This is a list of notable companies headquartered in the Cape Town metro area.

(In terms of notability, included companies have, at a minimum, an active Wiki page that is not in draft format, is not a stub, is not under review for major issues, and is not pending deletion. Companies that no longer exist are not included in the list. Industries are divided into sections and alphabetized. Tables within each industry section are alphabetized).

Architecture

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref VDMMA Private Worldwide Total: 1

Automotive

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref GetWorth Private South Africa Total: 1

Biotech and pharmaceuticals

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Afrigen Private Worldwide Total: 1

Coffeehouses and coffee production

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Bootlegger Private South Africa Seattle Private Southern Africa Vida Private Africa WCafe - Division Southern Africa Total: 4

Education

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Curro Public South Africa Stadio Public South Africa Total: 2

Energy and petroleum

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Anthem Private South Africa Astron Energy Subsidiary Southern Africa Charge Private South Africa Engen Subsidiary Africa EXSA Private South Africa PetroSA State-owned enterprise South Africa Rubicon Private Africa and United Kingdom SOLA Group Private Africa Total: 8

Film, television, and gaming

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Boing Subsidiary Africa e.tv Private South Africa Free Lives Private Worldwide Penguin Films Private South Africa Rogue Star Films Private South Africa Sunrise Productions Private South Africa Triggerfish Private Worldwide Total: 7

Financial services

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Allan Gray Private Worldwide Cape Town Stock Exchange Stock exchange South Africa Coronation Public Worldwide 10X Investments Private South Africa Ninety One Public Worldwide OM Bank Subsidiary South Africa Sanlam Public Worldwide Santam Public South Africa Stitch Money Private South Africa Yoco Private South Africa Total: 10

Healthcare

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Melomed Private South Africa Total: 1

Manufacturing

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Pioneer Foods Subsidiary South Africa Total: 1

Media and publishing

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref African News Agency Private Africa Media24 Subsidiary Africa Modjaji Books Private South Africa Total: 3

Nonprofits

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Cape Town Tourism Nonprofit Cape Town Open Secrets Nonprofit South Africa Total: 2

Real estate

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Pam Golding Properties Private Worldwide Total: 1

Restaurants and takeout

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Kauai Private South Africa Knead Private South Africa Spur Public South Africa Total: 3

Retail

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Absolute Pets Private South Africa Ackermans Subsidiary Southern Africa Cape Union Mart Private South Africa Checkers Subsidiary Southern Africa Clicks Public Southern Africa FreshStop Subsidiary South Africa Naartjie Private South Africa PEP Subsidiary Southern Africa Petshop Science Private South Africa Pick n Pay Public Southern Africa Shoprite Public Africa Sorbet Subsidiary South Africa Stodels Private Western Cape Takealot Subsidiary South Africa TFG Public Worldwide Truworths Public Africa Woolworths Public Southern Hemisphere Yuppiechef Subsidiary South Africa Total: 18

Tech

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Cognician Private Worldwide Sweepsouth Private South Africa Xneelo Private Worldwide Total: 3

Telecoms and internet

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref MWEB Subsidiary South Africa Rain Private South Africa Total: 2

Tourism, aviation, and transport

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Civair Private South Africa Global Load Control Private Worldwide Golden Arrow Private Cape Town LIFT Private South Africa Travelstart Private Africa Total: 5

Venture capital and investment holding

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Hosken Consolidated Investments Public South Africa Naspers Public Worldwide Pepkor Public Africa Sekunjalo Investments Public South Africa Total: 4

Wellness and beauty

+Company Founded Type Area served Ref Sorbet Subsidiary South Africa Total: 1

References