Best Horizontal E-Commerce Companies in South Africa
The 32 best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Takealot.
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Ranked: Best Horizontal E-Commerce companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Takealot Online marketplace offering multi-category products | $215M | 114 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | Cart FunctionalitySentryNode.js+25 | — |
| 2 | Jambo Platform building web3 mobile infrastructure solutions | $38M | 53 mo ago | Series A | James Zhang Co-Founder & CEO | 2022 | Node.jsThree.jsRadix UI+14 | — |
| 3 | Rentoza Online rental platform offering multi-category consumer products | $7M | 38 mo ago | Series A | Chris Govender CEO & COO | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyOxi Social Login+37 | — |
| 4 | Faithful to Nature Online retailer offering multi-category organic products | $800K | 136 mo ago | Seed | — | 2007 | MagentoCart FunctionalityElasticsearch+34 | — |
| 5 | afrimalin Afrimalin is a free classified website with a large range of products and services, focused on… | $437K | 114 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 6 | Guzzle Media Online discovery platforms aggregating multi-category products | — | 130 mo ago | Late Stage | Oliver Bryant Co-Founder & CTO | 2011 | UbuntuNginxCloudflare+15 | — |
| 7 | African Mamas Crafts Online retailer of handmade beaded accessories and handwoven home décor | — | — | Funding Raised | Nomaswazi Tinus Founder & Director | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 8 | Aveade Online marketplace offering multi-category products | — | — | Unfunded | Hasane Mathe Founder & CEO | 2020 | Cart FunctionalityCS CartPHP+10 | — |
Top 6 Horizontal E-Commerce companies in South Africa
#1
Series A · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 115 employees$7.3Mraised▾
Online rental platform offering multi-category consumer products. It allows users to search for the product, select the date, confirm its availability, and make payment. It offers appliances, baby equipment, electronic products, and more.
- Sep 2023Series A$6M
- Jun 2022Seed$1.3M
- Jul 2019Seed—
#2
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
#3
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2011 · 3894 employees$215.3Mraised▾
Online marketplace offering multi-category products. The product catalog includes homeware, books, electronics, clothings, baby and toddlers, pets, sports products, and more.
- Apr 2017Series D$69.4M
- Feb 2015Series C$45.9M
- May 2014Series C$100M
#4
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2007 · 56 employees$800Kraised▾
Online retailer offering multi-category organic products. The offerings includes beauty & heath, baby care, fashion, home improvement, fashion, pet care products, and more from sustainable bands.
- Jul 2015Seed$800K
#5
Seed · Abidjan, Lagunes · founded 2016 · 18 employees$437Kraised▾
Developer of an online platform intended to connect buyers to sellers. The company's platform offers a large range of products and services and operates an online classified website to facilitate and accelerate introductions between buyers and sellers in a safe environment, enabling Individuals and professionals to buy and sell products and services on a single.
#6
Late Stage · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2011—raised▾
Online discovery platforms aggregating multi-category products. The product offering includes perfumes, fashion, phones, laptops, bags, home appliances, beauty care, home care, and more.
- Dec 2015PE—
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