Best High Tech Companies in Gauteng, South Africa

Platform offering biometrics identity proofing solutions. The platform is designed to assist users in validating that the real-world identity exists, that the digital identity matches, and that the person making the identity claim also matches. Solutions they offer are customer Ddgital on-boarding, customer digital identity, biometrics multi modal and etc.

Developer of a location security platform designed to make effective location tracking more accessible and affordable. The company's platform provides access to armed responders who can be alerted with a button to activate a distress signal and pinpoint geolocation, enabling users and businesses to respond to an emergency, anywhere, anytime, and access a closely vetted private security and medical response unit to their location.

Founders & team

Ryan GreenCo-FounderWarren MyersFounder

Investors

MultiChoice, Klt Holdings, Buffet Investments, HAVAIC, Fireball Capital

IoT.nxt has an open-framework platform for IoT development & solution integration for cross-industry solutions. Claims to offer features like interoperability, technology agnostic to let business leverage their legacy systems, and API led rapid integration for agile deployment. It is a silver Microsoft partner and has been awarded as a Gartner Aspiring Innovator 2016.

Provider of a crowd-farming company for investing in cattle. It allows users to invest in cattle farms and earn from their investments.

Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records. Its offerings include KEWS 100, small lightweight sensor modules worn in a disposable pouch that gives the patient freedom to move and give the staff the ability to provide continuous monitoring of body vitals, and KEWS 200, a wireless ambulatory patient vital-signs monitoring with paperless observation records and instant patient review at the point of care, KEWS 300 a CE-marked software suite which supports paperless patient observation rounds and clinical reviews at the point-of-care. When combined with the KEWSpod it provides real-time updates of patient records and instant recall of patient history.

Funding rounds

• Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$493.3K
• Aug 2013Seed$1.4M

Founders & team

David TooheyCEO

Investors

AIB Seed Capital Fund, Europa, Enterprise Equity, Western Development Commission

Tech stack

WordpressMysqlPhpLitespeed

Developer of IoT-powered hydroponic growing systems. Its soil-less pod uses a nutrient solution for supporting plant growth. The pod has its own watering and lighting system that requires external water and power supply. The pod can be used to grow a wide variety of herbs, micro-greens, and leafy vegetables whose seeds. Its companion app allows the user to track plant growth and look for recipes.

SaaS-driven visitor management software for offices and apartments. It facilitates an API based interface that can be used in any chat app. It also offers a chatbot-based pre-screening risk management dashboard.

Funding rounds

• Dec 2020Seed$143.4K

Founders & team

Jarrad Van ZuydamCo-FounderPaul Van ZylCo-Founder & CTO

GotBot is a chatbot technology company, that claims to use artificial intelligence to help enterprises manage their customer interactions. GotBot's offering is delivered to clients as GotBot Get It (chiefly aimed at retail companies to help them initiate conversations with existing clients for upselling and cross-selling products and services) and as GotBot CustomCare (for replying to client requests).

Funding rounds

• Dec 2019Seed$170.9K

Founders & team

Nick ArgyrosFounder & Managing Director

Investors

Startupbootcamp

Tech stack

Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCdnjsCloudflare

Passerine Aircraft develops VTOL aircraft for commercial purposes. The aircraft claims to have multiple features including lift wing (powered by the lift device that offers low stall speed with high cruise speed). Both the aircraft are fixed-wings, have a payload capacity in the range of 6 kg-300 kg, and feature an onboard controller allowing it to be remotely piloted. They are capable of operating without take-off/landing infrastructure and of spot landings & standing take-offs. Claims that the products emulate the landing of Passerine bird i.e. a flared landing and then dropping onto their legs.

Funding rounds

• 2018Seed$120K

Founders & team

Matthew WhalleyFounder & CEO

Investors

Y Combinator

Clean Carbon Technologies has developed carbon capture technology systems which convert waste effluent gases into carbon nanotubes(CNT) aggregates, polymers, resins, and sheets. Offers carbon conversion reactors which have a production capacity of 1kg per hour and multi-walled nanotubes. Can be used in aviation, space industry, computers, and military applications.

Funding rounds

• Dec 2017Grant (prize money)$29.7K

Founders & team

Vivek NairCo-Founder & CEO

Investors

TechFounders

Provider of telematics solutions for fleet management and operational optimisation. The company delivers tools for real-time monitoring, performance analytics, and driver management. It offers solutions for fixed and mobile asset tracking, fuel monitoring, and video telematics. The company provides services to industries including transport, mining, agriculture, and government.

Founders & team

Relebohile LiphotoCEO

Investors

Sanari Capital, 27four Investment Managers, Stellar Capital Partners

Tech stack

Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAmplitudeAngular MaterialAngularjs

Paycode offers fingerprint-based authentication solutions for digital identity & payments. It uses biometric digital identity for data assurance, payments, verification, transactions, and more. Its features are offline/online transaction processing, multi-user applications, branchless or agent banking, and more.

Funding rounds

• Nov 2020Seed—

Founders & team

Gabriel RuhanCEO & Director

Investors

Mastercard, Acorus Capital, Inclusive Fintech 50

Tech stack

Apache Http ServerBootstrapGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsapHotjar