Award-winning innovation since 2014

From our roots as a machine learning consultancy in 2014, Dataprophet has grown into a leading provider of production intelligence solutions for machine builders and manufacturers.

In 2018 we invented our first AI-for-manufacturing product, Prescribe. Prescribe was a novel process optimization technology based on our in-house research and development in machine learning. Prescribe achieved some remarkable outcomes for our customers:

  • an engine block manufacturer achieved a sustained 55% reduction in defects;
  • a tire manufacturer improved six quality metrics by an average of 39% while adapting to variations in weather and raw material properties;
  • a manufacturer of alloy wheels reduced scrap by 29%; and
  • a foundry achieved an unprecedented external scrap reduction to zero.
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By 2019, the World Economic Forum recognised Dataprophet as a Tech Pioneer due to the real-world impact of our prescriptive AI. In 2020 we entered a partnership alliance with the Norican Group, a leading machine builder for foundries.

With time, Dataprophet’s early lead in the race to autonomous manufacturing has matured into a deeper understanding of our customers. We’ve distilled our experience into two key lessons:

The data must enable the journey

Data solutions can accelerate the journey to manufacturing excellence. Every customer, though, is on their own, unique journey. The most successful data solution meets the customer where they are.

The journey must enable the data.

Manufacturing data solutions are built in layers, starting with factory digitisation, and ending in the most advanced applications. Each of these layers can only be as strong as the layer that supports it. An advanced AI application, for instance, relies on the fidelity and interpretability of the available data. In our experience, successful data solutions are built on the quality of the customer’s long-term data strategy. Unlike short-term ROI considerations, the data strategy guides the journey to ensure that an adequate foundation supports any given data application.

Today, Dataprophet offers a set of holistic data solutions that support machine builders and manufacturers on every stage of their journey to manufacturing excellence.

Team

Our mission is to strengthen manufacturing excellence through data. We're passionate about understanding and improving production processes, data infrastructure, data fidelity, and tools that enable sustained improvements to our customers' businesses. We’re a team of highly specialised engineers, statisticians, and manufacturing experts based in South Africa and the Netherlands.

DataProphet team

Board

Ridwaan Seedat
Chairman
Davey Gant
Partner, Knife Capital
Ridwaan Seedat
CEO
Ridwaan Seedat
Ridwaan Seedat
Director
Catherine Young
Partner, Knife Capital
Ridwaan Seedat
Director
Anders Wilhjelm
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CEO, Norican Group
Ridwaan Seedat
Director
Shakeel Meer
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Divisional Executive, IDC

Careers

Dataprophet’s mission is to improve manufacturing through data. We’re a small, collaborative team that values learning and providing great solutions for our customers. We hold regular Tech Day events where everyone shares a thing that interests them. We have a hybrid-first work culture. Our team is spread around the world, and our main office is located in Cape Town.

DataProphet team

Job openings

Our latest job openings are listed on our linkedin site.

Internships

We're always open to considering talented young graduates for an internship. Send your CV and a short covering letter to careers@dataprophet.com