Best Online Travel Companies in South Africa
The 35 best Online Travel companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Travelstart.
Ranked: Best Online Travel companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelstart Online retailer of flight booking services for various destinations | $40M | 88 mo ago | Acquired | Stephan Ekbergh Founder | 1999 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapAmazon Web Services+26 | — |
| 2 | Afristay Online marketplace for accommodation booking | $2M | 110 mo ago | Seed | Ric Meulemans Co-Founder & Director | 2006 | Cart FunctionalityPythonUbuntu+8 | — |
| 3 | SAVA Expense management and card solutions for businesses | $2M | 51 mo ago | Seed | Federico Landesmann Co-Founder | 2021 | Node.jsRadix UITailwind CSS+10 | — |
| 4 | Hepstar Online insurance distribution channel | $2M | 127 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 5 | Conservio Provider of travel agency services | $500K | 21 mo ago | Seed | Justin Rijnberg Co-Founder | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 6 | Timbuktu OTA for booking customizable safari packages in Africa | $263K | 123 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | Node.jsLeafletYouTube+31 | — |
| 7 | Pace Car Rental Online platform offering car rental services | — | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — |
| 8 | FomoTravel Online travel agency with EMI based payment solution | — | 114 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | — | — |
Top 9 Online Travel companies in South Africa
#1
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2020 · 9 employees$500Kraised▾
Provider of travel agency services
- Jan 2025Seed$1M
- Mar 2023Seed$500K
#2
Acquired · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 1999 · 170 employees$40Mraised▾
Online retailer of flight booking services for various destinations. The platform facilitates searching and booking flights. It requires users to enable JavaScript for proper functionality. The site indicates browser upgrade may be needed for optimal experience.
#3
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2021 · 10 employees$2Mraised▾
Expense management and card solutions for businesses. It offers solutions for spending management, business card management, transaction management, collateral-free credit, and more. It also offers flexible repayment plans for users. Provides features including invoice management, business account, financing invoices, and more.
- Jun 2022Seed$2M
#4
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2006 · 50 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Operator of an online travel agency intended to provide holiday homes, guest houses, villas, and B&B rentals in Africa. The company offers holiday accommodation with an easy booking process and discounts that are added daily, enabling users to book their dream vacation with payment security in a hassle-free and easy manner.
#5
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2013 · 21 employees$2Mraised▾
Hepstar offers online insurance distribution through various e-commerce platforms. Provides easy to use solutions which website owners can use to increase sales by promoting insurance policies. Insurance providers can reach out the e-commerce savvy population in an easy way. The company earns commissions on the products sold through the platform. They have operations across three continents - Africa, Europe and Asia.
- Feb 2016Seed$2M
#6
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 20 employees$263.3Kraised▾
Timbuktu is an online platform for booking safari packages in Africa. It enables users to discover, customize and book holidays in Africa. It features Safari trips in 8 destinations in Africa.
- Jul 2016Seed$263.3K
#7
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2006 · 109 employees—raised▾
Online platform offering car rental services
#8
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 1 employees—raised▾
FomoTravel is an online B2B payment solution that enables users to buy travel services using a financial savings mechanism. It enables the total cost for a travel experiences to be divided into smaller parts which can be paid over a period of time. Users can create a 'FomoSavings' and share it with friends and family. It is in private beta as of May 2016.
- Apr 2017Seed—
- Mar 2017Seed—
#9
Deadpooled · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2008—raised▾
African Travel Technologies provides an online platform 'AfricaDo' that enables users to discover, plan, and book travel products & services in Africa. The e-commerce enabled platform allows users to reserve African travel facilities, tours, B&Bs, services, and experiences.
- 2009Seed—
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