Autotech in South Africa
There are some startups introducing innovative and groundbreaking ideas that are redefining the automotive industry landscape in the country. The industry is attracting huge investors due to prospects it presents.
Autotech Startup companies are companies that are in the business of providing technology based solutions to businesses and consumers in automotive industry.
According to statistics, there are about 431 Auto Tech startups in South Africa as of June 2023. The startups provides range of technology based solutions in different aspects of automotive.
Here we have compiled list of Automotive startups in South Africa whose information we were able to gather.
Autotrader
Avis Fleet
Car.co.za
Carscan
Carzar
Carter
Fixxr
GoBid
HubTiger
Lula
Mix Telematics
Naked
Nestar
Payment24
We Buy Cars
Wizzpass
Auto Trader
AutoTraderSA is a car listing solutions platform . Founded since 1992, platform facilitates the trading of new and used cars. Other services on the platform include car rental, insurance, finance, auctions, spares listing & more. It offer both free and premium listing options. Buyers can search for cars on the platform & contact the sellers for free.
Cars.co.za
Cars.co.za provides online used car listing platform in South Africa. The platform enables insurance and finance providers to connect with buyers. In addition, the platform publishes cars related news and reviews.
The company was established in 2007 with head office in Johannesburg
Naked
Naked is an AI-powered car insurance app
The app provides a chtbox that list insurance quotes and prices, claim processing and approval, etc for users. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
The Johannesburg based autotech startup has received about $31.8m funding in Series B. The major investors include IFC, Naspers, and more.
Nestar
Nestar is an automotive company that offers integrated hardware & software solutions for fleet management & vehicle tracking. It provides mobile apps for drivers, tracking hardware, in-vehicle cameras with cloud-based fleet management software. The Nestar solutions cover everything about auto management which includes driver compliance, scheduling & dispatching, maintenance & fuel management, geofencing, automated reporting, carbon footprint tracking, route planning, stolen vehicle recovery, driver behavior monitoring etc. Nestar was established in 1994 by Altron.
Lula
Lula is an automotive solutions startup that provides online platform for shared door-to-door shuttle services booking, basically for corporate/office commuters. The company builds a platform that connects corporate travelers with private shuttle operators. Corporate commuters can sign up on the app stating heir recurring schedules. If a certain minimum number of commuters sign-up for the proposed route, a scheduled route is launched. Users can further search, & purchase daily/weekly/monthly passes.
Founded in 2015, the company is funded through seed capital and some of its top investors include Startupbootcamp, Launch Africa, amongst other.
