Best Auto Tech Companies in Johannesburg, South Africa
The 36 best Auto Tech companies in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Naked.
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 Johannesburg
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naked AI-driven app that provides usage-based car insurance | $32M | 19 mo ago | Series B | Alex Thomson Co-Founder | 2016 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+24 | — |
| 2 | Carscan AI & AR-driven mobile app provider for car condition estimation | $1M | 55 mo ago | Seed | Obins Choudhary Co-Founder & CEO | 2019 | Node.jsBootstrapNext.js+14 | — |
| 3 | Passerine Aircraft Corporation Developer of VTOL aircraft | $120K | 99 mo ago | Seed | Matthew Whalley Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — |
| 4 | Fixxr Online platform that provides on-site vehicle repair & maintenance services | $70K | 93 mo ago | Funding Raised | Curtis Young Founder: Head of Strategy & Product Development | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+35 | — |
| 5 | DentX Provider of automotive damage repair pricing solutions | $68K | 82 mo ago | Seed | Nolo Mokoena Co-Founder | 2018 | — | — |
| 6 | Wizzpass Parking solutions system and app | $20K | 125 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2015 | PHPLeafletCakePHP+17 | — |
| 7 | Auto Advisor Online platform for car & dealerships reviews and news | $4K | 93 mo ago | Funding Raised | Murali Naidu Founder & Managing Director | 2015 | Node.jsUbuntuGoogle Maps+18 | — |
| 8 | Pace Car Rental Online platform offering car rental services | — | 35 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
Top 12 Auto Tech companies in Johannesburg
#1
Series B · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2016 · 102 employees$31.8Mraised▾
AI-driven app that provides usage-based car insurance. It offers a chatbot for usage-based quotes and prices. It also offers roadside assistance services, claims approval, and more. Its app is available for iOS and Android platforms.
- Jan 2025Series B$38M
- Feb 2023Series B$17M
- Aug 2021Series A$11.1M
- Dec 2018Seed$2.2M
#2
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2019 · 58 employees$1.3Mraised▾
AI & AR-driven mobile app provider for car condition estimation. It also provides VIN information, a computer vision model to detect damages, claim assessment service, car condition validation & more.
- Feb 2022Seed$1.3M
- Oct 2020Seed—
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 2 employees$120Kraised▾
Passerine Aircraft develops VTOL aircraft for commercial purposes. The aircraft claims to have multiple features including lift wing (powered by the lift device that offers low stall speed with high cruise speed). Both the aircraft are fixed-wings, have a payload capacity in the range of 6 kg-300 kg, and feature an onboard controller allowing it to be remotely piloted. They are capable of operating without take-off/landing infrastructure and of spot landings & standing take-offs. Claims that the products emulate the landing of Passerine bird i.e. a flared landing and then dropping onto their legs.
- 2018Seed$120K
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018$68.3Kraised▾
DentX is a damage repair pricing solution for automotive dealers. Features include easy accessibility, AI analysis, expert assessment on damage images for estimated quotes, vehicle repair updates & more.
- Oct 2019Angel$68.3K
#5
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018$69.9Kraised▾
Online platform that provides on-site vehicle repair & maintenance services. Users can provide the service details they want, get pricing, and schedule repair services at their location through the platform.
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$69.9K
#6
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2015 · 10 employees$20Kraised▾
Wizzpass is the parking solutions access control system and app allowing entry and exit to shopping malls, airports, commercial property, office parks, residential property and gated communities via the app. Landlords and tenants can give access to visitors for certain days and times. The visitor automatically receives a notification email specifying the date and time that they will access the building through the app. WizzPass allows the user to see who parked, when they entered, when they left and how often they park. Can also track the total number of entries and exits for a certain time period, which allows to see when then parking has been full or under-utilised.
- Apr 2016Seed$20K
#7
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2015$3.6Kraised▾
Online platform for car & dealerships reviews and news. Users can anonymously write reviews for cars & dealerships as per their experiences & browse reviews given by others based on car make & model and dealership location & name. The platform also features automotive information & expert car reviews as well as the latest motoring news & launches.
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$3.6K
#8
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2006 · 109 employees—raised▾
Online platform offering car rental services
#9
Series B · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2021 · 59 employees—raised▾
Online auction-based marketplace for used & accident cars. Buyers can find the cars, view details, log in with their account & place a bid on the cars & buy them via the platform. Car owners can advertise their cars on the platform.
- Mar 2021Series B—
#10
Deadpooled · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 3 employees—raised▾
Lifti provides an online platform for peer-to-peer intracity carpooling in South Africa. The app connects car owners willing to offer rides with passengers traveling along the similar way and enables users to search & book rides after providing relevant details. Claims that all users are verified and also offers women-only rides for female users.
- Jan 2018Seed—
#11
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2014—raised▾
KaChing Parking is an app-based platform that helps users in parking. If the user arrives near a parking slot, the cameras attached to the slot's entrance scans the license plate of the vehicle for parking booms to open automatically. User can verify the duration and cost of parking in real-time. Parking payments can be done via the app. App is available for both iOS & Android platforms.
- Nov 2016PE—
#12
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1992 · 137 employees—raised▾
AutoTraderSA is an app-based listing platform for used cars. Their platform facilitates the trading of used & new cars via free & paid listings. It also lists car rental, insurance, finance, auctions, spares & more. Buyers can search for cars on the platform & contact the sellers.
- Oct 2013PE—
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