Cybatar

Cybatar
Founded October 2014
Headquarters Pretoria, South Africa
No. of locations Pretoria, Johannesburg, Mafikeng
Area served Worldwide
Founder(s) Phiwa Nkambule
Industry Technology
Slogan(s) Inspire Innovation.
Website http://cybatar.com
Launched October 2014
Current status Active

Cybatar is a tech startup company headquartered in Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa.[1] The company was founded by Phiwa Nkambule in October 2014 as a social network[2] but has pivoted since that time and has been involved in the development of other startups.[3]

In 2015 the company announced Africa's first fuel delivery network[4][5] which was received as evidence that South African entrepreneurs had embraced the idea of the On Demand Economy[6][7] and as an improvement to the Petroleum Industry value chain. In the wake of the FeesMustFall protests in South Africa, the company launched a university scholarship crowdfunding platform and campaign to save students across the country who were in tuition debt and were facing financial exclusions in 2016.[8][9][10]

The software company has also received international recognition for being lean and its technological contribution to the community in South Africa through a nomination for the African Corporate Excellence Awards 2015 under the Information Technology category.[3][11] It was then named Best Cloud Computing Company - Africa in November 2015 in the awards.[12][13]

References

  1. ↑ "Cybatar, Inc. | Who's Who SA". Whoswho.co.za. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  2. ↑ "New Social Network: Cybatar.com Hits the Web - MyPressportal - Free press releases South Africa, RSS". Pressportal.co.za. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  3. 1 2 Brendyn Lotz (2015-10-14). "International award in sight for SA app that brings you petrol - htxt.africa". Htxt.co.za. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  4. ↑ "Cybatar FillApp to eliminate the need to go to a filling station | IT News Africa- Africa's Technology News Leader". IT News Africa. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  5. ↑ "FillApp: Africa's First Fuel Delivering Service". Nunnovation. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  6. ↑ Thomas, Stuart (2015-10-09). "Don't fancy queuing for petrol? This app's got you covered – Ventureburn". Ventureburn.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  7. ↑ Chibuzor Okoye (2015-10-12). "FillApp: Never get stuck with an empty fuel tank (available for SA only)". Somtoo.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  8. ↑ Coetzee, Jacques (2015-10-26). "Crowdfunding platform EduFund seeks to save SA students from tuition debt – Ventureburn". Ventureburn.com. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  9. ↑ Mzekandaba, Simnikiwe. "Crowdfunding to aid #FeesMustFall campaign". ITWeb. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  10. ↑ Lungelo Shezi. "Crowdfunding site launched to help 500 SA students cover tuition fees by end of 2015 - htxt.africa". Htxt.co.za. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
  11. ↑ "2015 African Excellence Awards". Corporate Vision. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
  12. ↑ "2015 Best Cloud Computing Company - Africa". Corporate Vision. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  13. ↑ "SA Startup Awarded for Excellence". BizCommunity.


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