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Startups

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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

SectorAny Beauty & fashion28 Food & drink23 Services10 Health9 Tech & software9 Media & creative7 Agriculture6 Fintech6 Sport & fitness6 Education5 Mobility & logistics4 Retail & e-commerce4 Other3 Tourism & hospitality3 Energy & environment2 Property & construction2

StationAny Cape Talk58 Power FM25 SAfm23 70219 Kaya 9595 9473

On airEverything Founder on air Raised or won money Social enterprise

4 businesses, newest first

Parent Sense
Tech & software
Parenting app delivering age-specific information to parents of babies on iOS and Android
Founded by Meg Forah
Cape Talk · Fri, 23 Oct
Jobjack
Tech & software
Online job platform connecting job seekers with entry-level employers, publishing hiring data
Founded by Hein Billigan
Cape Talk · Wed, 21 Oct
His Way Labs
Tech & software
Builds and trials low-cost railway monitoring technology to deter cable and railway theft
Founded by Franz Struvich
Cape Talk · Mon, 19 Oct
GovChat
Tech & software
Civic tech platform linking South African citizens with municipalities and government services over WhatsApp
Founded by Aldred Yordani
2 airings

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Updated Monday, 02 November at 18:16 SAST.

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