Best Auto Tech Companies in Cape Town, South Africa
The 42 best Auto Tech companies in Cape Town, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GoMetro.
Our analysis of 223 Auto Tech companies
$72.2b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Auto Tech companies in Cape Town
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GoMetro SaaS-based transit planning solutions for public transport operators | $12M | 33 mo ago | Series A | Justin PrEng Founder & CEO | 2011 | WordPressSentryMySQL+26 | — |
| 2 | Cloudline Operator of a platform providing cloud computing and data storage | $6M | 32 mo ago | Seed | Spencer Horne Founder | 2017 | WebflowYouTubeGSAP+17 | 1 partnership |
| 3 | Getworth Online P2P marketplace to buy & sell cars | $743K | 108 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2016 | PleskTypeScriptAngular+23 | 1 job opening |
| 4 | ServiceMyCar.co.za Online automotive garage aggregator | $311K | 69 mo ago | Seed | — | 2019 | ZohoApexCharts.jsGoogle Sign-in+21 | — |
| 5 | Quickloc8 App-based taxi management solution | $48K | 98 mo ago | Seed | Mbavhalelo Mabogo CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 6 | JaSure Financial Services On-demand insurance for personal items | — | 78 mo ago | Acquired | Bradley Smith Co-Founder & Director | 2017 | — | — |
| 7 | LULA Online platform for shared office commutes | — | 98 mo ago | Seed | Xabiso Nodada Co-Founder & Head Of Product [Hipster] | 2015 | Node.jsLeafletGoogle Maps+16 | — |
| 8 | CarZar Online C2B platform to sell cars | — | 111 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+31 | — |
Top 8 Auto Tech companies in Cape Town
#1
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2011$12.4Mraised▾
SaaS-based transit planning solutions for public transport operators. The platform offers solutions like fleet management, journey planning, fleet optimization, data collection, and more. Features includes integrated with the existing system for optimum journey planning, dispatch management, digital twin enabled traffic interventions, and more. The company offers solutions for transit authorities, public transit agencies, and more.
- Nov 2023Series A$11.4M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$52.2K
- May 2022Seed$1M
#2
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 18 employees$6Mraised▾
Operator of a platform providing cloud computing and data storage. It offers solutions for managing and processing information. The platform provides tools for data analysis and application development. It facilitates secure data management and scalable computing resources.
- Dec 2023Seed$6M
- Jul 2019Grant (prize money)—
#3
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2019 · 12 employees$311Kraised▾
Online automotive garage aggregator
- Nov 2020Seed$311K
#4
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 35 employees$742.8Kraised▾
getWorth is an online peer-to-peer marketplace to buy and sell cars. It offers cash offers to the users for their cars and a getMore quote (if the cars qualify) which allows the users to set up the price at which their cars are marketed. This allows the users to earn a bonus amount which is the difference between the final selling price, and the initial upfront cash amount out and the company's fees. It also helps users to finance their car purchase plans with users having to submit the request for review online. Offers additional features to car buyers such as the "Get Seven Guarantee" which is a grace period given to car buyers to drive the car they are purchasing for 7 days/700 KM and if not satisfied with the car can return it for a full refund. It claims that all cars that it buys are subject to a 100-point inspection and that it reconditions the car to a standard, after the inspection.
- Aug 2017Seed—
- Apr 2017Seed$742.8K
#5
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 24 employees$48Kraised▾
Quickloc8 is an app-based management solution for offline taxi operators. The solution offers functionalities such as real-time location tracking, driver behavior monitoring, trips overview, fleet management, driver management, real-time alerts (for incidents, overspeeding, etc), route planning, and navigation among others. Its mobile app is available for Android devices. Monetizes through monthly subscription fees.
- Jun 2018Seed$48K
#6
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 8 employees—raised▾
JaSure provides an app-based platform for on-demand P&C insurances. It features policies for bicycle, binoculars, golf clubs, and cameras. It offers coverage for accidental damage, loss, and theft. It enables users to file and monitor claim through the app. The app is available for Android and IOS platforms.
- Feb 2020Seed—
#7
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 35 employees—raised▾
Lula is an online platform to book shared door-to-door shuttle services, primarily for corporate/office commuters. The company connects corporate travelers with private shuttle operators. Corporate commuters can sign up on the platform with their recurring schedules. If a certain minimum number of commuters sign-up for the proposed route, a scheduled route is launched. Users can further search, & purchase daily/weekly/monthly passes.
- 2018Seed—
#8
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 2 employees—raised▾
CarZar is an online C2B car selling platform. It provides a free online valuation of the car based on its make & model, year of make, and mileage. Users can schedule an online appointment for the inspection of their cars at one of its inspection centres or at their homes. Based on the physical inspection of the car, it makes a final offer to the users who can choose to accept or deny it.
- May 2017Seed—
- 2016Seed—
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How research on Autonomous Vehicles is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Autonomous Vehicles — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 37 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- University of Johannesburg12
- North-West University6
- University of the Witwatersrand3
- University of KwaZulu-Natal2
- University of South Africa2
- Computer vision3
- Reinforcement learning2
- Intelligent transportation system2
- Real-time computing2
- Computer security2
- Object detection3
- Control theory (sociology)2
- Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution2
- Real-time computing2
- Object (grammar)2
- Humanities4
- Philosophy3
- Computer security3
- Stakeholder2
- Government (linguistics)2
Where autonomous vehicles is researched across South Africa
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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