South African venture capital firm, Knife Capital has announced the 12 companies that will be participating in its fourth cohort of its Grindstone Accelerator programme. This programme aims to help position SA companies to become more investable, sustainable and exit-ready.
The selected companies include an online shopping assistant, a smart security platform and an insurtech company. The 12 scale-up for the Grindstone’s fourth cohort include:
Digger App: The Digger App is an industry specific online recruitment matching platform that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to enable employers to recruit better candidates, faster.
Kudos Africa: Kudos Africa is an environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessment tool that provides companies with simple, affordable and valuable access to sustainability metrics, while providing investors with an efficient way to meet reporting criteria.
OneCart: OneCart is an online personal shopping assistant for household goods. It works through an on-demand technology platform that connects multiple fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) retailers to consumers.
Suritec: Suritec is a data solutions company specialising in data analytics, content management, location intelligence, systems integration and consulting for government and commercial customers.
Sxuirrel: This peer-to-peer marketplace enables users to find and share extra space (storage, parking and venues) via an easy-to-use online platform.
Vizibiliti Insight Africa: Vizibiliti Insight Africa is addressing financial inclusion by developing alternative credit scoring methods for the financial service industry via AI.
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Old School Group: This multi-brand sports group specialises in festivals, live events, travel, sportswear, sponsorship, brand creation and all-round sport commercialisation.
Allxs: Allxs is an NFC (near-field communication) enabled closed-loop cashless payments and experience management platform which aims to improve speed, safety and convenience for an enhanced customer experience.
Cradle Technology Services: Cradle Technology Services’ Granite Warehouse Management System (WMS) is an affordable WMS solution which enables customers to take control of their warehousing and dramatically improves accuracy.
Ctrl: Ctrl is a digital short-term insurance broker platform that allows for effortless business-to-customer (B2C) engagement via a single advice app.
Sentian: Sentian is a smart security platform that makes existing alarm systems more intelligent, enabling video verifications and powerful control over users’ homes.
Sparkfolios: This online toolkit drives repeat peak performance via professional services for goal setting, task completion, performance and incentive management, motivation, instant rewards and staff recognition.