Best Blockchain Technology Companies in South Africa
The 77 best Blockchain Technology companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VALR.
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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 South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VALR App-based platform for cryptocurrency trading | $55M | 51 mo ago | Series B | Badi Sudhakaran Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer | 2018 | Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+23 | 1 launch |
| 2 | Jambo Platform building web3 mobile infrastructure solutions | $38M | 49 mo ago | Series A | James Zhang Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+14 | — |
| 3 | NFTfi Provider of an online platform for NFT-based lending | $15M | 24 mo ago | Series A | — | 2017 | Radix UITailwind CSSshadcn/ui+9 | — |
| 4 | Ovex Institutional-grade custodian and cryptocurrency exchange platform | $4M | 62 mo ago | Series A | Jonathan Ovadia Founder & CEO | 2017 | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+19 | 1 launch |
| 5 | Centbee App-based cold wallet for cryptocurrency | $2M | 42 mo ago | Series A | Lorien Gamaroff Co-Founder & CEO | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | Billionaire Plus Provider of NFT-based multilayer board game | $2M | 54 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2021 | — | — |
| 7 | Augmentors Game Developer of augmented reality games based on the Bitcoin Blockchain | $1M | 112 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | — | — |
| 8 | Novateqni Blockchain-based software solutions | $540K | 100 mo ago | Public | Gerhard Mynhardt CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 9 | TurnCoin Online platform offering cryptocurrency exchange | $230K | 58 mo ago | Seed | Rudolf Markgraaff Founder & CEO | 2017 | — | — |
Top 12 Blockchain Technology companies in South Africa
#1
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 19 employees$15Mraised▾
Provider of an online platform for NFT-based lending. It offers a P2P marketplace that enables users to borrow and lend by securing NFTs as collateral. Users can provide ERC-721 tokens as collateral and request loans. Once accepted, ETH is paid to the users and the collaterals are locked in the NFTfi smart contract.
- Jun 2024ICO$70K
- Mar 2024Series A$6M
- Nov 2021Series A$5M
- Feb 2021Seed$890K
#2
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
#3
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2022$37.5Mraised▾
Platform building web3 mobile infrastructure solutions. It is building a super app that combines education, gaming, and entertainment with earning opportunities.
- May 2022Series A$30M
- Feb 2022Seed$7.5M
#4
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—
#5
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—
#6
Funding Raised · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2021 · 5 employees$2.1Mraised▾
Provider of NFT-based multilayer board game. Billionaire Plus is a board game that combines NFT, Defi, collectibles with 3D and VR modes where players can own, sell, trade, and collect NFT assets. The game will be available on Mobile and PC platforms.
- Dec 2021ICO$2.1M
#7
Seed · Durban, KwaZulu Natal · founded 2013$1.1Mraised▾
Augmentors is a developer of augmented reality games based on the Bitcoin Blockchain. It allows users to own their creatures and battle with them in augmented reality games. The game allows users to acquire rare creatures & relics in exchange of Augmentors in-game currency Databits (obtainable through the crowdfunding sale) inside of the counterparty wallet.
- Feb 2017ICO$1.1M
- Nov 2016Angel—
#8
Seed · Stellenbosch, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 44 employees$230Kraised▾
Online platform offering cryptocurrency exchange. It offers solutions for cryptocurrency exchange, cryptocurrency tokens, derivatives trading, revenue sharing staking, and more. It also offers digital trading cards in sports, esports, music, and cryptocurrency token called Turncoin RDS. Its app is available on the website.
- Aug 2021Seed$230K
#9
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
#10
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016$99Kraised▾
Trustlab is a blockchain solutions provider. It is a venture production studio which focuses on blockchain solutions in the impact and digital identity sectors. Current projects include Amply, Ixo and Global Consent.
- 2017Grant (prize money)$99K
#11
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—
#12
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2019 · 9 employees—raised▾
Xago is an online payment gateway platform for ripple. It allows users to send, receive & accept payments made in ripple assets. Enables merchants to accept ripple-based payments for various goods & services. Provides PED authentication solutions to restrict access to the network.
- Jul 2021Seed—
- Nov 2020Seed—
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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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