Cape Town · Est. 2013 · Software · Data · AI

We pioneer people-focused
development through technology & AI.

HashData is a software, data science and artificial intelligence company. We turn complex data problems into tailor-made products — and put modern AI to work where it actually moves the needle: smarter operations, better decisions, and tools that meet people where they are.

12+
Years building products
20+
Years combined engineering
5
Flagship products in market
AI·native
Across the full data lifecycle
01 — Who we are

A software, data science and AI focused company.

HashData turns complex data problems into tailor-made products that enable our customers to deliver improved and efficient services to their clients. We deliver a wide array of systems, engineered to solve complex and critical business problems.

Our strength lies in our skilled team of professionals who thrive in web application development, mobile application development, internet of things engineering, data engineering, systems support, integration, data science and artificial intelligence.

Established in 2013, we've spent more than a decade developing new technology for enterprises of all sizes — providing companies with cutting-edge products that enable employees to work better and smarter. We believe that when technology is data-driven and people-centric, it maximises the organisation's impact on their industry and society as a whole.

Vision

To grow into one of the leading and most trusted software development, artificial intelligence and internet of things companies in Africa.

Mission

We fabricate our business on building relationships and trust by exceeding client expectation, and endeavour to build cost-effective solutions through open source technology where beneficial to our clients.

02 — Why HashData

We don't just deliver tools.
We inherit the problem.

Owning customer's pains

The first step to solve any problem is to own and experience it through the customer's eyes. No two clients are the same, therefore it is important to walk a journey with you to help us understand the unique pains. Our consultants live by a motto:

"We want to try and understand your business better than you do."

Through this process we essentially own and inherit the problem as if it is our own.

Solving problems, not shipping tools

Software solutions, products and technology are tools — and not necessarily the solution. Solving a problem for our customers is a journey, not just handing them the tools.

We build long-term, trusted relationships and support customers while they achieve their desired goals.

Customer Satisfaction Honesty & Ethics Striving for Perfection Teamwork Innovation Quality
03 — What we do

Ten disciplines.
One trusted partner.

From idea to production to ongoing care — covering AI, product, platform, data and design.

Headline discipline

Artificial Intelligence &
applied machine learning.

We help organisations move past AI hype into AI that actually ships. From large language models in production to forecasting, computer vision and agentic workflows — we engineer AI systems that are accountable, observable and useful.

LLM & RAG
Production-grade retrieval, grounded answers
Agentic systems
Tool-using agents with real guardrails
Forecasting & ML
Demand, churn, anomaly & risk models
Computer vision
Detection, OCR, document understanding
MLOps
Pipelines, evals, drift & cost control
AI strategy
Where AI pays back — and where it doesn't

Product Development

We turn problems into secure and scalable products that solve everyday world problems.

Web & Mobile Applications

We deliver quality web & mobile applications with user experience top of mind.

Internet of Things

From production automation to connected devices, we deliver bespoke IoT solutions.

Data Engineering

From database administration to artificial intelligence, we are your trusted data engineering partner.

Consulting

With over 20 years experience in the software engineering and enterprise consulting space.

Strategic Planning

Our experienced business strategists assist organisations to define and achieve their goals.

UX / UI Design

Our UX/UI design team is obsessed with modern, clean and easy to use user interfaces.

Prototyping

We assist development teams with prototyping to quickly jump the hurdles of complex solution designs.

Enterprise Architecture

We have a team of certified and experienced enterprise architects to digitally transform any business.

04 — Data lifecycle

Demystify your data.
Predict your success.

Our tools, solutions and skills will assist your organisation to gain better insights on your data and put it to work — through four stages of the modern data lifecycle.

1 Stage one

Create

The first stage is where data enters your organisation. Our goal is to ensure that your data entry process is optimal by offering bespoke user-friendly mobile/web applications and internet of things solutions through our development services.

2 Stage two

Manage

The second stage is to maintain, manage and secure your stored data through data warehousing, enforcing strict security standards, performance tuning and ensuring that your data is prepared in the correct format for the next stage.

3 Stage three

Predict

We transform your data into insights and summarise raw data into explainable analytics that enable executives to make informed decisions about growth and performance.

4 Stage four

Apply AI

Put data to work with applied AI — LLMs grounded in your own knowledge, forecasting and classification models, computer vision and agentic workflows that act on insight rather than just report it.

05 — Products & Services

Built in-house.
Trusted in the wild.

We package solutions into products and deliver them as Software as a Service — with shared services, maintenance, scalability and ongoing development built in.

GovERP Visit

Public-sector ERP suite

A purpose-built ERP for South African government departments — procurement, HR, finance, operations, infrastructure and analytics in one accountable platform.

Fueltracker Visit

Fleet fuel intelligence

Track, audit and predict fuel consumption across every vehicle and asset in your fleet. Live GPS, driver behaviour tracking, geofencing, SARS-compliant logbooks and fuel-theft detection.

EduPace Visit

Modern education platform

Transforms assessments and management in DCAPS and special schools, empowering educators and customising learning for students in the diverse world of education.

DocNearby Visit

Find the right care, faster

Connect patients with nearby medical professionals — bringing transparency and speed to a process that has stayed analogue for too long.

AWS Well-Architected Services
Cloud Partner

Operational reviews and remediation for serious cloud workloads

We run AWS Well-Architected reviews across operational excellence, security, reliability, performance, cost and sustainability — and then help your teams act on what comes out. HashData is an AWS Select Tier Services Partner, holds the Well-Architected Partner designation, and our flagship products carry the AWS Qualified Software mark.

AWS Well-Architected Partner Program
AWS Partner
Well‑Architected
Partner Program
AWS Select Tier Services Partner
AWS Partner
Select Tier
Services Partner
AWS Qualified Software
AWS
Qualified
Software
06 — Bespoke development

Custom development
to complement our product line.

We also offer bespoke systems development and long-term support. We pick the right tool for the job — and our toolbox is deliberately broad.

Goals & objectives

Cost-effective, customised products with customer satisfaction as our top priority.

SaaS model

Shared services, shared costs — quality of products maintained without compromise.

Skills development

Committed to equity employment, mentorship, learnerships and internships.

Business strategy

A young, vibrant team continuously upskilling on the latest development methodologies.

AI & ML
Anthropic Claude OpenAI AWS Bedrock LangChain LangGraph LlamaIndex Hugging Face PyTorch scikit-learn pgvector Pinecone MCP
Data & storage
PostgreSQL ClickHouse MySQL MS SQL Server Oracle Redis Elasticsearch Kibana Logstash dbt Airflow S3
Engineering & platform
PHP / Laravel Livewire Python / FastAPI Node.js .NET TypeScript Next.js React Vue.js Angular React Native Flutter Tailwind Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS GitHub Actions SAP
Open
Source-first where it counts
Cloud
Native, scalable, observable
Secure
Well-architected by default
07 — Executive management

The people running the room.

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Ashley Skippers

Founder & CEO

Ashley's experience in delivering enterprise grade software solutions and IT service management over the past 20 years plays a key role in how customer satisfaction is maintained. His experience and passion for electronic and software engineering has fuelled his ambition to tackle and solve the toughest technological challenges within business.

With a tactical and strategic focus, he believes that the core value of the company resides in the relationship with our clients and our staff.

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Peter Present

COO

Peter has extensive executive management experience. He worked for an international Professional Services firm delivering on Government projects across South Africa and Southern Africa. He has extensive networks in Government across the country and a deep understanding of the political landscape in a post-apartheid South Africa.

Peter holds an Executive MBA which he obtained at UCT Graduate School of Business.

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The team

Engineers, designers, analysts — all in one room.

A small, deliberately senior team. No layers between you and the people who actually build the thing.

LB
Leo
Lead Engineer
F
Fedor
Engineer
K
Katlego
Engineer
S
Saska
UX/UI
P
Preneil
Analyst
H
Haashim
Marketing & Support
O
Otshepeng
Support
C
Chris
Sales
S
Sacha
SME Consultant
08 — Clients

Trusted by South Africa's
leading organisations.

We provide services to many of South Africa's leading organisations. Here are some clients that trust the digital transformation services offered by HashData.

Sectors served
Government & public sector
Telecommunications
Education
Healthcare
Logistics & fleet
Professional services
Honoured to partner with you

"We are honoured to have you as a client, and solve your data needs."

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09 — Careers

Make a difference
through software.

We are looking for highly talented individuals who are passionate about technology and have the vision to make a difference in the world through software solutions. HashData invests in people and skills development and would like to invite you to grow your career with us.

Drop us a line if you are interested or would like to know more about our open opportunities.

careers@hashdata.co.za
Current openings

No positions open right now

We're not actively hiring at the moment — but we keep an eye out for exceptional people. If you think you'd add something specific to the team, send us a note and we'll keep it on file for when a fit comes up.

Last reviewed May 2026
10 — Get in touch

Let's build something
that matters.

Whether you've got a tightly scoped brief or a vague itch you can't quite name — we'd love to hear about it. Tell us about your problem and we'll tell you how we'd own it.