Startups
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
Beauty & fashion · since 2018
Designs and sells opulent clothing, with its founder interviewed about starting the brand
Tech & software
Lets fans take part in live sports broadcasts from anywhere, including the Soweto Derby campaign
Founded by Neven Muragan
Agriculture
Packs and distributes eggs in South Africa, aiming to supply neighbouring countries
Founded by Lebuma Shiko and Lebu Mashiko
Manufacturing
Manufactures and sells commercial espresso machines with a scoring system that coaches baristas.
Founded by Henlu Fan Divestes
Fintech
Provides wealth management software, retirement planning tools and employee financial wellness programmes
Founded by Alex Cook
Food & drink
Winery run by young co-founders, making and selling wine
Founded by Ratabila Khatlani
Food & drink
Makes a low-calorie sparkling hard seltzer for South African drinkers
Founded by Michael Tone
Media & creative · Johannesburg · since 2018
Runs an online Formula One fan channel on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok
Founded by Lufefe Mayakiso
Services
Event and PR agency run by its founder, Kensani Wanda Mabunda
Founded by Kensani Wanda Mabunda
Food & drink
Makes wine, and is developing a non-alcoholic wine, and is already exporting
Food & drink
Makes wines with colourful African-inspired labels, including five wines, two of them lifestyle wines priced to be affordable.
Mobility & logistics
Provides courier services and logistics with warehouses across South Africa, including export work.
Founded by Boni Songyama and Sponi Songema
Services
Coaching service run by founder Lauren Bright, offering motivation and guidance
Founded by Lauren Bright
Agriculture
Grows food hydroponically and teaches communities in Gauteng townships to farm with water-saving methods
Mobility & logistics
Provides bulk transportation and PPE supply, mainly serving the mining sector
Founded by Edith Ramadzetse
Beauty & fashion · Bryanston
Offers beauty and nail services at a salon in Bryanston, founded by a breast cancer survivor.
Founded by Lauren Chibu
Property & construction · Katu · since 2023
Provides property sales, rentals and management services in the Northern Cape
Founded by Fulufu Fulufetzani Tupe
Other
Sells handmade resin keyrings and pieces with pressed flowers, and runs resin workshops
Beauty & fashion
Makes jewellery with real pressed flowers inside, fully customisable, plus bereavement pieces and workshops
Founded by Rafaela Nefertu
Beauty & fashion
Designs and makes clothing from unique custom pieces sold at pop-up markets and online
Founded by Nundu Miso Magobani
Food & drink
Private chef service and culinary brand cooking meals for paying clients
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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.