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Powertime is the leading prepaid electricity mobile merchant in South Africa and we provide nearly 10 million South African prepayment electricity customers with smart channels to buy electricity tokens 24/7 via innovative applications on smart phones, such as iPhone, Blackberry,Android, Nokia and via our mobi site m.powertime.co.za and www.powertime.co.za
Powertime develops, delivers and operates innovative solutions that provide critical knowledge and ease of use to empower customers, and help them make informed decisions about the use of energy therefore contributing to the South African Energy Conservation Program.
Powertime develops, delivers and operates innovative solutions that provide critical knowledge and ease of use to empower customers, and help them make informed decisions about the use of energy therefore contributing to the South African Energy Conservation Program.
Overview
Location
South Africa, Western Cape, Cape Town
Phone
+27 21 911 5611
Founded date
2010
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| May 22, 2013 | Startups are gonna start: meet the Net Prophet 8 | As a startup journalist I am always looking for interesting startups to chat to. I want to write about them and tell you how they are going to save the world, or not. As part this year’s Net Prophet event, an annual gathering of 2 000+ geek... |
| May 22, 2013 | Startups are gonna start: meet the Net Prophet 8 | As a startup journalist I am always looking for interesting startups to chat to. I want to write about them and tell you how they are going to save the world, or not. As part this year’s Net Prophet event, an annual gathering of 2 000+ geek... |
| Mar 14, 2013 | The City of Cape Town can’t keep a good startup down, Powertime is back | Powertime, the startup behind the unique mobile app that allows South Africans to buy prepaid electricity, is back on its feet. Last year, The Cape Town Electricity Department abruptly suspended, without notice, Powertime’s connection to s... |
| Mar 14, 2013 | The City of Cape Town can’t keep a good startup down, Powertime is back | Powertime, the startup behind the unique mobile app that allows South Africans to buy prepaid electricity, is back on its feet. Last year, The Cape Town Electricity Department abruptly suspended, without notice, Powertime’s connection to se... |
| Nov 24, 2011 | Lights out for Powertime in Cape Town | Powertime, a South African mobile and web-based prepaid electricity vendor, is in trouble. As users in the Western Cape may or may not know, they are no longer able to purchase electricity online. This issue lies not with Powertime, but wit... |
| Nov 24, 2011 | Lights out for Powertime in Cape Town | Powertime, a South African mobile and web-based prepaid electricity vendor, is in trouble. As users in the Western Cape may or may not know, they are no longer able to purchase electricity online. This issue lies not with Powertime, but wit... |
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FAQ about Powertime
When was Powertime founded?
Powertime was founded in 2010.
What has the press written about Powertime?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning Powertime, among them “Startups are gonna start: meet the Net Prophet 8” (May 22, 2013) and “Startups are gonna start: meet the Net Prophet 8” (May 22, 2013).
Is Powertime still active?
Yes, Powertime is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 22, 2014.