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Cape AI
Legal namestring
Cape AI BV
Websiteurl
cape-ai.com
Company typeenum
Private
Founded yearint
2019
Operating statusenum
Operating
Ownership categoryenum
Headcount rangeband
11–50
akta.pro rankint
HeadquartersCape Town, South Africa
HQ citystring
Cape Town
HQ countrystring
South Africa
HQ regionstring
Africa
Markets served

Serves global market

Offices4 records

Each record includes

City, Country, Type, Description, Source

Keyword5 values
AI consulting services, data science consulting, natural language processing, computer vision solutions, machine learning engineering
Industry2 codes
1Data, Analytics & AI Consulting
CodeBPAHAEAFPrimaryYes
2Data, Analytics & AI Consulting
CodeBPAHACAIPrimaryNo
NAICS code1 code
  • Custom Computer Programming Services541511
SIC code1 code
  • Services-Management Consulting Services8742
Product category
AI Consulting Services
Social media profiles3 records
GTM motion2 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

Revenue model2 records
1AI Consulting Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Professional consulting services delivering data science solutions. They provide fully managed delivery teams or individual data consultants that augment client teams. Services include NLP, computer vision, and analytics/data engineering.

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2Venture Development
TypeLicensing Royalties
Description

Cape AI Ventures develops minimum viable products with disruptive AI-based business models. They help organizations, founders and employees launch AI & data businesses in return for equity.

cape-ai.com
Marketing channels6 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Stage, Description, Source

Distribution channels3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Scope, Target buyer, Description, Source

Cost components4 values
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Pricing details3 tiers
1Machine Learning Engineer positions
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMonthly
Notes

South Africa: R 20,000 / R 100,000 per month; The Netherlands: EUR 2,500 / EUR 8,000 per month. Competitive based on experience.

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2Data Science Delivery Lead positions
ModelOtherBilling cadenceMonthly
Notes

South Africa: R 30,000 / R 100,000 per month; The Netherlands: EUR 3,500 / EUR 8,500 per month.

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3Exploration Study
ModelOutcome Based/ PerformanceBilling cadenceMulti-year contract
Notes

Optional exploration study for 1-4 weeks at a fixed price to help define the problem by interrogating data and interviewing stakeholders.

cape-ai.com
GTM typeB2B
B2B
Offering typeServices
Services
Brand1 of 4 records shown
1Enlabeler
Description

Data labeling platform that creates jobs in South African townships, labeling images, video, voice, text and more

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+3 more records
Core offering1 text field

Cape AI is an AI and data science consulting firm that delivers custom end-to-end machine learning solutions, providing fully managed delivery teams or individual data consultants to augment client teams. Its expertise spans natural language processing, computer vision, advanced analytics, and data engineering, helping organizations build AI capabilities and deploy production ML solutions. The company also operates Cape AI Ventures, a venture studio that prototypes and spins out AI-based businesses such as Enlabeler (data labeling), Knowledgemarker (NLP collaboration), Autoscriber (healthcare transcription), and Moonshop (autonomous retail).

Differentiator
Functional benefit
Problem solved
Quantifiable outcome1 of 2 values shown
  • Up to 2-3x cost savings compared to Dutch rates
+1 more record
Product overview1 text field

Cape AI is a South African-based AI and data science consulting startup founded in 2019, offering consulting services alongside a portfolio of spin-off ventures. The core offering consists of data science and engineering delivery teams providing NLP services, computer vision services, and general AI consulting. The company has spun out four ventures: Enlabeler (data labeling platform creating jobs in South African townships), Knowledgemarker (NLP-powered workplace collaboration for Microsoft ecosystem), Autoscriber (healthcare consultation transcription and summarization), and Moonshop (autonomous retail checkouts). All services emphasize custom end-to-end machine learning solutions for smarter, faster business decisions.

Scale indicator4 records

Each record includes

Type, Value, Description, Source

Partnership2 partners
1CAIRElab
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Collaboration partner in joint research project with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) to develop AI-based solutions supporting healthcare professionals with administrative tasks.

2Cloud Technology Solutions
Strategic tierCoreTypeStrategic or Co-development Partner
Description

Partner in joint research project with LUMC and CAIRElab to develop AI-based healthcare solutions combining NLP and medical expertise to automate transcribing and summarising consultations.

Recent move7 records

Each record includes

Date, Type, Title, Description, Source

Expansion highlight5 records

Each record includes

Type, Description

Peers10 records
1Appen
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Global data annotation and AI services provider (ASX-listed). Comparable on data/AI services delivery but operates at much larger scale and across more geographies.

2Dataiku
TypeEmerging player
Description

AI/ML platform company with a strong professional services arm; competes with Cape AI on the consulting-and-deliver side even though its primary product is the DSS platform.

3Explore AI
TypeRegional player
Description

South African AI and data science consultancy with similar NLP, computer vision and ML engineering offerings in the same regional market as Cape AI.

4InstaDeep
TypeDirect peer
Description

Africa-and-UK based AI consulting and product firm with comparable NLP, computer vision and ML engineering offerings; acquired by BioNTech in 2023 for ~$680M. Closest peer on geography, capability stack, and venture-style operating model.

5Faculty AI
TypeDirect peer
Description

UK-based AI consultancy delivering end-to-end ML and data engineering solutions to enterprise clients, similar in service-line breadth and senior-practitioner positioning.

6ML6
TypeDirect peer
Description

Belgium-headquartered AI and ML consulting firm with similar services portfolio (NLP, computer vision, data engineering) and enterprise focus in Europe; comparable size and target buyer profile.

7Spatial.io (partnership)
TypeOthers
Description

VR collaboration tooling partner used by Cape AI for remote delivery. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem enabler referenced in Cape AI's partner relationships.

8Indico Data
TypeEmerging player
Description

US-based AI services and intelligent document processing firm with overlapping NLP and unstructured data capabilities; comparable in size and stage.

9Element AI
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Montreal-based AI services and product firm acquired by ServiceNow — overlaps heavily on enterprise AI consulting but operates at much larger scale with platform ambitions.

10Fractal Analytics
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large analytics and AI services firm offering similar ML, NLP, and computer vision consulting to global enterprises; comparable service lines but materially larger scale.

Market position
Strengths4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Weaknesses4 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Competitive moat4 records

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Type, Details

Key risks6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Key highlights6 records

Each record includes

Headline, Details, Source

Customer concentration

Classification, Details

Named customers11 records

Each record includes

Name, Industry, Type, Use case, Source, UUID

Segment3 records

Each record includes

Title, Type, Primary, Description, Pain point addressed, Use case, Source

Ideal customer profile2 records

Each record includes

Profile, Firmographic size, Sales motion, Sales cycle length, Buying structure, Purchase trigger, Buyer persona, Geography, Industry vertical, Primary use case, Description, Pain points, Evidence proof points, Target buyer

Technology focused
Yes
API detail
Has APIbool
No

Docs URL, Description

AI capability12 records

Each record includes

Type, Description, Source

AI maturity
App detail

Has app

Feature4 records

Each record includes

Title, Differentiator, Description, Source

Core technology
Revenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Number of profiles
Profiles3 records

Each record includes

Name, Designation, Designation category, Overview, Profile commentary, Source

Subsidiaries4 records

Each record includes

Name, Acquired on, Relationship type, Type, Business focus

No data
Funding overview

Funding stage, Last funding date, Total funding USD

Funding rounds

Each record includes

Round, Amount USD, Date, Pre money valuation, Total investors, Investors, News

Investors

Each record includes

Name, Type, Date of entry, Rounds participated, Website

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M&A

Each record includes

Name, Acquisition type, Announced date, Completed date, Status, Website, News

Investment

Each record includes

Name, Round, Announced date, Lead investor, Website, News

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Cape AI

AI Consulting Servicescape-ai.com

Cape AI firmographics

Firmographics
Name
Cape AI
Legal name
Cape AI BV
Website
https://cape-ai.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2019
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Cape AI industry classification

Industry
Product category
AI Consulting Services
NAICS
Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)
SIC
Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)
akta.pro primary industry
Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)
akta.pro secondary industry
Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHACAI)

Keywords

  • AI consulting services
  • Data science consulting
  • Natural language processing
  • Computer vision solutions
  • Machine learning engineering

Where Cape AI is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city
Cape Town
HQ country
South Africa
HQ region
Africa

Offices4 records

Markets served

Cape AI business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Services
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

  1. AI Consulting Services: Professional consulting services delivering data science solutions. They provide fully managed delivery teams or individual data consultants that augment client teams. Services include NLP, computer vision, and analytics/data engineering.
  2. Venture Development: Cape AI Ventures develops minimum viable products with disruptive AI-based business models. They help organizations, founders and employees launch AI & data businesses in return for equity.

Pricing tiers

ModelBillingPrice
OtherMonthlyMachine Learning Engineer positions
OtherMonthlyData Science Delivery Lead positions
Outcome Based/ PerformanceMulti-year contractExploration Study

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Cape AI product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Cape AI is an AI and data science consulting firm that delivers custom end-to-end machine learning solutions, providing fully managed delivery teams or individual data consultants to augment client teams. Its expertise spans natural language processing, computer vision, advanced analytics, and data engineering, helping organizations build AI capabilities and deploy production ML solutions. The company also operates Cape AI Ventures, a venture studio that prototypes and spins out AI-based businesses such as Enlabeler (data labeling), Knowledgemarker (NLP collaboration), Autoscriber (healthcare transcription), and Moonshop (autonomous retail).

Product overview

Cape AI is a South African-based AI and data science consulting startup founded in 2019, offering consulting services alongside a portfolio of spin-off ventures. The core offering consists of data science and engineering delivery teams providing NLP services, computer vision services, and general AI consulting. The company has spun out four ventures: Enlabeler (data labeling platform creating jobs in South African townships), Knowledgemarker (NLP-powered workplace collaboration for Microsoft ecosystem), Autoscriber (healthcare consultation transcription and summarization), and Moonshop (autonomous retail checkouts). All services emphasize custom end-to-end machine learning solutions for smarter, faster business decisions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

  • Enlabeler: Data labeling platform that creates jobs in South African townships, labeling images, video, voice, text and more
  • Knowledgemarker
  • Autoscriber
  • Moonshop

Quantifiable outcome

  • Up to 2-3x cost savings compared to Dutch rates
  • +1 more outcomes

Companies that use Cape AI

Customer profile

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Cape AI technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API
No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature4 records

Cape AI partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

  • CAIRElabcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner in joint research project with Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) to develop AI-based solutions supporting healthcare professionals with administrative tasks.
  • Cloud Technology SolutionscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in joint research project with LUMC and CAIRElab to develop AI-based healthcare solutions combining NLP and medical expertise to automate transcribing and summarising consultations.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Cape AI competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Appen: Global data annotation and AI services provider (ASX-listed). Comparable on data/AI services delivery but operates at much larger scale and across more geographies.
  • Element AI: Montreal-based AI services and product firm acquired by ServiceNow — overlaps heavily on enterprise AI consulting but operates at much larger scale with platform ambitions.
  • Fractal Analytics: Large analytics and AI services firm offering similar ML, NLP, and computer vision consulting to global enterprises; comparable service lines but materially larger scale.

Emerging players

  • Dataiku: AI/ML platform company with a strong professional services arm; competes with Cape AI on the consulting-and-deliver side even though its primary product is the DSS platform.
  • Indico Data: US-based AI services and intelligent document processing firm with overlapping NLP and unstructured data capabilities; comparable in size and stage.

Regional players

  • Explore AI: South African AI and data science consultancy with similar NLP, computer vision and ML engineering offerings in the same regional market as Cape AI.

Direct peers

  • InstaDeep: Africa-and-UK based AI consulting and product firm with comparable NLP, computer vision and ML engineering offerings; acquired by BioNTech in 2023 for ~$680M. Closest peer on geography, capability stack, and venture-style operating model.
  • Faculty AI: UK-based AI consultancy delivering end-to-end ML and data engineering solutions to enterprise clients, similar in service-line breadth and senior-practitioner positioning.
  • ML6: Belgium-headquartered AI and ML consulting firm with similar services portfolio (NLP, computer vision, data engineering) and enterprise focus in Europe; comparable size and target buyer profile.

Others

  • Spatial.io (partnership): VR collaboration tooling partner used by Cape AI for remote delivery. Not a direct competitor but an ecosystem enabler referenced in Cape AI's partner relationships.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Cape AI social profiles

Digital presence

Cape AI financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Cape AI leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Cape AI subsidiaries and ownership

Company hierarchy

Subsidiaries4 records

Cape AI funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Cape AI M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Cape AI

What does Cape AI do?

Cape AI is an AI and data science consulting firm that delivers custom end-to-end machine learning solutions, providing fully managed delivery teams or individual data consultants to augment client teams. Its expertise spans natural language processing, computer vision, advanced analytics, and data engineering, helping organizations build AI capabilities and deploy production ML solutions. The company also operates Cape AI Ventures, a venture studio that prototypes and spins out AI-based businesses such as Enlabeler (data labeling), Knowledgemarker (NLP collaboration), Autoscriber (healthcare transcription), and Moonshop (autonomous retail).

Is Cape AI a public or private company?

Cape AI is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Cape AI founded?

Cape AI was founded in 2019. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Cape AI based?

Cape AI is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, in the Africa region.

How does Cape AI make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. AI Consulting Services are the primary driver. The others are venture Development.

Who are Cape AI's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Appen, Element AI and Fractal Analytics. Emerging players are Dataiku and Indico Data. Explore AI is listed as a regional player. Direct peers are InstaDeep, Faculty AI and ML6. Spatial.io (partnership) is listed as an others.

Does Cape AI have an API?

No public API is recorded for Cape AI.

What industry is Cape AI in?

Cape AI's product category is AI Consulting Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAEAF, Data, Analytics & AI Consulting, with a secondary code of BPAHACAI, Data, Analytics & AI Consulting. Its NAICS code is 541511 and its SIC code is 8742.

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EgirisimYapay zeka odaklı çözümler sunan Spatialedge, teknoloji girişimi Cape AI’yı satın aldıSpatialedge, a provider of artificial intelligence solutions, has acquired the South Africa-based technology startup Cape AI to help businesses leverage AI technology for smart decision-making and growth. This acquisition will enable Spatialedge to offer various solutions to large enterprises in Africa as part of its growth strategy. Spatialedge plans to pursue further mergers and acquisitions to scale its operations and meet increasing market demand for AI solutions.MagnittSpatialedge acquires Cape AISouth Africa-based AI solution provider Spatialedge has acquired Cape AI, a local tech startup founded in 2019 by Pieter Boon and Adit Mehta that helps businesses make smart decisions using AI technology. The acquisition is part of Spatialedge's growth strategy, with the company planning additional mergers and acquisitions. Cape AI will be consolidated into Spatialedge's business as part of their mission to build the best-specialized data and AI business in Africa, Europe, and beyond.Disrupt-africaSA startup Cape AI acquired by Spatialedge as part of latter’s growth strategy – Old Disrupt AfricaSouth African AI startup Cape AI, founded in 2019 by Pieter Boon and Adit Mehta, has been acquired by Stellenbosch-based AI solutions provider Spatialedge as part of its growth strategy. Spatialedge CEO Retief Gerber said the company grew from five to over 70 engineers in four years and plans further mergers and acquisitions. Cape AI will be consolidated into Spatialedge.Tech In AfricaSpatialedge’s acquisition of Cape AI is a significant boost for AI solutionsSpatialedge has acquired Cape AI, a South African tech startup specializing in big data and applied machine learning solutions. This acquisition is part of Spatialedge's strategy to scale operations rapidly and meet the increasing market demand for AI technologies. Cape AI will be integrated into Spatialedge's business to enhance its capabilities in building and deploying enterprise data science teams.TechFinancialsSpatialedge Buys Cape Ai, Making AI Solutions Available To Every Large Enterprise In AfricaSpatialedge, an AI solutions provider based in South Africa, has announced the acquisition of Cape AI, a local tech startup specializing in artificial intelligence ventures. This strategic move is intended to help Spatialedge scale its operations and meet growing market demand for robust machine learning solutions across Africa and beyond. The consolidation of Cape AI into Spatialedge aims to create a specialized organization capable of transforming enterprises through advanced data pipelines and AI implementation.