Best Internet of Things - Industry Applications Companies in South Africa
The 61 best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Naked.
Ranking the best Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in South Africa by disclosed equity funding, this directory tracks 61 ventures with a combined $40M raised, and the spread tells you a lot fast. Naked dominates at $32M, which is 80% of the total pool on its own. Vitls follows at $6M, then SyncroPhi at $1M, with the rest of the field clustered well below that. No unicorns yet, but the funding concentration is a signal worth watching: a handful of bets are absorbing most of the capital while the broader cohort bootstraps.
So what's the longer story? As shown in 2015 research on IoT survey frameworks, industrial connectivity at scale depends heavily on sensor integration and edge processing, and that foundation is exactly where South Africa's active investors, including Sanari Capital and 27four Investment Managers, seem to be placing their chips. Median app install growth is running around 13% year-over-year across internet and internet retail categories, which tells me mobile-layer adoption is real and climbing. Hot themes I'm watching this quarter include AI hardware and audio rendering, both of which feed into richer machine-to-machine data pipelines. If you're mapping the sector, the gap between Naked and the rest of the field isn't a weakness, it's where the next wave of funding pressure is building.
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 South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naked AI-driven app that provides usage-based car insurance | $32M | 17 mo ago | Series B | Alex Thomson Co-Founder | 2016 | SentryZendeskApple iCloud Mail+24 | 2 job openings · 2 launchs |
| 2 | Vitls Developer of a wearable device for remote patient monitoring | $6M | 43 mo ago | Series A | — | 2015 | — | — |
| 3 | SyncroPhi Wireless vital signs monitoring system and paperless observation records | $1M | 124 mo ago | Seed | David Toohey CEO | 2007 | — | — |
| 4 | Livestock Wealth Provider of a crowd-farming company for investing in cattle | $565K | 45 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+30 | — |
| 5 | Plentify Provider of SaaS-driven and AI grid optimisers for building management | $150K | 7 mo ago | Series A | Kailas Nair Co-Founder | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+36 | 1 partnership |
| 6 | Lumkani Fire detection and warning system | $132K | 97 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+16 | — |
| 7 | HomeFarm Developer of IoT-powered hydroponic growing systems | $105K | 46 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 8 | Perk Customer engagement and analytics | $80K | 154 mo ago | Deadpooled | Jess Green Founder | 2012 | — | — |
Top 12 Internet of Things - Industry Applications companies in South Africa
#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 A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2008 · 42 employees$150Kraised▾
Provider of SaaS-driven and AI grid optimizers for building management. Its device can be attached to home water heaters that use AI to match users' energy needs in the grid. The platform provides solutions for industries that include property companies and body corporates, solar and battery companies, utilities and municipalities, and more.
- Nov 2025Series A—
- Jul 2024Series A—
- Oct 2023Series A—
- May 2023Grant (prize money)—
#3
Series A · Durban, KwaZulu Natal · founded 2015 · 5 employees$5.9Mraised▾
Developer of a wearable device for remote patient monitoring. It offers a cloud-connected vital signs monitoring platform that tracks body temperature, pulse rate, and others in real-time. Its features include an integrable mobile app, water-resistant devices, and periodical reports.
- Nov 2022Series A$1.3M
- Nov 2021Series A$4.5M
- Dec 2018Seed$385K
- Jul 2018Seed$1.1M
#4
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
#5
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
#6
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
#7
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2014 · 54 employees$131.6Kraised▾
Lukmani has developed networked device to enable pre detect events of fire and act as a early warning system. Device detects rapid change in temperature to detect events of fire and limit occurrence of false alarms. Devices can also be mesh networked within 60 meters thus all raise alarm together sending SMS and GPS locations to local fire department and community leaders. Company claims to have installed its device in over 7000 households in total. Company has won Chivas Regal's the venture competition with a prize money of $50K.
- Jun 2018Seed—
- 2015Grant (prize money)$50K
- Grant (prize money)$81.6K
#8
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2012$80Kraised▾
Perk provides iBeacons, CMS and SDK for retail customer engagement and analytics. Its system can be integrated into the businesses' app and can be used to push notifications and content as well show paths and analyse foot traffic for in-store marketing and retail analytics.
- Aug 2013Seed$80K
#9
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 13 employees$13.6Kraised▾
Developer of IoT-enabled security system for residential applications. Its chief offering comprises a sensor that can be repositioned around the home and comes with a battery life of up to seven years. The company claims that the device comes with a seven-meter range and does not provide false alarms. It interfaces with a companion application that provides users with notification in case of an unusual activity for them to either call security services or to dismiss the same as a false alarm. The companion application is compatible with Android and iOS devices.
- Dec 2019Seed$13.6K
- Aug 2019Seed—
- 2018Seed—
#10
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2013$18.8Kraised▾
Solid Insight is a web-based application that promotes awareness of the energy use in buildings by integrating Solid Insight into building’s smart metering systems for electricity and water. It provides a live metering interface for display in building foyers and publically online, as well as bespoke building websites where applicable users guides and other desired information (such as developer details and notable building features) are accessible. It also offers an admin dashboard where users can link any SCADA metering systems installed in the building to the database and manage their live metering charts.
- Nov 2016Grant (prize money)$18.8K
#11
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.
#12
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2017 · 8 employees—raised▾
JaSure provides an app-based platform for on-demand P&C insurances. It features policies for bicycle, binoculars, golf clubs, and cameras. It offers coverage for accidental damage, loss, and theft. It enables users to file and monitor claim through the app. The app is available for Android and IOS platforms.
- Feb 2020Seed—
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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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