Radar · Travel and Hospitality in Gauteng
Best Travel and Hospitality Companies in Gauteng, South Africa
The 44 best Travel and Hospitality 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
44companies tracked
$220.5Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality 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 | — | 24 mo ago | Funding Raised | Howard Levy CEO | 1992 | DrupalPHPMapbox.js+28 | — |
| 4 | AIRSTUDENT Provider of travel services | — | 62 mo ago | Seed | Lwanda Shabalala Co-Founder | 2017 | — | — |
| 5 | Sun International Provider of gaming, hospitality and entertainment services | — | 92 mo ago | Public | Anthony Leeming CEO | 1967 | Adobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud MailJava+29 | — |
| 6 | Wilderness Luxury travel operator offering safaris and journeys in remote wild destinations worldwide | — | 118 mo ago | Funding Raised | Chris McIntyre Co-Founder | 1983 | Node.jsTailwind CSSAmazon Web Services+25 | — |
| 7 | aha Hotels & Lodges Operator of standalone hotel | — | — | Unfunded | — | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — |
| 8 | ANGAMA Operator of standalone hotel | — | — | Funding Raised | Steve Mitchell Co-Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29 | 1 job opening |
Top 6 Travel and Hospitality 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 — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
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 — 13.4% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Qatar Airways
#4
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017—raised▾
Seed · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 2017
Provider of travel services
Funding rounds
- 2021Seed—
Founders & team
Investors
E Squared Investments
#5
Public · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 1967—raised▾
Public · Sandton, Gauteng · founded 1967
Provider of gaming, hospitality and entertainment services
Founders & team
Investors
Bci, Banco Itau, African Pioneer Group, Value Capital Partners, Lone Bull Group, Grand parade
#6
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1983 · 3000 employees—raised▾
Funding Raised · Johannesburg, Gauteng · founded 1983 · 3000 employees
Wilderness is a sustainable luxury travel operator that offers safaris and journeys in remote and breathtaking wild destinations around the world.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 59k LinkedIn followers — 11.1% of this cohort's audience
Founders & team
Investors
Stanbic Bank Botswana, FS Investors
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCloudflare Browser Insights
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
Lwanda Shabalala
Co-Founder · AIRSTUDENT
Ndabenhle Ntshangase
CEO · AIRSTUDENT
Anthony Leeming
CEO · Sun International
Chris McIntyre
Co-Founder · Wilderness
Keith Vincent
CEO · Wilderness
Prism market signals · South Africa · country-scoped Prism corpus, 533,690 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Travel and Hospitality coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Travel and Hospitality companies are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
Radar tracks 44 indexable Travel and Hospitality companies headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Travel and Hospitality companies in Gauteng, South Africa?
The Travel and Hospitality 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 Travel and Hospitality company in Gauteng, South Africa?
Fastjet is the highest-funded Travel and Hospitality company in Gauteng, South Africa, with $181M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Travel and Hospitality companies in Gauteng, South Africa are funded?
2 of the 44 Travel and Hospitality companies in Gauteng, South Africa on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Travel and Hospitality unicorns are there in Gauteng, South Africa?
None of the Travel and Hospitality 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 Travel and Hospitality companies?
The most active investors in Gauteng, South Africa Travel and Hospitality companies on this list include Lone Bull Group, Standard Bank, ARS Holdings, African Pioneer Group, Aka Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
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