Our first investment
Better decisions. From the systems you already use.
Accounting in one place. Stock in another. Payments, sales and email somewhere else. Tennsa connects those systems so a business can see the whole picture.
Its AI brings information together, flags what needs attention and answers questions from the company’s own records. It works with the cloud tools and older systems businesses already rely on.
Rivar Maharaj
Pre-seed
Cape Town, South Africa
More about the founder and company
Rivar started Tennsa while studying computer science and applied statistics at the University of Cape Town. He is building for businesses whose everyday systems have been overlooked by newer technology.
UCT’s profile describes how Oakvale’s backing helped Tennsa recruit talent and strengthen its engineering team.
Understand the context.
Tennsa starts with how businesses actually operate, including the systems they cannot simply replace.
Put AI to work.
The point is useful information and better decisions for the people running the business.
Build, then keep building.
Oakvale backs people at the beginning and works with them as the company takes shape.
Product description: Tennsa. Portrait: Rivar Maharaj. Founder background: UCT News.