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Ventures.

Where ideas compound. TEC Labs is a venture creation hub at the intersection of engineering, education, and entrepreneurship — turning ideas into companies.

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Live products: 2 JHB · ZA Est. 2026
Purpose

Built to build builders

TEC Labs exists at the intersection of technical depth and entrepreneurial ambition. South Africa's engineering graduates can create industries, shape markets, and solve problems that matter on a continental scale.

We equip the next generation with entrepreneurial skills — so they become creators, not just employees.
TEC Labs founding principle
Vision

What we're building

Innovation Engine

Innovation Engine

A premier launchpad for engineering ventures in South Africa.

Pipeline

Pipeline

A steady stream of startups from South Africa's top engineering talent.

Identity

Identity

Engineers who don't just build products — they build companies.

Legacy

Legacy

Companies that outlast us. Ventures that serve Africa and the world.

Roadmap

From vision to reality

Now

Secure Innovation Space

Establish a dedicated engineering lab and studio environment where prototypes become products.

Year 1

Commercialise Two Projects

Take AiJonga and one additional project from prototype to market with real users and validated business models.

Year 1

Student Entrepreneurship Programme

Launch a structured programme for engineering students — turning academic ambition into venture creation.

3–5 Years

Multiple Standalone Companies

Spin out self-sustaining ventures that operate independently — building Africa's next generation of engineering-led companies.

Values

What drives us

Value

Innovation with Purpose

Engineering rigour applied to problems worth solving.

Value

Entrepreneurial Spirit

We move fast, take risks, and back engineers as problem-solvers.

Value

Essence of Engineering

We honour the discipline beneath all great ventures.

Value

Built for Africa

Solutions for our context, scaling to the world.

Ventures

Current ventures

01 · Standalone · Live

Aijonga

Live

An AI behaviour observatory — a platform for deploying, observing, and analysing how AI agents interact socially, strategically, and adaptively in real-world network environments. Built for researchers, developers, and AI enthusiasts.

jonga.app →
02 · Suite · Live

QuillForge

Live

An integrated suite of engineering and administrative software modules built to optomise universtiy workflows

PMBPay Me Bro— A digital timesheet and approval platform built for teaching assistants at the University of the Witwatersrand. Teaching assistants log hours, supervisors approve, and submissions route directly to finance — eliminating paper-based admin entirely.Live
03 · Standalone · In Development

Admin Slayer

In Development

Gamifies the mark-capturing process for educators — instead of hunting through an Excel sheet to enter marks, capturing becomes a fast, game-like flow.

04 · Standalone · In Development

PromptCert

In Development

Promt engineering software to quantify and reduce biases in LLM decions

05 · Standalone · In Development

Next Venture

In Development

Something new is being built. Watch this space.

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Team

The founders

Shamin Achari

Shamin Achari

Co-Founder · TEC Labs

PhD, Wits EIE. Senior Lecturer and researcher across visible light communication, channel modelling, machine learning, and IoT.

Raees Dangor

Raees Dangor

Co-Founder · TEC Labs

PhD, Wits EIE. Power electronics engineer, clean-energy entrepreneur, and social-impact innovator.

Dylan Walt

Dylan Walt

Co-Founder · TEC Labs

Final Year BSc Eng (Electrical & Information) Candidate. Software, IoT, and ML builder.

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Contact

Ready to build
something real?

Get in touch with the TEC Labs team.

hello@teclabs.co.za
Based in JHB · TEC Labs PTY LTD