Cybatar

Cybatar
Founded October 2014
Headquarters Johannesburg, South Africa
Country of origin South Africa
No. of locations Johannesburg
Area served South Africa
Founder(s) Phiwa Nkambule
Chairman Phiwa Nkambule
Industry Petroleum Industry
Services Data Intelligence, Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, Software Development
Parent Riovic
Website http://cybatar.net
Launched October 2014
Current status Active

Cybatar is a fuel industry focused technology company founded by Phiwa Nkambule.[1] The company was founded in October 2014 initially as a social networking company.[2]

Cybatar pivoted towards the fuel industry and has been involved in the development of other technology 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. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
  13. ↑ "SA Startup Awarded for Excellence". BizCommunity.


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