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Founders on air.

Every young South African business radio talked about this month: founders interviewed about what they built, new brands, first funding rounds. Hear them tell it in their own words.

128 businesses · 101 founders on air · 6 stations · last 30 days

6 businesses, newest first

  • A2X Markets

    Fintech

    Operates a challenger stock exchange that lists shares alongside the JSE

    Founded by Kevin Brady and Sean Melnick

    19 airings

  • Wealthbit

    Fintech

    Provides wealth management software, retirement planning tools and employee financial wellness programmes

    Founded by Alex Cook

    SAfm · Wed, 28 Oct

  • Wallet Hero

    Fintech · since 2025

    Compares grocery prices across retailers so shoppers can find cheaper versions of the same products.

    Founded by Sean and Sean Nare

    5 airings

  • (my)cards

    Fintech

    Lets users earn and stack rewards points from loyalty cards across retailers and petrol stations

    Founded by Byron Rode

    Kaya 959 · Wed, 21 Oct

  • Orca Fraud

    Fintech · Cape Town

    Checks card and wallet payments in milliseconds to detect and catch fraud in real time

    Founded by Talia Pillay

    2 airings

  • My Cards

    Fintech

    App that reminds users when retailer rewards and vouchers are about to expire

    Founded by Byron Road

    Kaya 959 · Wed, 14 Oct

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How this page is made

Young businesses talked about on South African radio, found hourly in our transcripts. A website is linked only once we've checked it's theirs. What's said about a business is the speakers' view, not locl's.

Updated Monday, 02 November at 17:29 SAST.