Best Travel and Hospitality Tech Companies in Cape Town, South Africa
The 40 best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in Cape Town, South Africa in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Travelstart.
Ranked: Best Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in Cape Town
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Travelstart Online retailer of flight booking services for various destinations | $40M | 87 mo ago | Acquired | Stephan Ekbergh Founder | 1999 | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapAmazon Web Services+26 | 1 award |
| 2 | GoMetro SaaS-based transit planning solutions for public transport operators | $12M | 33 mo ago | Series A | Justin PrEng Founder & CEO | 2011 | WordPressSentryMySQL+26 | — |
| 3 | Afristay Online marketplace for accommodation booking | $2M | 108 mo ago | Seed | Ric Meulemans Co-Founder & Director | 2006 | Cart FunctionalityPythonUbuntu+8 | — |
| 4 | Hepstar Online insurance distribution channel | $2M | 126 mo ago | Seed | — | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | — |
| 5 | Conservio Provider of travel agency services | $500K | 19 mo ago | Seed | Justin Rijnberg Co-Founder | 2020 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — |
| 6 | Timbuktu OTA for booking customizable safari packages in Africa | $263K | 121 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | Node.jsLeafletYouTube+31 | — |
| 7 | Quickloc8 App-based taxi management solution | $48K | 98 mo ago | Seed | Mbavhalelo Mabogo CEO | 2015 | — | — |
| 8 | LULA Online platform for shared office commutes | — | 98 mo ago | Seed | Xabiso Nodada Co-Founder & Head Of Product [Hipster] | 2015 | Node.jsLeafletGoogle Maps+16 | — |
Top 10 Travel and Hospitality Tech companies in Cape Town
#1
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2020 · 9 employees$500Kraised▾
Provider of travel agency services
- Jan 2025Seed$1M
- Mar 2023Seed$500K
#2
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
#3
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.
#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
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
#8
Seed · Cape Town, Western Cape · founded 2015 · 35 employees—raised▾
Lula is an online platform to book shared door-to-door shuttle services, primarily for corporate/office commuters. The company connects corporate travelers with private shuttle operators. Corporate commuters can sign up on the platform with their recurring schedules. If a certain minimum number of commuters sign-up for the proposed route, a scheduled route is launched. Users can further search, & purchase daily/weekly/monthly passes.
- 2018Seed—
#9
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—
#10
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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