AfriGIS

What AfriGIS does

AfriGIS (Pty) Ltd. is a South African geospatial intelligence company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Pretoria, with additional offices in Durban, Cape Town, Dublin, and Dhaka. The company provides verified, validated geospatial data and contextual insight solutions for the African continent, anchored by a National Address Database with 50+ million searchable address combinations, 240,000+ points of interest, 45,000+ gated communities, and proprietary cadastre, deeds, and informal settlement datasets. Core technology is delivered through the AfriGIS API Suite, organized into Data, Search, Geoscience, and Mapping categories, secured via OAuth2 authentication and documented through an OpenAPI specification at developers.afrigis.co.za. Integrations include QGIS, Leaflet, and GeoServer via OGC-compliant WFS, WMS, and WMTS protocols.

The platform serves enterprise clients across financial services, insurance, logistics, telecommunications, retail, agriculture, and government through a mix of API self-service, direct enterprise sales, and an implementation partner channel. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-based API access and data licensing, supplemented by custom GIS solution development and enterprise data licensing. The company maintains exclusive data partnerships with South African government bodies including the Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR), Municipal Demarcation Board, and CIPC for authoritative property, administrative boundary, and company registration feeds. It is B-BBEE Level 1 certified and positions around the ISO 20022 financial messaging standard, with mandatory compliance deadlines in November 2025 and November 2026 driving near-term adoption.

AfriGIS is privately held and founder-owned, with founder Charl Fouche referenced as owner. The customer base includes major South African enterprises Absa, First Rand, FNB, Discovery, Liberty, Old Mutual, MTN, Vodacom, Woolworths, Pick n Pay, DSV, Leroy Merlin, and Caxton Media, indicating strong penetration in regulated, data-intensive industries where address verification and location intelligence are mission-critical. The company has no disclosed external funding, operates with 100+ employees across five locations, and is actively expanding its product portfolio into climate risk, water resilience, and property transaction intelligence verticals.

Name

AfriGIS

Legal name

AfriGIS (Pty) Ltd.

Website

https://afrigis.co.za

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AfriGIS is a Pretoria-headquartered geospatial intelligence company providing verified address, property, and location data APIs and solutions for African enterprises. It serves financial services, insurance, logistics, telecommunications, retail, and government clients through enterprise sales and a developer self-service platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Data & Location Intelligence

NAICS

Surveying and Mapping (except Geophysical) Services (541370), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (519290)

SIC

Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812)

akta.pro primary industry

GIS & Spatial Data Management Platforms (BPAMANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Geocoding, Search & Place Data Platforms (BPAMANAC), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD), Alternative Data Providers (Web, Satellite, Geolocation, ESG Signals) (FSAFAIAH)

Keywords

• Geospatial data services
• Location intelligence APIs
• Geocoding solutions
• Address verification data
• Property intelligence solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Pretoria

HQ country

South Africa

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. API and Data Services: Revenue generated from providing verified geospatial data via APIs, including address search, geocoding, mapping, routing, property/deeds data, weather, and hazard APIs. Pricing is subscription-based with OAuth2 authenticated access.
2. Data Licensing: Access to verified and validated data via Web Feature Service (WFS) conforming to OGC standards and Web Map Service (WMS) for use in GIS applications or direct database integration. Data provided as downloadable datasets.
3. Custom GIS Solutions: Custom-built GIS solutions for unique business challenges, providing tailored geospatial intelligence and integration services.
4. Enterprise Solutions: Enterprise-level solutions including enterprise details via Business Search, property diagrams, and comprehensive data catalogues for large organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AfriGIS provides verified geospatial data, location intelligence APIs, and contextual insight solutions for the African continent. The company sells address data, geocoding, mapping, routing, property/deeds data, weather, and hazard assessment through an API-first platform, alongside custom-built GIS solutions for enterprise clients in banking, insurance, logistics, retail, telecommunications, government, and agriculture.

Product overview

AfriGIS is a GIS contextual insights solutions provider offering a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform provides APIs organized into Data, Search, Geoscience, and Mapping categories, delivering verified and validated geospatial intelligence across Africa. Key product modules include: the AfriGIS API Suite for address search, geocoding, property, business, and weather data; AfriGIS Deeds Data for property ownership and transaction intelligence; the National Address Database (NAD) and Africa Data for foundational geospatial coverage; specialized solutions for Trade Area Analysis, Service Delivery Planning, Know Your Customer (KYC), Last Mile Delivery, Climate Risk Impact, and Insurance. The portfolio also includes AfriGIS Iris showcase platform and Custom Built GIS Solutions. Data complies with SABS and ISO standards with 50+ million searchable address combinations covering formal, informal, rural, urban, and colloquial African address formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AfriGIS Iris: Location intelligence platform and showcase for AfriGIS capabilities

Products and services

• AfriGIS API Suite

Quantifiable outcome

• DSV saw significant improvement in first-time deliveries using AfriGIS Search geolocation API with master address data and AI-enhanced address accuracy
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability5 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• South African Weather Service (SAWS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProud partnership with The South African Weather Service (SAWS) for weather risk data. APIs include forecast, lightning, and storms data provided via AfriGIS platform.
• Lightstone PropertycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAfriGIS partners with Lightstone Property to provide enriched deeds data for property analytics. Combined geospatial and property data provides comprehensive insights for property investment analysis.
• Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource of deeds and property registration data. AfriGIS receives and processes full transfer and bonds dataset registered with the Department for monthly updates.
• Municipal Demarcation BoardcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSource of official administrative boundary data including provinces, municipalities, district councils, electoral wards, and tribal authorities.
• Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCIPC database provides enterprise and company registration information including directors and auditors with geocoded addresses, updated weekly.
• GISSA (Geospatial Information Science Association of South Africa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional affiliation for geospatial information science industry standards and best practices.
• SABS (South African Bureau of Standards)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSABS compliance ensures address data adheres to international geospatial standards for interoperability.
• ISO (International Organization for Standardization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerISO compliance ensures address data meets international standards including ISO 20022 for financial messaging.
• OGC (Open Geospatial Consortium)coreTechnology or IntegrationOGC standards compliance ensures WFS and WMS services conform to international geospatial interoperability standards.
• UNGGIM (United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional affiliation supporting UN geospatial information management initiatives.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Precisely: Enterprise data integrity and location intelligence vendor offering address verification, geocoding and property data — overlapping AfriGIS's address, KYC and property-data products targeting banks, insurers and large enterprises.
• Mapbox: Developer-focused mapping platform offering maps, geocoding, routing and location APIs — closely comparable to AfriGIS's API-first motion targeting enterprise developers and product teams.
• HERE Technologies: Global mapping and location platform offering geocoding, routing, address data and enterprise APIs — directly competing with AfriGIS's core address, search, geocoding and routing APIs, although HERE's coverage is strongest outside Africa.
• Foursquare: Location intelligence platform offering POI data, geotargeting and movement analytics — comparable to AfriGIS's points-of-interest dataset and location-based analytics for retail and media customers.
• TomTom: Global navigation and geospatial data provider with enterprise APIs for geocoding, routing and maps — overlapping AfriGIS's search, geocoding, routing and mapping capabilities for enterprise customers.
• MapIT (CSG): South African-based location intelligence and mapping solutions provider offering geospatial data and platforms to enterprise and government — the closest direct local competitor to AfriGIS in the South African market.
• Pitney Bowes: Provider of location intelligence, address verification and data quality software for enterprise — closely comparable to AfriGIS's address verification, KYC and property data offerings for financial services and insurance customers.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Dominant global GIS platform (ArcGIS) serving enterprise, government and utility customers with mapping, spatial analytics and address data — a broad incumbent that competes with AfriGIS in government, utilities and large-enterprise GIS deployments across Africa.
• Google Maps Platform: Global incumbent offering maps, geocoding, routes and places APIs at massive scale; competes with AfriGIS particularly on logistics, retail and developer-led use cases where global coverage and price matter more than African-local address accuracy.

Emerging players

• Lightstone Property: South African property data and analytics company that is both an AfriGIS strategic partner and a competitor in deeds, property and conveyancing data — overlapping AfriGIS's property intelligence and deeds products in the South African market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/afrigis

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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