Aisha R. Pandor and Alen Ribic started the company in 2014 in Sandown, England.
SweepSouth is a website that connects homeowners with local cleaning services. You can set up a maid service for as soon as the next day in just a few minutes.
In addition to providing thousands of people who were previously jobless or underemployed with stable employment, the use of technology to link domestic workers directly with homes makes cleaning considerably more comfortable and accessible for everyone.
The company’s goal is to make everyone’s home a happy, healthy place to live by giving their SweepStars the respect and freedom they deserve at fair wages and by giving their clients a reliable, stress-free service that gives them back their time.
Additionally, SweepStars can choose their hours, schedules, and locations. They can also earn up to 80% of the booking fee and know how to use a smartphone well.
The company’s platform provides customers with a quick and easy way to find qualified pre-vetted professionals in their area and book services such as house cleaning, gardening and pool cleaning, heavy lifting, fixing and maintenance, and commercial sanitation from their computers, smartphone, or tablet.
With SweepSouth, customer can design their cleaning schedule, organize their tasks digitally, and connect with a cleaning service provider all in one place.
How it Works
Assured Cleaning
SweepStar makes sure that you only get the best service by making sure that all of their cleaners are thoroughly screened, trained, and reviewed regularly.
Home Cleaning
Customers can use SweepSouth to schedule customized cleaning services from the comfort of their own homes by connecting them with cleaners who have already been checked out.
Office Cleaning
SweepSouth will keep your office clean so you and your employees can concentrate on running your business. Therefore, You don’t need to look any further if you need your office cleaned thoroughly after a party or every week.
Speciality Cleaning
SweepStar is fully equipped to clean every surface, from windows and mirrors to laundry and ironing.
Founders
Aisha R. Pandor
SweepSouth is Africa’s first digital marketplace for booking, managing, and paying for house cleaning services and was started by Aisha R. Pandor, who is also the CEO and co-founder of the company.
Aisha is one of the few black women running IT companies in South Africa and the rest of the world. She has helped SweepSouth become one of the fastest-growing companies in the country.
SweepSouth company made history when it was accepted into Silicon Valley’s 500 Startups incubator.
Aisha got her doctorate in human genetics from the University of Cape Town.
After she finished school, she worked as a management consultant for a while before starting SweepSouth.
In 2017, the World Economic Forum named Aisha as one of six African women who were making progress in their fields.
Alen Ribic
Alen works to improve education in his home country of South Africa, and he is also one of the people who started the successful business SweepSouth. He is very interested in how math and computer science can be used in real life.
Outside of his work, he is very interested in both basic education and computer science. In 2013, he asked the Department of Basic Education to change its plan to make Delphi a requirement in schools.
He has worked hard to shape the Computer Applications Technology (CAT) and Information Technology (IT) courses taught in South Africa. He has done this by serving on many committees and giving many talks on the subject.
Investors & Funding Rounds
Naspers Foundry
Naspers Foundry put ZAR30 million ($2.1 million) into SweepSouth. This was the first startup investment for the company.
With the money that Naspers Foundry gives, SweepSouth will be able to reach its goals of offering more home-based services and going global.
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