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37 Most Innovative Market Research Startups & Companies (South Africa)

This article showcases our top picks for the best South Africa based Market Research companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Market Research industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top South Africa Market Research Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Yazi

Yazi

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Novel market research platform that facilitates surveying a hard-to-reach targeted audience segment

iSpani

iSpani

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iSpani is a on demand platform that allows companies to promote and sell content in inaccessible communities and markets.

iSpani

Byte Money

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Byte Money services the South African funeral parlor market by providing cash receipting and auditing services.

iSpani

Lightstone

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Lightstone is a dynamic company, providing comprehensive data, analytics, and systems on property, automotive, and business assets.

iSpani

Clandestine Insights

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Clandestine is a market research agency specializing in mystery shopping and customer insights.

iSpani

Maxxor

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Maxxor is a software firm that renders design, software outsourcing, consulting, market research, application & mobile development services.

iSpani

Unum Capital

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Unum Capital offers Retail & Affluent clients Trading Services, Wealth and Asset Management.

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Clear Strategy Company

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Clear Strategy Company facilitates decision making in the areas of marketing and customer service management.

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ikapadata

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Ikapadata is a survey research and data science company Cape Town.

iSpani

Plus 94 Research

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Plus 94 Research offers market and pricing research, consumer data, concept testing, advertising pre and post test services.

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Peresec

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Peresec offers trading & investment, broking services, and bespoke research, consulting, and structuring services.

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Game Tester

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Game Tester specializes in market research, analytics, game testing, game development, player feedback, and game discovery.

iSpani

Super Simple Survey

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Unlimited features, super simple sharing, and beautiful reporting, all wrapped into the easiest-to-use survey creator available.

iSpani

Genex Insights

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Genex Insights is a management company providing customer experience and market research services.

iSpani

Intellidex

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Intellidex is a research and consulting firm that specializes in capital markets and financial services.

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NOAH Capital Markets

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NOAH Capital Markets is a research product through its network of industries.

iSpani

Digital Republic Consulting

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Digital Republic Consulting is a social media agency that provides end-to-end media management, engagement, and analytics system services.

iSpani

Khulisa

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Khulisa is a consultancy that offers monitoring, evaluation, market research, investment analysis, and quality assurance services.

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ROTH Media Productions

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ROTH Media Productions focuses on brand strategy, market research, corporate communications, and social media marketing services.

iSpani

Pengo Insight

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Pengo Insight is a knowledge marketplace company that provides solutions to businesses looking for opportunities.

iSpani

BFW Group

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BFW Group provides market research and mapping services.

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PDG

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PDG is a consulting firm that offers research, policy, evaluation, strategic planning, and management support services to the public sector.

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Lightstone Property

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Lightstone Property (Pty) Ltd provides information, valuations and market intelligence

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SAAO

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SAAO offers publications, research themes, data, resources, workshop, instrumentation, and science engagement.

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Angle Orange

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Angle Orange is a shopper marketing agency engaged in shopping based market research, planning, and execution of marketing campaigns.

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Research ICT Africa

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Research ICT Africa conducts public-interest research on ICT policy and regulation in Africa.

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Frontline Research

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Frontline Research is a research firm with a focus on trade research and emphasis on emerging markets, bottom-end trade, and GIS.

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Get Closure

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Getclosure provides market research, social listening crisis, communication, media monitoring, and consumer insights.

iSpani

Afridiligence

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Risk Advisory Consulting, Integrity Due Diligence, Investigative Research

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Columinate

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Columinate operates as a modern insights agency.

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Economic Research Southern Africa

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Economic Research Southern Africa is a government organization that focuses on research webinars, workshops, and training.

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Decusatio

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Decusatio delivers market research, financial education, offshore treasury, marketing, and financing solutions to entrepreneurs.

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Market Monitor

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ICT market research and advisory services. Focussing on technology in the emerginmg markets.

iSpani

Thirty by Thirty

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Customer Experience Management Solutions

iSpani

0861banner

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0861banner offers research, strategy, identity, planning, implementation, management and services.

iSpani

SME Survey

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SME Survey is the original representative.

iSpani

Impact Information

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Impact Information is the South African market research agency.

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