19 Best Startups in Johannesburg to Watch in 2025

The Definitive Seedtable Ranking of Startups in Johannesburg

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There are 20 start-ups with an aggregate funding of $196.6m. The average funding per company in this subset is $10.3m.

Last update to the database: Feb 18, 2025. See changelog.

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Funding Rounds

$21.0m

Money raised

A for-profit blockchain-as-a-service software company aiming to help solve extreme poverty.

3

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$11.7m

Money raised

A company developing and manufacture laser and MRI-guided technology products

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2

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Kandua is an online marketplace for home services.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

Flow is a property marketing platform that automates social media marketing for estate agents and property developers.

Key people:

2

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inQuba powers the customer experiences and engagements of leading brands across the world.

3

Funding Rounds

$8.5m

Money raised

Carry1st develops and publishes mobile games and content apps for African consumers.

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1

Funding Rounds

$59.0k

Money raised

Alternative credit scoring for unbanked individuals, to allow financial inclusion.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.4m

Money raised

Operator of a network of international secondary schools intended to prepare learners across Africa for admission to universities around the globe. The company's schools offer an innovative education model relying on an internationally-recognized curriculum, enabling students to study by charging fees at a discounted rate.

Key people:

1

Funding Rounds

$6.5m

Money raised

Turnkey energy management solutions for companies in South Africa and Switzerland.

1

Funding Rounds

$2.0m

Money raised

Developer of software designed for management of financials for bussiness. The company's platform serves entrepreneurs thereby uses business accounting software enabling businesses to maintain absolute control over the company's finances, classify transactions, reconcile accounting automatically in South Africa.

Key people:

2

Funding Rounds

$32.4m

Money raised

Planet42 is an african Mobility Fintech.

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1

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Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.

1

Funding Rounds

$100.0k

Money raised

MobiLife is an insurance provider aiming to transform micro-insurance in South Africa.

1

Funding Rounds

Akiba Digital is a Johannesburg-based company.

1

Funding Rounds

$109.0m

Money raised

Tymebank is a Johannesburg-based company founded in 2012.

1

Funding Rounds

$1.5m

Money raised

On demand transport service that makes it easier and safer to transport household goods and furniture

1

Funding Rounds

$480.0k

Money raised

SaaS solution that helps leaders visualize, analyze, strategize, and optimize critical operations.

1

Funding Rounds

$500.0k

Money raised

Sensor networks for real-time remote monitoring of large infrastructure assets.

1

Funding Rounds

AllLife is a Johannesburg-based company founded in 2004.

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