Radar · Beauty Tech in South Africa
Best Beauty Tech Companies in South Africa
The 37 best Beauty Tech companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Brown and Ayo.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
37companies tracked
$279.6Kdisclosed funding
0unicorns
1have raised
Sources & further reading
- timesnownews.com
- openpr.com
Ranked: Best Beauty Tech companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brown and Ayo Internet first brand offering hair extensions | $280K | 62 mo ago | Deadpooled | Acanda Jaswa Founder | 2018 | — | — |
| 2 | &BAM Internet first brand offering multi-category men's grooming products | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2019 | Vue.jsLiteSpeedCloudflare+14 | — |
| 3 | AMAZI SHEtribe Provider of skincare products and beauty treatments | — | — | Unfunded | Divya Vasant Founder and CEO | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifySentry+28 | — |
| 4 | ANíM Naturals Brand of natural skin care and hair care products | — | — | Unfunded | Akosua Koranteng Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 5 | ARC Store South Africa We’re a one-of-a-kind beauty destination; aiming to responsibly deliver the beauty of tomorrow, today. | — | — | — | — | 2020 | DynamicwebYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+14 | — |
| 6 | Beaucience Internet first brand of skin care products for men, women, and kids | — | — | Deadpooled | Diane Eales Founder | 2008 | — | — |
| 7 | Beauty on TApp Retailer of skincare, hair care, makeup, fragrance, and body products | — | — | Unfunded | Mathebe Ngwenya Founder | 2015 | — | 2 expansions |
| 8 | Below Internet first brand offering multi-category personal hygiene products for men | — | — | Funding Raised | — | 2021 | — | — |
Top 1 Beauty Tech companies in South Africa
#1
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2018 · 1 employees$279.6Kraised▾
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2018 · 1 employees
Internet first brand offering hair extensions. The catalog provides hair extensions and accessories. Its product offering provides locs, faux locs, crochet needles, etc.
Funding rounds
- Jul 2021Seed$279.6K
Founders & team
Investors
Enygma Ventures
Funding & investor landscape
$279.6Ktotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Prism market signals · South Africa · country-scoped Prism corpus, 79,301 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Beauty Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Beauty Tech companies are there in South Africa?
Radar tracks 37 indexable Beauty Tech companies headquartered in South Africa that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Beauty Tech companies in South Africa?
The Beauty Tech companies in South Africa on this list have raised a combined $279.6K in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Beauty Tech company in South Africa?
Brown and Ayo is the highest-funded Beauty Tech company in South Africa, with $279.6K in disclosed equity funding.
How many Beauty Tech companies in South Africa are funded?
1 of the 37 Beauty Tech companies in South Africa on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Beauty Tech unicorns are there in South Africa?
None of the Beauty Tech companies in South Africa on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in South Africa Beauty Tech companies?
The most active investors in South Africa Beauty Tech companies on this list include Access Bridge Ventures, Bonbillo, Enygma Ventures, IFC, JCurve.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.