinical hearing access across global underserved markets.

9
Planet42
Car subscription fintech platform for underbanked individuals

Planet42 addresses transport inequality by buying used vehicles from dealerships and renting them to individuals through a flexible rent-to-own subscription model.

10
GetSmarter
Edtech platform offering executive online short courses with universities

GetSmarter collaborates with world-leading universities to deliver market-focused online short courses, empowering working professionals across international markets to upskill.