Best Fashion Tech Companies in South Africa
The 48 best Fashion Tech companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Zando.
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Our analysis of 219 Fashion Tech companies
$16.5b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
Ranked: Best Fashion Tech companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zando Online retail platform offering multi-category fashion products | $26M | 163 mo ago | Series A | — | 2012 | — | — |
| 2 | MyRunway Online retail platform offering multicategory fashion products for men women and kids | $6M | 56 mo ago | Series A | Elmien Hammerschmidt Co-Founder | 2012 | Cart FunctionalityNode.jsQuill+25 | — |
| 3 | Yaga Online marketplace offering multi-category pre-owned fashion products | $2M | 9 mo ago | Seed | Aune Aunapuu Co-Founder & CEO | 2017 | SentryZendeskNode.js+27 | — |
| 4 | Mami Wata Internet first brand offering multi-category fashion products | $2M | 63 mo ago | Seed | Selema Masekela Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 5 | Trebene Private label handicrafts retailer | $15K | 127 mo ago | Early Stage | Bushera Bashir Founder & Director | 2013 | — | — |
| 6 | Native Nylon Internet first brand offering multi-category apparel for women | — | 69 mo ago | Series A | Khula Lula Co-Founder | 2020 | — | — |
| 7 | NoDaysOff Private label brand of apparel | — | 170 mo ago | Seed | Tanaka Mutakwa Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 8 | 30 South Eyewear Internet first brand offering sunglasses made of recycled plastic | — | — | Funding Raised | Jamie Cockayne Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — |
Top 7 Fashion Tech companies in South Africa
#1
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 21 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Online marketplace offering multi-category pre-owned fashion products. The product catalog includes apparel, bags, jewelry, etc. The company also claims to offer products like books, home improvement products, beauty products, etc. It also claims to be a marketplace for new products as well.
- Oct 2025Seed$4.7M
- Nov 2022Seed$2.2M
#2
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2012 · 3 employees$25.8Mraised▾
Zando is an online retail platform offering multi-category fashion products. The products catalog includes fashion apparels, shoes, bags, and more. It also offers beauty and grooming products. It offers free shipping and free returns.The mobile application is available for Android and iOS users. Some of the brands include Adidas, Aldo, Ax Paris, etc
- Jan 2013Series A—
- Oct 2012Series A$25.8M
- Sep 2012Seed—
#3
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2012 · 72 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Online retail platform offering multicategory fashion products for men women and kids. The product catalog includes t-shirts, shirts, jeans, pants, dresses, skirts, and undergarments. The company also offers footwear and accessories like wallets, belts, jewelry, eyewear, watches, and scarves. The company has a mobile application that is available to download from the apple app store and google play store.
- Dec 2021Series A—
- May 2020Series A$5.7M
#4
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 12 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Internet first brand offering multi-category fashion products. The product catalog includes apparel, accessories, and surfboards for men and women. The company uses sustainable African materials and recyclable packaging.
- Apr 2021Seed$1.7M
#5
Early Stage · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2013$15Kraised▾
Trebene is a online retailer of its luxury label women's cashmere scarves brand. The company designs products based on storytelling themes. The scarves are handcrafted by contracted Kashmiri weavers. The company exclusively sources its Cashmere fabric from Kashmir region. As of Feb'17, Trebene ships products to Europe, Middle East, and South Africa.
- Jan 2016Grant (prize money)$15K
#6
Series A · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 2020—raised▾
Internet first brand offering multi-category apparel for women. The product catalog includes dresses, jumpsuits, blazers, crop blouses, corsets, tops, pantsuits, and more of different colors, fabrics, and styles.
- Nov 2020Series A—
#7
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2012—raised▾
NoDaysOff is a private label brand of apparel. The products offered are hoodies, vests, t-shirts, and cap for both men and women.
- Jun 2012Seed—
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