Company:Cyodata
Founded | October 2014 |
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Headquarters | Johannesburg, |
Country of origin | South Africa |
Industry | Cyber security, Web service, cloud computing |
Website | cyodata.com |
Launched | October 2014 |
Current status | Active |
Cyodata (previously known as Cybatar) is a technology company that develops, manufactures, licenses, supports, and sells value-added cloud products and services.
Cybatar was founded by Phiwa Nkambule in October 2014 initially as a social networking company but pivoted into a SaaS platform for on-demand services in 2015.[1] Cybatar has been involved in the development of other technology startups including financial technology company Riovic.[2] In 2015 the company announced Africa's first fuel delivery network[3][4] which was received as evidence that South African entrepreneurs had embraced the idea of the On Demand Economy[5][6] 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.[7][8][9]
The software company 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.[2][10] It was then named Best Cloud Computing Company - Africa in November 2015 in the awards.[11][12][13]
See also
- Phiwa Nkambule
- Riovic
References
- ↑ "New Social Network: Cybatar.com Hits the Web - MyPressportal - Free press releases South Africa, RSS". Pressportal.co.za. http://pressportal.co.za/it-new-media-and-software/story/8117/new-social-network-cybatar-com-hits-the-web.html. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Brendyn Lotz (2015-10-14). "International award in sight for SA app that brings you petrol - htxt.africa". Htxt.co.za. http://www.htxt.co.za/2015/10/14/award-in-sight-for-the-app-that-brings-you-petrol/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "Cybatar FillApp to eliminate the need to go to a filling station | IT News Africa- Africa's Technology News Leader". IT News Africa. http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2015/10/cybatar-fillapp-to-eliminate-the-need-to-go-to-a-filling-station/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "FillApp: Africa's First Fuel Delivering Service". Nunnovation. http://www.nunnovation.com/2015/10/12/fillapp-africas-first-fuel-delivering-service/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Thomas, Stuart (2015-10-09). "Don't fancy queuing for petrol? This app's got you covered – Ventureburn". Ventureburn.com. http://ventureburn.com/2015/10/dont-fancy-queuing-petrol-apps-got-covered/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Chibuzor Okoye (2015-10-12). "FillApp: Never get stuck with an empty fuel tank (available for SA only)". Somtoo.com. http://somtoo.com/fillapp-never-get-stuck-with-an-empty-fuel-tank-available-for-sa-only/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Coetzee, Jacques (2015-10-26). "Crowdfunding platform EduFund seeks to save SA students from tuition debt – Ventureburn". Ventureburn.com. http://ventureburn.com/2015/10/crowdfunding-platform-edufund-seeks-to-save-sa-students-from-tuition-debt/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Mzekandaba, Simnikiwe. "Crowdfunding to aid #FeesMustFall campaign". ITWeb. http://www.itweb.co.za/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=147373. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ Lungelo Shezi. "Crowdfunding site launched to help 500 SA students cover tuition fees by end of 2015 - htxt.africa". Htxt.co.za. http://www.htxt.co.za/2015/10/28/crowdfunding-site-launched-to-help-500-sa-students-cover-tuition-fees-by-end-of-2015/. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
- ↑ "2015 African Excellence Awards". Corporate Vision. http://www.corp-vis.com/awards/2015-african-excellence-awards/. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ↑ "Archived copy". https://www.cv-magazine.com/2016-cybatar-inc.
- ↑ "2015 Best Cloud Computing Company - Africa". Corporate Vision. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304212532/http://corp-vis.com/awards/2015-african-excellence-awards/results-2/details/cybatar-inc. Retrieved 2016-01-02.
- ↑ "SA Startup Awarded for Excellence". BizCommunity. http://www.bizcommunity.com/InBrief/196/708/12338.html.
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