Every year, hundreds of thousands of South African students struggle to find safe, affordable, NSFAS-funded accommodation. Digzio exists to change that — permanently.
South Africa has over 1 million university students, more than 400,000 of whom receive NSFAS funding. Yet the student housing system is broken: accreditation is manual and inconsistent, NSFAS payments are delayed, and students are forced into unsafe, unverified accommodation.
Digzio is the infrastructure layer that the student housing ecosystem has always needed. By automating NSFAS payments, digitising compliance, and connecting all three parties in a single platform, we eliminate the systemic failures that have plagued student housing for decades.
A South Africa where no student's academic journey is derailed by a housing crisis. Where every NSFAS-funded student lives in verified, safe accommodation. Where providers are paid on time and institutions are always compliant.
By 2030, we aim to be the infrastructure layer for every student housing transaction in South Africa — serving 500,000 students, 5,000 providers, and every accredited university and TVET college in the country.
Every product decision starts with one question: does this make life better for a South African student? If not, we don't build it.
We publish our NSFAS success rates, compliance scores, and platform uptime publicly. Accountability is not optional.
We're not solving a convenience problem. We're addressing a structural failure in South Africa's student housing system. That demands urgency.
Digzio founded in Johannesburg after the founding team experienced the student housing crisis firsthand.
Launched a 50-student pilot with 3 providers at the University of Johannesburg. 100% NSFAS payment success rate.
Raised seed funding. Expanded to 5 universities and 40 verified providers across Gauteng.
Reached 23 partner universities, 156 verified providers, and 2,847 students housed. Launched holiday rental feature.
Crossed R2.1M in platform revenue. Preparing for Series A to fund national scale and TVET college expansion.