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THE FOUNDER’S STACK

The tools and partners we trust to build with

Hand-picked products and service providers recommended by The Open Letter for South African founders, operators, and professionals.

Accounting and CFO

Finvoke

Finvoke helps founders gain financial clarity and control through outsourced accounting and CFO services designed for scaling businesses.


Bookkeeping

CFO

Scaling

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LinkedIn Growth

FDC

Build your brand and generate more leads with FDC’s managed LinkedIn solution.


Lead Gen

Linkedin

Growth

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Cloud Specialists

Cloud on demand

A South African cloud services and solutions aggregator that simplifies access to and management of Microsoft Azure, AWS, collaboration tools, security, backup & AI.


Azure

AWS

Cloud

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Technical Partner

OCTOCO

Leaders in Outsourced CTO services, hardware development and software development.


CTO

Software

Hardware

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IP Offshoring

ISLE OF MAN

Isle of Man is a premium destination for IP offshoring and off-shore wealth trusts


IP

Offshore

Trusts

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Startup Legal and IP

DOMMISSE

Legal services of investment transactions, international structuring and exit transactions involving high-growth companies.


Legal

Investments

Exits

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Payments

Paystack

Paystack is Africa’s leading payments provider and switch.


Payments

API

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Whatsapp Specialists

Chat inc

The trusted WhatsApp people powering WhatsApp experiences for some of SA's largest and most respected brands


WhatsApp

Messaging

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Company Setup & Compliance

Govchain

Everything you need to start, run, and grow your company - all in one place.


Registration

Compliance

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Brand & Comms

doubleshift

DoubleShift is a strategic brand and communications agency helping clients stand out, build trust, and deliver real value with a team of senior specialists.


Brand

Strategy

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Newsletters

Newsletter co

We write source, write, compile and send newsletters for B2B and B2C brands in SA and beyond


Content

Email

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