Best Blockchain Technology Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 31 best Blockchain Technology companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VALR.
Our analysis of 247 Blockchain Technology companies
$15.7b in tracked funding; 95% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Blockchain Technology companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALR App-based platform for cryptocurrency trading | $55M | 56 mo ago | Series B | Badi Sudhakaran Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+23 | — |
| 2 | Ovex Institutional-grade custodian and cryptocurrency exchange platform | $4M | 67 mo ago | Series A | Jonathan Ovadia Founder & CEO | 2017 | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+19 | — |
| 3 | Centbee App-based cold wallet for cryptocurrency | $2M | 46 mo ago | Series A | Lorien Gamaroff Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 4 | Novateqni Blockchain-based software solutions | $540K | 105 mo ago | Public | Gerhard Mynhardt CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 5 | Ivorypay Blockchain-based platform for crypto payment solutions | — | 20 mo ago | Seed | Oluwatobi Ajayi Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+24 | — |
| 6 | African Coin Exchange Cryptocurrency exchange platform | — | — | Deadpooled | Bernardt Venter CEO | 2019 | — | — |
| 7 | Africoin Bitcoin based mobile wallet | — | — | Deadpooled | Reezy Uptown Stunna Malembeti Founder | 2016 | — | — |
| 8 | AltCoinTrader Cryptocurrency trading platform | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2014 | Node.jsHighchartsD3+17 | — |
Top 5 Blockchain Technology companies in Gauteng
#1
Series B · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018 · 11 employees$55Mraised▾
App-based platform for cryptocurrency trading. It uses AI and machine learning technology to validate the identity of the trader. It allows users to securely buy, store and sell cryptocurrencies.
- Mar 2022Series B$50M
- Jul 2020Series A$3.5M
- Feb 2019Seed$1.5M
#2
Series A · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2016$2.3Mraised▾
App-based cold wallet for cryptocurrency. It allows users to send, receive, and store cryptocurrency. It offers fund transfers from a bank account or retail lanes. It offers other services including merchant payments, cross-border remittances, and more. It is available on Android and iOS platforms.
- Dec 2022Series A$1M
- Feb 2020Series A—
- Apr 2019Series A$1.3M
- Jan 2018Seed—
#3
Series A · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017$4Mraised▾
Institutional-grade custodian and cryptocurrency exchange platform. It offers a platform that enables users to buy, sell, exchange, and trade multiple cryptocurrencies. It offers services such as an OTC trading desk, deep liquidity for cryptocurrency markets, and more. It enables both institutional clients and everyday traders to trade cryptocurrencies.
- Apr 2021Series A$4M
- Apr 2019Seed—
#4
Public · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2012$539.8Kraised▾
Novateqni provides blockchain-based software solutions for biometrics, payments, elections and IoT sectors. The company uses blockchain and biometric technology to provide voter registration and electronic voter validation solutions. Offers biometric-based identity verification solution, a biometrics-based farmers management system for the tobacco industry, blockchain-based data management solutions etc.
- Feb 2018Post IPO$539.8K
#5
Seed · Alberton, Gauteng · founded 2022 · 15 employees—raised▾
Blockchain-based platform for crypto payment solutions. It offers solutions for business crypto payments. It enables businesses to integrate payment solutions into the POS platform. It also offers solutions for NFT staking, NFT mining, loans, and more.
- Mar 2025Seed—
- Mar 2023Seed—
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How research on Blockchain is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Blockchain — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 284 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- University of Johannesburg98
- University of Pretoria27
- Durban University of Technology26
- North-West University18
- University of South Africa14
- Computer security21
- Scalability11
- Transparency (behavior)5
- Transformative learning5
- Supply chain5
- Computer security56
- Supply chain17
- Transparency (behavior)16
- Traceability10
- Cryptocurrency7
- Computer security38
- Transparency (behavior)19
- Supply chain13
- Knowledge management10
- Health care9
Where blockchain 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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