Best Consumer Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 211 best Consumer companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Naked.
Ranked: Best Consumer companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | App-install YoY | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daily Homes Listing platform for affordable housing. | $135K | — | — | Danny Nochumsohn Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 2 | 4Racing Subscription-based platform providing streaming of sports content | — | — | — | Fundi Sithebe CEO | — | — | — |
| 3 | A Way To Be Online route planner | — | — | — | Lebogang Nkoane Founder | — | — | — |
| 4 | Action Gear Online retailer for hi tech action and adventure sports gear | — | — | — | — | Cart FunctionalityShopifyHextom Free Shipping Bar+14 | Top 50M | — |
| 5 | African Mamas Crafts Online retailer of handmade beaded accessories and handwoven home décor | — | — | — | Nomaswazi Tinus Founder & Director | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | Top 50M | — |
| 6 | Africori Platform offering music distribution solutions | — | — | — | Yoel Kenan CEO | Node.jsNginxOpenResty+9 | Top 5M | — |
| 7 | Afritelematics Fleet management software | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | AftaRobot Management solutions for mini-bus operators | — | — | — | Lawrence Matjeni Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Consumer companies in Gauteng
#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
Series B · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2014 · 205 employees$14.8Mraised▾
Platform connecting users with professionals for home cleaning and care. It offers a way for individuals to book services such as indoor and outdoor cleaning. The platform also facilitates placements for full-time domestic help. It provides a hub to manage private domestic workers, including setting pay rates.
- Sep 2022Series B$11M
- Oct 2021Series A—
- Jul 2020Series A—
- Oct 2019Series A$1M
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2019 · 12 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Tripplo is the provider of a SaaS-based platform for managing freight forwarding operations. It provides a marketplace for cargo owners, brokers, and truckers to book and post load transport requests. Its fleet management software ensures driver compliance and truck tracking. It also provides software for trip planning, routing, documentation, and ETAs.
- Oct 2023Seed$1.8M
- Aug 2022Seed—
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2021 · 10 employees$2Mraised▾
Expense management and card solutions for businesses. It offers solutions for spending management, business card management, transaction management, collateral-free credit, and more. It also offers flexible repayment plans for users. Provides features including invoice management, business account, financing invoices, and more.
- Jun 2022Seed$2M
#5
Series A · Midrand, Gauteng · founded 2015 · 32 employees$486.3Kraised▾
Droppa is an online platform for on-demand short-haul delivery services for light cargo such as furniture and other household items, operating in select South African locations. The platform connects shippers with a network of truck owners and enables users to search, compare & book services after providing load details and pick-up/drop-off locations. Its mobile app is available for Android devices.
- Aug 2022Series A—
- Dec 2019Seed$340.9K
- Nov 2018Angel$145.4K
- 2017Seed—
#6
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2012 · 100 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Parcelninja provides tech-enabled warehousing & fulfillment services to e-commerce businesses. Offers a software solution that integrates with the company's web store and provides services such as order management, warehousing, pick & pack service, and more. The software also has features for real-time tracking, reporting, and analytics. The company offers last-mile deliveries through Its network of partnered couriers.
- Feb 2015Seed$1.7M
#7
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2014$288.2Kraised▾
Wrapistry is an online retailer of wedding gifts headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Users can browse through the collection of wedding gifts across various categories such as kitchenware, dining sets, bed and bath products, home decor products, and experiences available on the company's platform and choose a gift that meets their requirements. Users can pay online to have the gift shipped to the intended recipient. As of Nov 2017, the company claims to ship gifts to all locations within South Africa. It also provides wedding registry services to registered couples. Couples can redeem their registries either by receiving the gift products or by having the contributed cash transferred to their bank accounts.
- Nov 2017Seed$288.2K
#8
Seed · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 2016 · 11 employees$20Kraised▾
On-demand laundry and dry cleaning service. Users can request collection from a location of their choice such as home and office. It offers services to items such as bedding, towels, doggy beds, baby bibs, and more.
- 2023Seed$20K
- Aug 2019Seed—
#9
Deadpooled · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2012$135.3Kraised▾
Dailyhomes.co.za is a listing portal focused on buying and selling of affordable housing and student accommodation in South Africa. Homes for sale under R1 million and rentals below R6000 per month are the prime focus of the listed content. It makes money from real estate agents and developers who list on their property. The site is dead pooled as on April 2016.
- Seed$135.3K
#10
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
#11
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
#12
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
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