Best Transportation and Logistics Tech Companies in South Africa
The 152 best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Stor-Age.
South Africa's Transportation and Logistics Tech sector has 152 companies tracked, $51M in total disclosed funding, and not a single unicorn yet. That gap between activity and breakout scale is the story right now. Stor-Age leads the funding table at $28M, GoMetro sits second at $12M, and everyone else is fighting for scraps below $5M. The global logistics tech market was valued at roughly $7.6B in 2017 and is forecast to hit $13.0B by 2027 at a 6.5% CAGR, driven by IoT adoption, e-commerce growth, and the rising complexity of reverse logistics. So the tailwind is real. The question is whether South African startups can catch it before the global giants, think DHL and FedEx, consolidate the infrastructure layer locally.
On the ground, momentum is building faster than the funding numbers suggest. Median install growth across logistics and transportation apps is running at roughly 20% year-on-year, I find that figure more telling than any pitch deck. Investors like Founders Factory Africa and Action Hero Ventures are placing bets, and you can see early signals in companies like Pargo and Tripplo threading last-mile delivery into underserved corridors. Coverage trends show rising search and media attention around transport safety incidents, which typically precedes regulatory pressure and, historically, accelerates procurement of fleet-monitoring and route-optimization tools. The infrastructure gap is a risk and an opening, depending on where you're sitting.
- Ken Research
- Allied Market Research
Our analysis of 233 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies
$68.0b in tracked funding; 94% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in South Africa
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founded | Founder | Employees | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Way To Be Online route planner | — | — | Deadpooled | 2011 | Lebogang Nkoane Founder | — | — |
| 2 | admyt Provider of parking management system | — | — | Funding Raised | 2015 | Jordan Wainer Founder | 7 | 2 expansions |
| 3 | Afritelematics Fleet management software | — | — | Unfunded | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 4 | AftaRobot Management solutions for mini-bus operators | — | — | Unfunded | 2013 | Lawrence Matjeni Co-Founder | — | — |
| 5 | Alvargo Provider of on-demand truck-based delivery service app | — | — | Unfunded | 2020 | James Chirunga Founder | — | — |
| 6 | ANToTo Provider of vehicle telematics and asset management solutions | — | — | Deadpooled | 2018 | Vincent Sepeng CEO | — | — |
| 7 | Apex Real Time Solutions Cloud based warehouse management software | — | — | Unfunded | 2006 | Alan Richard Founder & Co-Owner | — | — |
| 8 | Arcfyre Nigeria Arcfyre Nigeria is the premium choice for journey management and executive protection services throughout… | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — |
Top 12 Transportation and Logistics Tech companies in South Africa
#1
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2014 · 93 employees$5.2Mraised▾
Pargo provides an alternative delivery solution to online shoppers. It offers users with an option to 'Pargo Delivery' at the checkout enabling them to have their purchases delivered at a nearby 'Pargo centre'. Users are notified via sms or email upon arrival of item which they can pick it up at a later convenient time.Users can also track shipments. These centres can also be used for returns. Pargo has establised a network of 500 parcel points located all over South Africa.
- Oct 2024Series A$4M
- Mar 2017Seed$1.2M
#2
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2020 · 7 employees$1Mraised▾
Provider of logistics solution for online merchants. It provides a plug-in for the merchant's website with features like auto-generated labels, branded tracking, and more. It also offers end-to-end tracking/doorstep delivery for customers. The solution helps to increase checkout conversion, brand loyalty, and more.
- Oct 2024Seed—
- Dec 2023Seed$1M
#3
Series A · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2011$12.4Mraised▾
SaaS-based transit planning solutions for public transport operators. The platform offers solutions like fleet management, journey planning, fleet optimization, data collection, and more. Features includes integrated with the existing system for optimum journey planning, dispatch management, digital twin enabled traffic interventions, and more. The company offers solutions for transit authorities, public transit agencies, and more.
- Nov 2023Series A$11.4M
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$52.2K
- May 2022Seed$1M
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2019 · 12 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Tripplo is the provider of a SaaS-based platform for managing freight forwarding operations. It provides a marketplace for cargo owners, brokers, and truckers to book and post load transport requests. Its fleet management software ensures driver compliance and truck tracking. It also provides software for trip planning, routing, documentation, and ETAs.
- Oct 2023Seed$1.8M
- Aug 2022Seed—
#5
Public · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2006 · 480 employees$28Mraised▾
Provides on-demand warehousing services and operates self-storage stores. The company offers a platform for users to search and book household, student, and business storage services. It also allows users to estimate the size required for storage purposes.
- Sep 2018Post IPO$28M
#6
Series A · Midrand, Gauteng · founded 2015 · 32 employees$486.3Kraised▾
Droppa is an online platform for on-demand short-haul delivery services for light cargo such as furniture and other household items, operating in select South African locations. The platform connects shippers with a network of truck owners and enables users to search, compare & book services after providing load details and pick-up/drop-off locations. Its mobile app is available for Android devices.
- Aug 2022Series A—
- Dec 2019Seed$340.9K
- Nov 2018Angel$145.4K
- 2017Seed—
#7
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2012 · 100 employees$1.7Mraised▾
Parcelninja provides tech-enabled warehousing & fulfillment services to e-commerce businesses. Offers a software solution that integrates with the company's web store and provides services such as order management, warehousing, pick & pack service, and more. The software also has features for real-time tracking, reporting, and analytics. The company offers last-mile deliveries through Its network of partnered couriers.
- Feb 2015Seed$1.7M
#8
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2016 · 5 employees$200Kraised▾
Hitchhiker is an online platform for crowdsourced shipping, on a peer-to-peer basis. The platform connects shippers with crowdsourced international travelers, traveling in the same way. The platform also enables shippers to communicate with travelers, to on decide on further proceedings. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices. Earns revenue by charging shippers a fixed rate.
- Oct 2018Angel$200K
#9
Deadpooled · Stellenbosch, Western Cape · founded 2015$176Kraised▾
Squirrel is a web and mobile-based P2P marketplace for storage services in South Africa. Users can search for storage space offered for rent by peers based on price, distance, and accessibility. Users can browse through the specifications of these storage spaces and chat with the storage space provider. Peers interested in listing in their space for rent on the platform can do so by registering online. Users can pay for the used space through the in-app payment system. The app is available for download from App Store and Play Store.
- Dec 2017Seed$176K
#10
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 24 employees$48Kraised▾
Quickloc8 is an app-based management solution for offline taxi operators. The solution offers functionalities such as real-time location tracking, driver behavior monitoring, trips overview, fleet management, driver management, real-time alerts (for incidents, overspeeding, etc), route planning, and navigation among others. Its mobile app is available for Android devices. Monetizes through monthly subscription fees.
- Jun 2018Seed$48K
#11
Acquired · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2015 · 10 employees$20Kraised▾
Wizzpass is the parking solutions access control system and app allowing entry and exit to shopping malls, airports, commercial property, office parks, residential property and gated communities via the app. Landlords and tenants can give access to visitors for certain days and times. The visitor automatically receives a notification email specifying the date and time that they will access the building through the app. WizzPass allows the user to see who parked, when they entered, when they left and how often they park. Can also track the total number of entries and exits for a certain time period, which allows to see when then parking has been full or under-utilised.
- Apr 2016Seed$20K
#12
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.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Transportation and Logistics Tech coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
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.
- African Leadership Institute10
- University of Johannesburg4
- North-West University2
- University of South Africa2
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research2
- Capital expenditure2
- Asset (computer security)2
- Asset management2
- Fleet management2
- Operational planning2
- Fleet management13
- Productivity6
- Preventive maintenance6
- Robustness (evolution)6
- Telematics4
- Thematic analysis2
- Software deployment1
- Public transport1
- Intelligent transportation system1
- Global Positioning System1
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.
Common questions
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.