Top 20 Marketplace Angel Investors in South Africa in October 2023

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• TipLink — TipLink helps send crypto with a link. Someone with crypto can create a account and send that link to anyone over any platform. It’s like buying a gift card, connect the client's crypto wallet of choice and create a account by depositing how much they want to send.
• Afterparty — Your favorite creators are here! Get 1 on 1 unfiltered experiences with creators through Afterparty livestreams or chat 24/7 through AI powered conversations
• Collectibles.com — Collectibles.com is a Web3 community and marketplace for collectors and the worldwide collectibles sector.

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• FitKey — FitKey is about helping you find and manage the fitness life that makes you happy, through discovering new classes, studios, and fitness activities. With easy online and mobile booking, FitKey keeps your routine interesting.
• TaxTim — Originally funded by Google in 2011, TaxTim is Africa's answer to Making Tax Easy. Answer simple questions one-by-one, in a friendly automated chat, and your tax return is done in minutes. TaxTim has 40% market share of the tax base in South Africa (~4.5m), and has deployed localised versions in Namibia and Nigeria as JVs with PwC previously.TaxTim is integrated with the local revenue service (SARS) for instant electronic tax submissions, and partners with some of SA's largest consumer brands - Airbnb, Momentum, Sanlam, Old Mutual, FNB eBucks - to provide tax services for free or at discount. TaxTim has several business models including B2C, B2B and B2B2C. TaxTim is a compelling and popular consumer brand, with a fully-developed, profitable broker/financial product leads ecosystem.
• Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.

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• 8bit — 8Bit is localised content discovery and analytics platform dedicated to the distribution of high-quality content across their network of indie publishers.
• Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
• Boost Technology — Enabling informal small businesses to thrive in Africa's emerging digital economy

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• Yoco — Yoco is a point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa. Yoco helps 100,000 small businesses in South Africa get paid in-store, online, and on the go. Yoco was named one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies by CB Insights for the last 3 years running.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cape Town, SouthAfrica.

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• Ozow — i-Pay is an instant EFT payment service in South Africa that allows your customer to make secure online payments directly into your bank account in real time.
• Howler — Howler, is the powerful event technology platform designed at the uppermost benchmarks of service and technology to help consumers and event organisers to make moments that matter.
• The Sun Exchange — The Sun Exchange is the peer-to-peer solar leasing marketplace. We leverage financial innovation and the power of the crowd to drive sustainable energy development and make the environmental, social and economic benefits of solar accessible and affordable for all. Through the Sun Exchange online platform, anyone, anywhere in the world, can buyremotely-located solar cells and then lease them to power businesses and organisations in sunny emerging markets. Solar cell owners earn income from the electricity that’s generated, while schools, businesses, clinics and other organisations gain access to affordable clean energy, reducing electricity costs and carbon emissions.

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• Neat — Built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneursAs entrepreneurs our businesses are always in motion: starting from an idea, to making a first sale, to expanding globally. We need a financial experience that evolves with us – an experience that’s still stable and secure, but adaptive too. Banks were built for a different era of business, not for thenew economy – where borders are disappearing and it’s easier than ever to start a global business. Neat believes in making international business a reality for entrepreneurs around the world. Today, Neat is a modern alternative to a bank, designed to support you wherever you go. Tomorrow, we’re a platform for doing business: building a dynamic and frictionless economy.
• Yoco — Yoco is a point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa. Yoco helps 100,000 small businesses in South Africa get paid in-store, online, and on the go. Yoco was named one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies by CB Insights for the last 3 years running.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cape Town, SouthAfrica.
• Bambu — Bambu is the next gen B2B robo-advisor platform providing digital wealth solutions that transform traditional wealth processes, globally.

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• Qwili — Qwili makes smartphones with a voice-guided, local language onboarding experience for new users.
• Parcha AI — Parcha is an AI-powered enterprise software that enables businesses to automate their scale compliance and operations.
• Mediachain — Mediachain automatically connects media to its creator and information about it, and is a protocol for registering, identifying, and tracking creative works online. It automatically resolves media to who made it, what its about, and where it originated using content indentification technologyMediachain also lets creators, organizations, anddevelopers collaborate on metadata in an open, universal media library and allows participants to retain control over their data while broadening their reach using a decentralized architecture

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• Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.

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• DX Digital Africa — DX Digital Africa specializes in automotive intelligence to build capabilities for vehicles of the future. Optimizing processes and reducing maintenance costs throughout the lifecycle of vehicles from the factory floor to scrap yard.
• Yebo Fresh — Powering South Africa's Township Economy.
• Zelda Learning — Zelda is a mobile platform that provides career guidance to students in high-school and university, linking them to opportunities that are right for them.

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• Qwili — Qwili makes smartphones with a voice-guided, local language onboarding experience for new users.
• Wi-Flix —
• Shopa — Shopa is a digital platform that engages the gap between informal retailers and manufacturers for ordering and delivery services.

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• Yoco — Yoco is a point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa. Yoco helps 100,000 small businesses in South Africa get paid in-store, online, and on the go. Yoco was named one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies by CB Insights for the last 3 years running.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cape Town, SouthAfrica.

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• Chefaa — Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform connecting patients & pharmacies nation-wide to help patients manage all their pharmacy needs. Chefaa uses big data, data ming & machine learning
• SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
• Clockwork Logistics Systems — Intelligent Delivery Automation for the Global Supply Chain - Clockwork digitizes processes and extend existing systems into the people who do work to deliver goods across the global supply chain through a software only digital platform.

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• Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.
• VoxCroft — VoxCroft is making the world a better, safer place with population-centric intelligence.
• DataProphet — We optimize your manufacturing performance and boost your plant teams' digital skills, achieving best-of-best results via prescriptive AI.

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• Personera — Personera is a technology company focused on the development of Facebook applications and personalized products. Personera's unique platform allows brands to offer their communities a variety of branded print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with their socialnetwork content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. Products include calendars, photobooks, cards, and posters, and are available in professional print versions or digital downloads. All of their products include shared content between the brand and the individual consumer, creating a one of a kind keepsake or merchandise piece for every customer. Implementing Personera on websites or Facebook fan pages (or both) is easy. All it requires is installation of an app by adding a new tab to a fan page or embedding a line of code onto a website. Personera handles payments, printing and delivery via their global network.Personera's business model works on a per-sale revenue share basis, so there are zero setup fees for clients. They have a global network of commercial print partners that manage physical production and delivery of the products, ensuring high quality, fast and reliable service worldwide. Personera makes it easy for brands to monetize their Facebook page while engaging their fans with personalized product offerings. The Personera personalized products platform has been used by a variety of brands including leading magazines, musicians, celebrities and consumer focused companies.

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• Flipdish — Flipdish will be the go-to brand for online ordering for on-demand food businesses. Flipdish make branded ordering apps and websites for quick service delivery and takeout restaurants. Take control by using the Flipdish online ordering platform and power your online ordering business with your own branded website and app.
• WeDemand — WeDemand is a digital platform that powers fan driven live events across the world.The platform empowers fans to Demand a Show in their cityIt provides artists with a direct communication channel to fans and uses data to predict attendance and identify the best tour routesOnce the event dates are set, WeDemand helps promoters market andsell tickets directly to fans that demanded the event
• Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.

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• Yoco — Yoco is a point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa. Yoco helps 100,000 small businesses in South Africa get paid in-store, online, and on the go. Yoco was named one of the top 250 most promising fintech companies by CB Insights for the last 3 years running.The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Cape Town, SouthAfrica.

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• Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.

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• Personera — Personera is a technology company focused on the development of Facebook applications and personalized products. Personera's unique platform allows brands to offer their communities a variety of branded print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with their socialnetwork content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. Products include calendars, photobooks, cards, and posters, and are available in professional print versions or digital downloads. All of their products include shared content between the brand and the individual consumer, creating a one of a kind keepsake or merchandise piece for every customer. Implementing Personera on websites or Facebook fan pages (or both) is easy. All it requires is installation of an app by adding a new tab to a fan page or embedding a line of code onto a website. Personera handles payments, printing and delivery via their global network.Personera's business model works on a per-sale revenue share basis, so there are zero setup fees for clients. They have a global network of commercial print partners that manage physical production and delivery of the products, ensuring high quality, fast and reliable service worldwide. Personera makes it easy for brands to monetize their Facebook page while engaging their fans with personalized product offerings. The Personera personalized products platform has been used by a variety of brands including leading magazines, musicians, celebrities and consumer focused companies.
• Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
• Appstores.com — Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users.

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• VALR — Buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum & more | Pay anyone for free with VALR Pay
• Snapplify — Snapplify is at the forefront of edtech solutions in Africa, and specialises in enabling digital learning for individuals and institutions via the largest digital educational marketplace in Africa. As a global edtech company, Snapplify strives for radical inclusion to level the playing field and equip individuals across emerging markets with theworld-class tools they need to collaborate, innovate and thrive. Snapplify’s technology is used in other educational products to facilitate collaboration throughout the educational community.Snapplify for Education’s award-winning platform is already a top choice for institutions integrating digital education into their classrooms. From software to support, Snapplify provides institutions with everything they need to create a secure, collaborative e-learning environment for students. Snapplify’s robust 24-hour-access digital-library solution offers thousands of free ebooks and widely applicable, curriculum-approved educational content supplied by partner publishers from across the globe. Snapplify’s diversity of device integration allows schools to use its products on the devices that they already have access to, without having to invest in costly digital infrastructure upgrades. Snapplify’s solutions are industry celebrated and globally recognised for their innovation in technology.In order to achieve its educational goals, Snapplify has built strong relationships with diverse partners around the growth of its ebook, e-textbook, and device catalogue, and partnered with international publishers and other key stakeholders to meet the demand for widely relevant, curriculum-compliant digital educational content. As a socially minded company, Snapplify is committed to supporting others and creating sustainable change through collaboration and innovation. Snapplify empowers, inspires, and uplifts teachers via Teacha! (a media hub, resource marketplace, and careers portal for educators); is the digital content partner on a project that delivers technology and e-learning to public schools in South Africa’s Gauteng province, and runs impact programmes through the Snapplify Foundation.Snapplify originated in South Africa, focusing initially on the South African education and digital content industries. Since its establishment in 2012, the company has grown and expanded into new markets in Africa and the United States, with offices across South Africa, as well as in Nairobi, London, Amsterdam and New Jersey. Snapplify is backed by AngelHub Ventures, a venture capital company backed by former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan and the Harris family, as well as international investors. In 2019, Snapplify secured $2 million expansion capital from venture capital firm Knife Capital, and empowered African investment manager Hlayisani Capital’s Hlayisani Growth Fund.Snapplify for Education’s award-winning platform is already a top choice for institutions integrating digital education into their classrooms. From software to support, Snapplify provides institutions with everything they need to create a secure, collaborative e-learning environment for students. Through Snapplify’s e-learning and digital library solution, Engage, educators can share teacher-created, multimedia resource materials with students; administrators can manage the access and permissions for multiple student and staff accounts; schools can host their own 24-hour access digital content library (which comes with over 50 000 free resources including study guides, e-textbooks, past exam papers for multiple curricula, children’s books in African languages and more); and students and parents can purchase prescribed e-textbooks. Snapplify’s diversity of device integration allows schools to use its products on the devices that they already have access to, without having to invest in costly digital infrastructure upgrades. Snapplify’s solutions are industry celebrated and globally recognised for their innovation in technology.
• Real Time Wine — Share your wine moments. Real Time Wine is the social wine discovery app for everyone who enjoys wine, not just those who understand it. [In App Stores NOW!]

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• ViQi — Cloud-based Image Visualization and Analysis Software for health, life, and earth science companies. Researchers and developers can view, analyze, share and store large-scale complex data and images to get results faster.
• Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.
• Anchore — Protect your software supply chain with the first SBOM-powered platform for continuous visibility into software supply chain security risks.