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Best Business Services Companies in Johannesburg, South Africa

The 267 best Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cassava Technologies.

267companies tracked
$62.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
14have raised

Ranked: Best Business Services companies in Johannesburg

#CompanyDisclosed fundingEmployeesLast roundStageFoundedFounderRecent signals
1Adcorp Holdings
Provider of a suite of HR services
45,852Public1975John Wentzel
CEO
2Adapt IT
Provider of mobile device and wireless expense management services for enterprises
$148K1,07944 mo agoAcquired1996Tiffany Dunsdon
CEO
3Barone Budge & Dominick(BBD) India Pvt Ltd
Developer of application design software intended to serve the education, financial service, insurance…
1,000Private19841 job opening
44Sight
Provider of hybrid cloud technologies and data-driven solutions for making informed business decisions
404Acquired2017Tertius Zitzke
CEO
4 awards
5Mint Group
Provider of ERP consulting services
39646 mo agoFunding Raised1999Carel Toit
CEO
624/7 Security Services
Provider of professional security solutions
359Unfunded20041 partnership
7ATS
Provider of recruitment and project management services
315Unfunded2012
8Axiz
Provider of IT hardware and software distribution services
300Unfunded2000

Top 12 Business Services companies in Johannesburg

#1
Series D · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2021 · 18 employees
$50Mraised

Provider of data center, security, and cloud services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 40k LinkedIn followers — 9.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series D
  • Dec 2024Series D$90M
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt$220M
  • Jul 2022Series C$50M
Founders & team
Strive MasiyiwaFounder and Executive ChairmanHardy PemhiwaPresident & CEO
Investors
C5 Capital, DFC, Finnfund, Google, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Nvidia
Tech stack
AmchartsAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2012
$9.3Mraised

Non-profit organization focused on africa government to improve their capacities to better plan, and weather events and natural disasters

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 18k LinkedIn followers — 4.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior Advisor, Resource Mobilization & Strategic Engagement Consultant
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$9.3M
Founders & team
Lindelwe NdlovuCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerBootstrapDrupalFont Awesome
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2019 · 6 employees
$500Kraised

Provider of IoT solutions for retail industries. Its offering can be classified into physical retail environment management and store shelf and product monitoring solutions. It monitors the temperature of the coolers, farm produce, their location, and the compounding products to maximise sales, prevent food waste, and provide predictive maintenance insights. It also allows users to scan the barcode and make payments from their mobile phone and reduce their wait time for billing. Furthermore, it offers temperature monitoring solutions for cold chain and pharmaceuticals industries.

Funding rounds
  • Mar 2022Seed$500K
Founders & team
Ajay LaluCo-Founder & DirectorSanjay SoniCo-Founder & Director
Investors
E Squared Investments
#4
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2011
$1.5Mraised

Offers supply chain management services

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2012Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Gary JosephCEO
Investors
USAID, Motseng Investment Holdings
Tech stack
Animate.CssApache Http ServerBitrix24BootstrapCore-JsFont Awesome
#5
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1996 · 1079 employees
$148.1Kraised

Provider of mobile device and wireless expense management services for enterprises. It primarily has extensive industry expertise and experience in the manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, consumer security, and services, education, manufacturing, financial professionals, and hospitality sectors, as well as in the public sector.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 47k LinkedIn followers — 11.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development Manager
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$148.1K
Founders & team
Tiffany DunsdonCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignGoogle Analytics
#6
Deadpooled · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2016 · 11 employees
$576.1Kraised

Delvv.io's flagship product, Sense Check allows clients to get feedback on their concepts and campaigns from online panels of creative professionals across Africa. Supports video ad, mobile app, animatic creative, web page, mobile web page and etc.The client uploads their creative and the platform will identify the most relevant creative professionals to provide analysis and actionable feedback on the campaign or creative to suit the needs of the local market. Backed by private investor  Kevin Gaskell

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2016Seed$449.1K
  • May 2016Seed$127K
Investors
HAVAIC, VentureOut
#7
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.

Funding rounds
  • Feb 2018Post IPO$539.8K
Founders & team
Gerhard MynhardtCEO
#8
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, NA - South Africa · founded 2012
$39.9Kraised

Political economy consultancy providing trade, investment policy analysis, and regulatory framework analysis. It offers political economy consulting, trade and investment policy analysis, and legal and regulatory frameworks analysis. The company advises on trade and investment policies, capacity building services, strategies, and market entry insights. It delivers analysis on trade and investment policies, helping businesses, governments, and organizations understand their impact on value chains. The company focuses on the regulatory frameworks of trading systems and initiatives facilitating regional integration. It assists clients in identifying and implementing solutions to trade and investment constraints and addressing barriers to regional trade.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 806 LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • May 2018Grant (prize money)$23.3K
  • Mar 2018Grant (prize money)
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)
  • Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$16.6K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpThimpress LearnpressContact Form 7Apache Http Server
#9
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2013 · 22 employees
$17.6Kraised

Strider is a digital outsourcing services company based in Africa. They provide access to the best digital experts globally and have worked with large listed companies in South Africa, including top banks. They offer IT services and consulting, with a team size of 11-50 employees.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2017Seed$17.6K
Founders & team
Annabel DallamoreFounder & CEO
Investors
Startupbootcamp, Seed Engine
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsApache Http ServerCookie NoticeGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#10
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1999 · 396 employees
raised

Provider of ERP consulting services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers — 2.6% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Unattributed
Founders & team
Carel ToitCEO
Investors
IQBG
#11
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2019
raised

Provider of IoT services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2021Seed
Founders & team
Ewald FourieCo-FounderTiaan CoetseeCo-Founder
Investors
Partner Elite, Karoobos Investments
#12
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2007
raised

Provider of content creation services

Founders & team
Antos StellaManaging Director
Investors
Gallo Record Company

Funding & investor landscape

$62.6Mtotal disclosed funding
9companies funded
13disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa3 rounds
Seed Engine2 rounds
Spirit Capital2 rounds
aloeCap2 rounds
AS-Accelerator1 rounds
Alterra Capital Partners1 rounds
Argility1 rounds
British International Investment1 rounds
C5 Capital1 rounds
DFC1 rounds

Notable founders

Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Executive Chairman · Cassava Technologies
Hardy Pemhiwa
President & CEO · Cassava Technologies
Lindelwe Ndlovu
CEO · ARC
Ajay Lalu
Co-Founder & Director · CIRT
Sanjay Soni
Co-Founder & Director · CIRT
Gary Joseph
CEO · South African Supplier Diversity Council
Tiffany Dunsdon
CEO · Adapt IT
Gerhard Mynhardt
CEO · Novateqni
Annabel Dallamore
Founder & CEO · Strider Digital
Carel Toit
CEO · Mint Group
Ewald Fourie
Co-Founder · IoTdc
Tiaan Coetsee
Co-Founder · IoTdc
Prism market signals · South Africa · country-scoped Prism corpus, 864,977 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Business Services coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many Business Services companies are there in Johannesburg, South Africa?
Radar tracks 267 indexable Business Services companies headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa?
The Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa on this list have raised a combined $62.6M in disclosed equity funding across 9 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Business Services company in Johannesburg, South Africa?
Cassava Technologies is the highest-funded Business Services company in Johannesburg, South Africa, with $50M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa are funded?
9 of the 267 Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Business Services unicorns are there in Johannesburg, South Africa?
None of the Business Services companies in Johannesburg, South Africa on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Johannesburg, South Africa Business Services companies?
The most active investors in Johannesburg, South Africa Business Services companies on this list include Europa, Seed Engine, Spirit Capital, aloeCap, AS-Accelerator.
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