{"id":1510,"date":"2014-07-31T11:46:06","date_gmt":"2014-07-31T10:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/?p=1510"},"modified":"2020-05-10T20:14:40","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T19:14:40","slug":"top-40-innovative-south-african-companies-follow-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buzzsouthafrica.com\/top-40-innovative-south-african-companies-follow-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 40+ Most Innovative South African Companies To Follow"},"content":{"rendered":"

South Africa’s economy is growing in leaps and bounds (particularly the ICT sector), and this is leading to more and more new companies setting up their businesses in the country. From over 5,000 young South African companies, our analysts have selected Top 46 truly South African most innovative companies<\/strong>, all leading in industries ranging from media and telecommunications to retail and restaurants and food & beverages.\u00a0The most innovative startups\u00a0in South Africa\u00a0are diverse, leading in industries ranging from Technology to Social Media, Entertainment, News and Content, to Education, Analytics, E-commerce, Design, Food, Hardware, Healthcare, Commerce, Sports, Finance, Marketing, Open source software and retail.<\/p>\n

What all the 40+ companies we’ve listed share in common is the desire to keep innovating. Inside these companies, big ideas and innovation is anything but passive. South Africa’s startup scene is thriving with huge\u00a0talent constantly pouring out of\u00a0South African\u00a0universities. It’s no wonder why South Africa\u00a0has produced big-name innovative companies like Yola, PriceCheck, Zando, Addynamo.<\/p>\n

Some of these start-ups are already established, while others are just getting their footing, there are several we came across that\u00a0were too stealth to be included in this list.\u00a0One thing is very clear: There are undoubtedly a number of innovative startups in South Africa\u00a0and all the companies we’ve listed have fresh concepts with the potential to become industry leaders.<\/p>\n

South Africa\u00a0is chock full of startups bringing up innovation and big changes in industries, creating new business models as well as jobs and helping to reinvigorate the South African\u00a0economy.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re very excited about these companies’ unique products and services, their fervor for building great things and their visions for a better\u00a0world. These are some of the innovative companies and big\u00a0ideas that keep us excited about the industry,\u00a0please let us know in the comments if you think we missed any.\u00a0Check out the companies that make the list.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Most Innovative South African Companies to Follow<\/h2>\n

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