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Bongani is building LP Gauge

Built LP Gauge after the gas kept running out at home, then shipped V1.0 so any SA household cooking on gas can see what's left. First users wanted for V1.1.

Picked by the Version One team until Sun 08 Nov. Not a ranking. How it works

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Loyalcards

v0.1

Loyalcards

Keep all your loyalty cards in one digital wallet. Scan, save and access them whenever you shop.

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SephulaJohannesburg

v0.1

Whatshop

Sell on WhatsApp: a product catalog, online store, orders and bookings, all run from the chat your customers already use.

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HermanPretoria

v3.0

SnapWidget

SnapWidget helps you display Instagram, X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Google Reviews and more on your website to increase your followers.

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Tatenda MakunikeJohannesburg

v0.3

Pic-A-Site

Automates all business development and management tasks using AI

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DURBANFounding builder

Justin Vincent is building an AI receptionist SA businesses can set up themselves

Justin Vincent has spent the last 25 years working as a freelancer in the filming industry. At 54, and needing to find a way to bring in more income, he decided an AI agency would be the way to do it. A few months later he started building QuickBookedAI, a DIY platform for small businesses that need help with their front desk.

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PRETORIAFounding builder

Herman Schutte built MentionScout to see what AI tells your buyers

Herman Schutte has been building his own products since 2011. Back then he was writing software for banks and insurers, and on the side he built SnapWidget so people could put their Instagram photos on their websites. Fifteen years later it's still going. He also runs SiteSpeakAI, a chatbot that answers visitors from your own website. MentionScout is the newest.

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JOHANNESBURGFounding builder

Tawanda Makunike is building a governed AI workforce for small business owners

Tawanda Makunike is a self-taught software engineer in Sandton with a background in Economics. To Tawanda, managing scarce resources is not just a textbook problem. As Tawanda puts it, "for a small business, it can be the difference between surviving and closing its doors."

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