Deimos

What Deimos does

Deimos is a Cape Town-headquartered cloud-native managed services provider delivering hybrid multi-cloud solutions across Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Huawei Cloud. Founded in 2018 and operating as Deimos Cloud (Pty) Ltd, the firm offers cloud migrations, system modernisation, cost optimisation, security architecture, managed Kubernetes, and engineering resourcing through a team of 51-100 specialists holding more than 100 partnership certifications. As a Premier Google Cloud Partner and the first Google Cloud Security Specialist in Africa, Deimos has served over 200 clients spanning financial services, fintech, e-commerce, retail, gaming, healthcare, automotive, and technology.

The company's product surface spans four pillars: Cloud Services (migration, modernisation, cost optimisation, assessments, partnership), Cloud Security (architecture, secure build and deploy, vulnerability management, security assessment), Managed Platforms (managed Kubernetes and observability), and Professional Services (cloud-native software, infrastructure, and support engineering plus engineering resourcing). Technology platform integrations include Google Workspace, JumpCloud, GitLab, Datadog, Elastic, Grafana, HashiCorp, Rancher, Cloudflare, and Metomic. AI capabilities are delivered through Gemini and AgentSpace deployments rather than proprietary model development.

Deimos monetises through cloud reseller services that pass through hyperscaler pricing with extended payment terms, professional services engagements for migration and engineering work, recurring managed platform contracts, and pre-engagement assessments. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales — anchored by free cloud readiness assessments — with channel relationships as an official reseller of GCP, AWS, and Azure. Customers include Allan Gray, Kuda, Sterling Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria, Paystack, Yoco, Piggyvest, Jumia, Shopify, Mercedes-Benz, Games Global, Mukuru, Nu Health, and others. The firm operates across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Senegal, Egypt, the UK, and the USA, and closed a $10M funding round in June 2024.

Name

Deimos

Legal name

Deimos Cloud (Pty) Ltd

Website

https://deimos.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Deimos is a Cape Town-headquartered cloud-native managed services provider delivering migrations, security, managed Kubernetes, and multi-cloud consulting across GCP, AWS, Azure, and Huawei Cloud to over 200 enterprise clients in financial services, fintech, retail, and technology across Africa, the UK, Europe, and the Americas.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Managed Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Operations Management (ITOM) Platforms (HDAEALAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (HDABAHAC)

Keywords

• Cloud migration services
• Managed cloud platforms
• Cloud security architecture
• Cloud cost optimisation
• Cloud native engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Cape Town

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Cloud Reseller Services: As an official cloud reseller, Deimos pays cloud spend and licenses in advance for clients, who then have 25 days to settle accounts. They leverage partner relationships to negotiate discounts and incentives from GCP, AWS, and Azure.
2. Professional Services: Cloud migrations, system modernisation, cloud-native software engineering, infrastructure engineering, support engineering, and engineering resourcing services delivered by certified engineers
3. Managed Platforms: Outsourced management of technology platforms including infrastructure, observability, threat management, and data warehousing
4. Cloud Assessments: Cloud readiness, infrastructure, cost optimisation, security, and architecture/software reviews delivered as consulting engagements

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Deimos is a cloud-native managed services provider that delivers cloud migration, system modernisation, cloud cost optimisation, cloud security, and managed Kubernetes services across GCP, AWS, Azure, and Huawei Cloud. Its offerings span professional services, managed platforms, cloud assessments, and a cloud partnership/reseller program (Deimos One) supported by a proprietary CloudFit assessment tool.

Product overview

Deimos is a cloud-native managed services provider offering a platform of professional services, assessments, and managed infrastructure solutions. The core offering consists of Cloud Services (Cloud Migrations, Cloud Cost Optimisation, System Modernisation, Cloud Assessment, and Cloud Partnership) supported by a Cloud Security practice (Cloud Security Architecture, Secure Build and Deploy, Vulnerability Management, Cloud Security Assessment). The company delivers services through Professional Services teams (Cloud-Native Software Engineering, Cloud-Native Infrastructure Engineering, Cloud-Native Support Engineering, Engineering Resourcing) and a Managed Platforms practice (Managed Kubernetes). A Cloud Readiness Assessment, Infrastructure Assessment, Cost Optimisation Assessment, Architecture & Software Review, and CloudFit™ Assessment tool provide pre-engagement evaluation services. The Deimos One partner program extends preferential rates and exclusive benefits. Deimos partners with GCP, AWS, Azure, and Huawei Cloud and supports technology platforms including Google Workspace, JumpCloud, GitLab, Datadog, Elastic, Grafana, HashiCorp, Rancher, and others. The company is cloud-agnostic and serves clients across Africa, UK, Europe, and the Americas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CloudFit: A cloud strategy assessment tool that helps businesses determine their cloud maturity stage and recommended architecture model.

Products and services

• Cloud Migration Migration of client operations to GCP, AWS, Azure, or Huawei Cloud with managed transition, minimal disruption, and enhanced security; targeted at enterprises and regulated organisations.
• Cloud Cost Optimisation Identification and remediation of cloud waste, reserved capacity planning, rightsizing, auto-scaling, tiered storage, and serverless re-architecture to reduce client cloud spend.
• System Modernisation Modernisation of applications and infrastructure through containerisation, serverless architectures, and cloud-native services to improve scalability, agility, and security.
• Cloud Assessment Comprehensive pre-engagement evaluations covering cloud readiness, infrastructure, cost optimisation, security, and architecture/software reviews delivered by certified engineers.
• Cloud Partnership Vendor selection, negotiation, account management, billing management, and procurement services across GCP, AWS, Azure, and Huawei Cloud, including reseller arrangements with preferential rates and 25-day payment terms.
• Cloud Security Architecture Design and implementation of secure cloud environments using a security-first, Zero Trust architecture approach for enterprise and regulated workloads.
• Secure Build and Deploy Implementation of secure CI/CD pipelines incorporating SCA, SAST, DAST, and IAST security testing at every stage of the build and deployment lifecycle.
• Vulnerability Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully helped over 200 clients navigate cloud complexity
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

AI capability14 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Google Cloud Platform (GCP)coreTechnology or IntegrationPremier Google Cloud Partner and the first Google Cloud Security Specialist in Africa. Deimos holds multiple GCP specializations including Infrastructure and Security. They deliver GCP migrations, managed services, and security architecture solutions.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationAWS partner delivering cloud migration, modernisation, and managed services. Deimos leverages AWS's global infrastructure for enterprise clients across Africa.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationAzure partner providing cloud solutions including migrations, security, and managed platforms to enterprise clients.
• JumpCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified JumpCloud partner specializing in identity and access management, multi-factor authentication, and directory services. Deimos has delivered multiple JumpCloud implementations for enterprise clients.
• Google WorkspacecoreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Workspace deployment and migration partner. Deimos has executed multiple enterprise Workspace transitions including implementations for Nu Health and TFG Labs.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cloudreach (Atos): Cloud transformation consultancy delivering migrations, managed services, and FinOps across AWS, Azure, and GCP. Comparable to Deimos in cloud-agnostic delivery, enterprise focus, and combined professional-services-plus-managed-platforms model.
• DoiT International: Cloud cost optimization and managed services provider with premier Google Cloud and AWS partnerships. Comparable to Deimos in the GCP-Premier-partner angle, FinOps/cost-optimization services, and reseller-adjacent economics.
• AllCloud: Cloud managed services and consulting firm focused on AWS and GCP with strong partner status. Directly comparable to Deimos in cloud migrations, managed services, and the multi-cloud delivery model.
• Rackspace Technology: Multi-cloud managed services provider across AWS, Azure, and GCP offering migration, managed operations, and security services to enterprise customers. Closely comparable to Deimos in cloud-agnostic positioning, managed Kubernetes, and the mix of professional services + managed platforms.
• SADA Systems (Insight): Premier Google Cloud partner specializing in cloud migration, managed services, and Workspace deployments before its acquisition by Insight. Highly comparable to Deimos in the GCP-Premier-partner angle, Workspace practice, and migration-led services model.
• Onix Group: Cloud consulting and managed services firm with deep Google Cloud, AWS, and Azure partnerships. Directly comparable to Deimos in hyperscaler partner status, data/AI workload focus, and cloud migrations and managed services delivery.

Regional players

• BCX (Business Connexion): Major South African IT services group offering cloud, security, and managed infrastructure to enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable to Deimos in South African roots, hyperscaler partnerships, and enterprise cloud transformation.
• Liquid C2 (Liquid Intelligent Technologies): Africa-headquartered cloud and cybersecurity services provider with enterprise reach across the continent. Comparable to Deimos in African cloud-services delivery, multi-cloud partnerships, and serving regulated financial and public-sector clients.

Emerging players

• Jetstack (Venafi/Cloudflare): Specialist Kubernetes and cloud-native security consultancy with certified Kubernetes expertise. Comparable to Deimos in the Kubernetes/managed-platforms practice and the cloud-native security engineering talent focus.

Broad incumbents

• Slalom (incl. Contino): Global consulting firm with a strong cloud transformation practice built around AWS, Azure, and GCP. Comparable to Deimos in cloud migrations, cloud-native engineering, and enterprise modernization, but at much larger scale and broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/deimoscloud
• Facebookfacebook.com/DeimosCloud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deimos-cloud
• Instagraminstagram.com/deimoscloud

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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