South African Patent Application No. 2024/07574

DigiDeeds Ltd – Making the Invisible, Bankable

Dignity in-Deed

 

Vision

A World Where Every Home Has a Voice

To unlock economic dignity by creating a trusted, community-led property rights system at scale.
This means not only recognising people where they live, but enabling them to access the value of their homes as collateral, proof of address and a platform for trade and investment.

Company Background

Founded on Real-World Need

Born from decades in banking, credit, property and digital identity, DigiDeeds tackles the global challenge of unrecorded homes.

Built on Proven Innovation

Patent-protected, AI- and GIS-enabled platform that verifies ownership through local endorsement and secure data architecture.

Driven by Impact

Aims to unlock over R300 billion in “dead capital” in South Africa alone, turning informal homes into recognised, bankable assets.

A New Kind of Ownership. For Everyone.

DigiDeeds exists to unlock dignity, credit and inclusion for the millions of people whose homes are invisible to the formal economy. We’ve built a platform that verifies ownership through community, secures it through technology and recognises it through partnerships with banks, credit bureaus and insurers.

From informal home to bankable value, we’re creating a new path to generational wealth — starting at street level and scaling globally.

Mission

Our mission is to unlock economic inclusion and dignity using a community-first model

Recognition

Acknowledge that every person has the right to secure, provable ownership of their home.

Value Unlock

Transform informal properties into bankable, tradable and insurable assets.

Bridging the Gap

Connect informal households with banks, insurers, municipalities and other service providers.

Community Empowerment

Equip local agents and residents to verify, protect and benefit from their own properties.

Sustainable Impact

Ensure all actions are socially just, economically viable, environmentally responsible and digitally inclusive.

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Jaco Carstens
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Financial executive with two decades in inclusive consumer and business credit. Leads strategy execution and institutional relationships.
Headshot of Charles Robertson
Charles Robertson
Co-Founder & Non-Executive Director
Entrepreneur and property developer. Shapes vision product direction and community grounded design.
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Marcus Courage
Non-Executive Director
Pan African market builder who mobilises capital and builds conditions for inclusive growth. Brings systems level insight into policy markets and risk.
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Ruben Richards
Chair
Seasoned public servant and community leader. Anchors governance stakeholder trust and community legitimacy.
Headshot of Ian Abrahams
Ian Abrahams
Non-Executive Director
Banking risk credit and operations experience across South Africa and Nigeria. Strengthens governance and pan African execution.
Headshot of Heinrich de Lange
Heinrich de Lange
Chief Technology Officer
Engineering leader from Octoco serving as CTO. Builds secure scalable platform and data architecture.

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