Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 34 best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Naked.
Our analysis of 184 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies
$13.9b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naked AI-driven app that provides usage-based car insurance | $32M | 21 mo ago | Series B | Alex Thomson Co-Founder | 2016 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+24 | — |
| 2 | SyncroPhi Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records | $1M | 127 mo ago | Seed | David Toohey CEO | 2007 | — | — |
| 3 | Livestock Wealth Provider of a crowd-farming company for investing in cattle | $565K | 49 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — |
| 4 | HomeFarm Developer of IoT-powered hydroponic growing systems | $105K | 50 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 5 | Ctrack Provider of telematics solutions for fleet management and operational optimisation | — | 12 mo ago | Acquired | Relebohile Liphoto CEO | 1985 | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — |
| 6 | ADAMM Provider of a wearable asthma monitoring device | — | — | Unfunded | Ronnie Kruger CEO | 2020 | — | — |
| 7 | Altys Group Portfolio of Medical devices, and Telehealth solutions | — | — | Unfunded | Alain Michel Founder & MD | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+28 | — |
| 8 | ANToTo Provider of vehicle telematics and asset management solutions | — | — | Deadpooled | Vincent Sepeng CEO | 2018 | — | — |
Top 5 Internet of Things - Industry Applications 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
Seed · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2015 · 23 employees$564.6Kraised▾
Provider of a crowd-farming company for investing in cattle. It allows users to invest in cattle farms and earn from their investments.
- Sep 2022Seed$564.6K
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$131.8K
#3
Seed · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2007 · 7 employees$1.4Mraised▾
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.
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$493.3K
- Aug 2013Seed$1.4M
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2016 · 9 employees$104.8Kraised▾
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.
- Aug 2022Seed$104.8K
#5
Acquired · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 1985 · 1000 employees—raised▾
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.
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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How research on Internet of Things is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Internet of Things — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 237 South Africa-affiliated papers.
- University of Johannesburg53
- University of Pretoria28
- Tshwane University of Technology22
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research18
- North-West University18
- Computer network1→8
- Computer security1→7
- Key (lock)1→6
- Software deployment1→6
- Computer network2→7
- Wireless network1→4
- Wireless sensor network4→5
- Software deployment1→10
- Data science1→5
- Big data1→5
- Agriculture1→4
Where iot is researched across South Africa
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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