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Best IT Services Companies in Gauteng, South Africa

The 139 best IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: TrenStar.

139companies tracked
$140.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised

Ranked: Best IT Services companies in Gauteng

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundStageFounderFoundedTech stackRecent signals
1TrenStar
Packaging solutions and supply chain management services
$86M242 mo agoAcquiredTAP DuPlessis
CEO
1992WixSentryBootstrap+13—
2Cassava Technologies
Provider of data center, security, and cloud services
$50M7 mo agoSeries DStrive Masiyiwa
Founder and Executive Chairman
2021WordPress Block EditorwpBakeryWordPress+212 awards
3B2IT
Provider of BI and ERP services
$4M32 mo agoSeed—2010WordPressMySQLPHP+91 partnership
4Adapt IT
Provider of mobile device and wireless expense management services for enterprises
$148K44 mo agoAcquiredTiffany Dunsdon
CEO
1996HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+19—
5Reflex
Provider of IT services suite
—68 mo agoAcquiredGreg Wilson
CEO
2000ZohoWindows ServerYouTube+122 partnerships · 1 award
6Ashanti
Provider of big data analytics and AI consulting services
—78 mo agoSeedTakalani Madzhadzhi
CEO
2018——
7Anylytical Technologies
Provider of analytical instruments and solutions for gas analysis, corrosion testing, elemental analysis, GLP…
—90 mo agoFunding Raised—2013WordPressMySQLPHP+36—
8Echo
Provider of end-to-end, SLA-driven ICT solution orchestration for advanced network and cloud computing…
—98 mo agoLate StageAnthony Southgate
Co-Founder
2010PHPLaravelLivewire+19—

Top 10 IT Services companies in Gauteng

#1
Series D · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2021 · 18 employees
$50Mraised
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Provider of data center, security, and cloud services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 40k LinkedIn followers — 8.5% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2025Series D—
  • Dec 2024Series D$90M
  • Dec 2024Conventional Debt$220M
  • Jul 2022Series C$50M
Founders & team
Strive MasiyiwaFounder and Executive ChairmanHardy PemhiwaPresident & CEO
Investors
C5 Capital, DFC, Finnfund, Google, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Nvidia
Tech stack
AmchartsAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Acquired · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 1992 · 430 employees
$86.3Mraised
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TrenStar SA (Pty) Ltd. provides packaging management solutions. Offers standard, specialized, and industry-specific packaging products. It also provides equipment and container management, track and trace, part linking, time-slot management, and vehicle volume optimization solutions; develops end-to-end solutions from the sourcing and supply of hardware and radio frequency identification tags to the design. In addition, the company operates a command center that offers hardware monitoring, system data integrity, business rules management, rental packaging fleet management, and data analysis services; uses RFID for data collection and processing, efficiency, and asset maintenance; offers TrenStar's fixed asset management system to provide the means to track and manage fixed assets over multiple locations.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2006PE$10M
  • Feb 2005Series B$5M
  • Sep 2004PE$30M
  • Jun 2004Series A$7.3M
Founders & team
TAP DuPlessisCEO
Investors
TICC Capital, The Carlyle Group, Trencor, Kleoss Capital, Vantage Capital
Tech stack
BootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementGoogle CloudGoogle Cloud CdnGsap
#3
Seed · Boksburg, Gauteng · founded 2010
$3.8Mraised
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Provider of BI and ERP services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 781 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Google Cloud) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2023Seed$3.8M
Investors
Storm Ventures
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerGoogle Font ApiHstsMicrosoft 365MysqlOpen Graph
#4
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1996 · 1079 employees
$148.1Kraised
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Provider of mobile device and wireless expense management services for enterprises. It primarily has extensive industry expertise and experience in the manufacturing, energy, telecommunications, consumer security, and services, education, manufacturing, financial professionals, and hospitality sectors, as well as in the public sector.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 47k LinkedIn followers — 10.2% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Business Development Manager
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$148.1K
Founders & team
Tiffany DunsdonCEO
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDocusignGoogle Analytics
#5
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2000
—raised
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Provider of IT services suite

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships · 1 awards (incl. DIGITAL COUNCIL AFRICA) announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Greg WilsonCEOPaul DivallCeo
#6
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2018
—raised
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Provider of big data analytics and AI consulting services

Funding rounds
  • Nov 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Takalani MadzhadzhiCEO
Investors
Argility
#7
Funding Raised · Bryanston, Gauteng · founded 2013
—raised
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Anylytical is a bespoke software development company that offers unique problem-solving solutions. Hiden Analytical specializes in the design and manufacture of gas analysis tools. Ascott Analytical is a global leader in the supply of corrosion test cabinets. Industrial Analytical meets the increasing demand for analytical services.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2018Grant (prize money)—
Investors
Fortress REIT, 22 On Sloane
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesBootstrapCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7
#8
Late Stage · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 2010 · 74 employees
—raised
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Echo is an independent aggregator of advanced network and cloud computing services, simplifying the complexity of dealing with multiple technologies. They provide end-to-end, SLA-driven ICT solution orchestration in Africa.

Funding rounds
  • Apr 2018PE—
Founders & team
Anthony SouthgateCo-FounderAngus MacRobertCo-FounderGrant ThomCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Ethos Private Equity
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerAxiosCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#9
Acquired · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 1983 · 70 employees
—raised
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Dimension Data offers public cloud and IT service suite solutions. It provides IT services and consulting management, and support services. Its services are cloud advisory services, managed cloud services, cloud services for SAP and Microsoft, system integration services, managed services for data centers. The company also offers procurement and logistics services such as sourcing technology and services procurement of IT equipment for multiple vendors, from different countries and regions. The clients are AXA, ING, Forbes among others.

Investors
Synergy Capital Managers, Victoria, Europa, Next Venture Labs, Convergence Partners, Artiman
Tech stack
SitecoreWindows ServerMicrosoft Asp.NetIisGoogle Tag ManagerLinkedin Ads
#10
Acquired · Centurion, Gauteng · founded 2006 · 104 employees
—raised
▾

Provider of security and consulting services

Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsElementorEmotion

Funding & investor landscape

$140.1Mtotal disclosed funding
4companies funded
10disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa3 rounds
22 On Sloane1 rounds
Aka Capital1 rounds
Argility1 rounds
Artiman1 rounds
British International Investment1 rounds
C5 Capital1 rounds
Connecticut Innovations1 rounds
Convergence Partners1 rounds
DFC1 rounds

Notable founders

Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Executive Chairman · Cassava Technologies
Hardy Pemhiwa
President & CEO · Cassava Technologies
TAP DuPlessis
CEO · TrenStar
Tiffany Dunsdon
CEO · Adapt IT
Greg Wilson
CEO · Reflex
Paul Divall
Ceo · Reflex
Takalani Madzhadzhi
CEO · Ashanti
Anthony Southgate
Co-Founder · Echo
Angus MacRobert
Co-Founder · Echo
Prism market signals · South Africa · country-scoped Prism corpus, 839,951 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of IT Services coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

Common questions

How many IT Services companies are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
Radar tracks 139 indexable IT Services companies headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa?
The IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list have raised a combined $140.1M in disclosed equity funding across 4 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded IT Services company in Gauteng, South Africa?
TrenStar is the highest-funded IT Services company in Gauteng, South Africa, with $86.3M in disclosed equity funding.
How many IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa are funded?
4 of the 139 IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many IT Services unicorns are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
None of the IT Services companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Gauteng, South Africa IT Services companies?
The most active investors in Gauteng, South Africa IT Services companies on this list include Europa, 22 On Sloane, Aka Capital, Argility, Artiman.
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