These are Grindstone’s 13 tech startups for 2015

The second in-take of growth equity fund manager Knife Capital‘s tech startups is an interesting bunch. From popular names such as online payment service PayFast and ecommerce builder ShopStar to new and interesting ones such as CognaDev which assesses individuals for matching work environments and Mobinomics — a company that develops operating systems for telcos, organisations and cities.

Interestingly, this year the accelerator is upping its game even more after it’s decided to expand its programme to include an additional three companies. “It was too difficult to cut it down to just ten participants,” Keet van Zyl co-founder of Knife tells us in an email. “There are a lot of innovative companies with proven traction in South Africa.”

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