Radar · Transportation and Logistics in Gauteng
Best Transportation and Logistics Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 47 best Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Fastjet.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
47companies tracked
$220.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS × GAUTENG
Our analysis of 200 Transportation and Logistics companies
$33.9b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
200companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2002median founding year
1.3Mcombined LinkedIn audience
91%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fastjet Operator of passenger airlines | $181M | 100 mo ago | Public | — | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+27 | — |
| 2 | Planet42 Provider of rent-to-buy vehicle rental services | $39M | 29 mo ago | Series A | Marten Orgna CFO & Co-Founder | 2017 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | — |
| 3 | Flyairlink Operator of regional airlines | — | 23 mo ago | Funding Raised | Howard Levy CEO | 1992 | DrupalPHPMapbox.js+28 | — |
| 4 | Transnet Logistics and transportation service provider in South Africa | — | 24 mo ago | Funding Raised | Siyabonga Gama CEO | 1850 | MobiriseWindows ServerGoogle Maps+15 | — |
| 5 | Boost Mechanics Provider of truck transportation services | — | 46 mo ago | Seed | Ipeleng Mathebula Co-Founder | 2014 | — | — |
| 6 | 28East Developer of map-powered applications providing location intelligence and Google Maps solutions | — | — | Unfunded | Marius Merwe Managing Director | 2011 | WixSentryBootstrap+18 | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | 4PL Group Provider of road freight forwarding and logistics | — | — | Acquired | Brendan Pearson CEO | 2006 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 3 job openings |
| 8 | African Perishable Logistics Provider of warehousing, logistics, supply chain, and multi model freight forwarding services | — | — | Funding Raised | Gary Schneeberger Managing Director | 2019 | — | — |
Top 5 Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng
#1
Series A · Pretoria, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 250 employees$39.5Mraised▾
Series A · Pretoria, Gauteng · founded 2017 · 250 employees
Provider of rent-to-buy vehicle rental services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches · 2 partnerships (incl. MG Bryanston) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Mar 2024Conventional Debt—
- Mar 2024Series A$16M
- Feb 2023Series A$15M
- Feb 2023Conventional Debt$85M
Founders & team
Investors
Rivonia Road Capital, Naspers, ARS Holdings, Standard Bank, Change Ventures, Startup Wise Guys
#2
Public · Germiston, Gauteng · founded 2006 · 176 employees$181Mraised▾
Public · Germiston, Gauteng · founded 2006 · 176 employees
Operator of passenger airlines
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 11k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: General Manager – Charters & Cargo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2018Conventional Debt$12M
- Jan 2017Post IPO$48M
- Jul 2016Post IPO$19.7M
- Apr 2015Post IPO$75M
Investors
Darwin Strategic Limited, Solenta Aviation, M&G
Tech stack
AddtoanyCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Rocket LoaderCore-JsFacebook Pixel
#3
Funding Raised · Edenvale, Gauteng · founded 1992—raised▾
Funding Raised · Edenvale, Gauteng · founded 1992
Operator of regional airlines
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 70k LinkedIn followers — 5.3% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Qatar Airways
#4
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1850—raised▾
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1850
Transnet is a provider of logistics and transportation services in South Africa. The company owns & operated several seaports, pipelines, railways, and more. Additionally, the company also offers freight forwarding and is also involved in the manufacture of rolling stock (locomotives).
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 879k LinkedIn followers — 66.7% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Deutsche Bank, Standard Bank, African Development Bank Group, YW Capital
#5
Seed · Tshwane, Gauteng · founded 2014—raised▾
Seed · Tshwane, Gauteng · founded 2014
Provider of truck transportation services
Funding rounds
- Sep 2022Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
Technology Innovation Agency
Funding & investor landscape
$220.5Mtotal disclosed funding
2companies funded
14disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
ARS Holdings1 rounds
Notable founders
Marten Orgna
CFO & Co-Founder · Planet42
Eerik Oja
Ceo & Co-Founder · Planet42
Shobbir Choudhury
Owner · Flyairlink
Dwight Lorenzen
Owner · Flyairlink
Siyabonga Gama
CEO · Transnet
Ipeleng Mathebula
Co-Founder · Boost Mechanics
Kagiso Tsatsane
Co-Founder · Boost Mechanics
Prism market signals · South Africa · country-scoped Prism corpus, 536,651 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · South Africa
How research on Logistics & Supply Chain Tech is moving in South Africa
A read on the academic research around Logistics & Supply Chain Tech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 34 South Africa-affiliated papers.
top research entities
- African Leadership Institute10
- University of Johannesburg4
- North-West University2
- University of South Africa2
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research2
leading researchers
Jean de Dieu Uwimana · Marie Chantal Uwase · A.J. Hoffman · M. Van der Westhuizen · Pacifique Niyomugabo · Kwame Asante · Tshepo Tshabalala · Sipho Motshega
▲
Breakthroughs4 · 12%
0%→0% share
0 median citations0% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Capital expenditure.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Capital expenditure2
- Asset (computer security)2
- Asset management2
- Fleet management2
- Operational planning2
◆
Advancements23 · 68%
0%→0% share
0 median citations22% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Fleet management.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fleet management13
- Productivity6
- Preventive maintenance6
- Robustness (evolution)6
- Telematics4
Landmark Modeling Woody Biomass Procurement for Bioenergy Production at the Atikokan Generating Station in Northwestern Ontario, · 30 cites
▼
Concerns3 · 9%
0%→0% share
0 median citations100% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (0%→0% of field), led by Thematic analysis.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Thematic analysis2
- Software deployment1
- Public transport1
- Intelligent transportation system1
- Global Positioning System1
Landmark Integrating IoT in Public Transport Logistics: A Systematic Review of Fleet Management and Safety in Zimbabwe’s Supply C · 1 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · South Africa
Where logistics supply chain 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.
Pretoria9 · +0.40
Johannesburg6 · +0.35
Common questions
How many Transportation and Logistics companies are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
Radar tracks 47 indexable Transportation and Logistics companies headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng, South Africa?
The Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list have raised a combined $220.5M in disclosed equity funding across 2 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Gauteng, South Africa?
Fastjet is the highest-funded Transportation and Logistics company in Gauteng, South Africa, with $181M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng, South Africa are funded?
2 of the 47 Transportation and Logistics companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Transportation and Logistics unicorns are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
None of the Transportation and Logistics 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 Transportation and Logistics companies?
The most active investors in Gauteng, South Africa Transportation and Logistics companies on this list include Standard Bank, ARS Holdings, African Development Bank Group, Al Ashram Investments, Bopa Moruo.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.