The data infrastructure for physical safety
Turn what is happening on the ground into intelligence teams can act on.
Community Wolf turns physical safety signals into intelligence that consumer apps, insurers, logistics companies, and security operators can use to predict risk, route response, and build new products.
Live across South Africa with consumer distribution, security operator workflows, and an API layer built for safety, insurance, logistics, and fintech products.
1M+
Consumers reached
1,000+
Security businesses
5M+
Safety signals structured
SA
Live operating market
Safety Intelligence API Lab
SandboxReady
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MockLocation
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-26.2041, 28.0473
Endpoint
/predict
Point-based risk score
POST https://api.your-domain.com/v1/predict
Authorization: Bearer sk_sia_••••••
Content-Type: application/json
{
"lat": -26.2041,
"lng": 28.0473,
"date": "2026-02-07",
"horizon_days": 7,
"categories": "ALL",
"include_breakdown": true
}Request SIA-0042
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Distribution advantage
Real-world coverage that makes safety intelligence defensible.
Community Wolf already reaches consumers and security teams across South Africa. That footprint creates the structured ground-truth data needed for safety, insurance, logistics, and fintech products built on our API.
Consumer reach
1M+
Consumers reached through safety products and community response channels.
Operator network
1,000+
Security businesses connected to the workflows that generate operational data.
Data layer
500,000+
Licence discs scanned in six months by one client, one source among many ground-truth safety signals.
"It's a no-brainer. When people get it, they will go, absolutely."
Agency partner
"It's very basic what I've just seen. If I can understand that, most people can."
Agency partner
"Namola saved my husband's life on Sunday. The ambulance took maybe 6-8 minutes from the time of my call to them arriving."
Namola user
How it works
From ground signal to action-ready intelligence.
Community Wolf captures activity from physical safety operations, structures it, models it, and exposes it to the people and platforms that need to act.
01
Capture
Residents, guards, responders, and connected tools record what is happening on the ground in real time.
02
Structure
Every incident, scan, check-in, and response is geo-tagged, timestamped, and normalised into one schema.
03
Model
The intelligence layer turns raw safety activity into risk, routing, and operational predictions.
04
Activate
Apps, insurers, logistics teams, and security operators act through workflows, dashboards, and API calls.
Who it serves
Built for communities, operators, and platforms that depend on physical safety.
Consumer tools capture reports and alerts. Operator workflows capture verified response data. The API turns both into infrastructure for insurance, logistics, security, and fintech products.
For citizens
Everyday safety channels that generate real-world signal.
Residents report incidents, check in, request help, and receive verified updates without downloading new apps.
Resident reporting on WhatsApp
Short conversation thread with location + incident details.
For business
Operator workflows and API intelligence for the next product layer.
Security teams run access control, patrols, and dispatch workflows while platforms consume the resulting intelligence through our API.
Control room overview
Live incident board with patrol status and escalations.
Business tools
Business tools generate the data. The API turns it into infrastructure.
Each product shares a unified data schema, producing structured safety events that power prediction, routing, compliance, and product integrations.
Intelligence layer
Ground signals, spatial models, one unified safety API.
Business tools
Ground-truth data generation
Safety intelligence API
Infrastructure for safety products
- POST/predictPoint risk prediction
- POST/predict/batchUp to 100 locations
- POST/route/riskPer-segment route scoring
- POST/coverageGeoJSON coverage area
- POST/classesCrime category definitions
Community tools
Consumer distribution inside the apps people already use.
Residents report incidents, check in, and receive alerts on WhatsApp - creating safety coverage that becomes useful intelligence downstream.
Preview
Community updates feed
Verified alerts, safety tips, and neighbourhood updates.
Report incidents, share locations, and get verified updates - all inside WhatsApp.
Visit WhatsAppTrusted and backed
Backed by investors building safer communities.
Supported by venture capital firms and accelerators across Africa, the Middle East, and the UK.
Baobab Network
Africa’s leading startup accelerator
Baobab backs exceptional early-stage founders across Africa, pairing capital with an intensive programme, hands-on venture support, and a global investor network.
First check investor — Baobab Accelerator Programme
Vastly Valuable Ventures
Abu Dhabi-based venture capital
Founded in 2021, Vastly Valuable Ventures backs early-stage companies across Africa and emerging markets with 26+ portfolio companies spanning fintech, logistics, and SaaS.
Co-invested alongside Baobab in the accelerator round
Fuel Ventures
UK venture capital, pre-seed to Series A
Founded by entrepreneur Mark Pearson, Fuel Ventures backs ambitious tech companies with 210+ portfolio startups, multiple successful exits, and deep operational support for founders.
Led Community Wolf’s pre-seed round
Our journey
Sep 2024
Inception
Community Wolf founded — building AI-powered safety intelligence tools for South African communities.
Jan 2025
First Check
Baobab Network and Vastly Valuable Ventures invest as part of the Baobab Accelerator Programme.
Apr 2025
Pre-seed Round
Fuel Ventures leads the pre-seed round, accelerating distribution, product development, and enterprise wins.
Next
Data Infrastructure Layer
Build the intelligence foundation for safety, insurance, logistics, and fintech products.
Future
Series A
Become the leading community safety platform on the continent.
In the press
Media coverage, demos, and updates
What publications and channels are saying about Community Wolf.
Press
We Are Tech Africa
Community Wolf buys Namola to strengthen emergency response network
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Community Wolf buys Namola to strengthen emergency response network
SA’s Community Wolf acquires Namola to consolidate emergency response services into a single AI-powered safety platform.
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Press
Connecting Africa
Community Wolf drives AI-powered safety tech via WhatsApp
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Community Wolf drives AI-powered safety tech via WhatsApp
How Community Wolf uses WhatsApp and AI to make public safety accessible to millions across South Africa.
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Press
ITWeb
Public safety platform Community Wolf snaps up Namola
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Public safety platform Community Wolf snaps up Namola
ITWeb reports on the strategic acquisition that brings Namola’s emergency response network under the Community Wolf umbrella.
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Press
Tech In Africa
Community Wolf acquires Namola to build integrated safety network
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Community Wolf acquires Namola to build integrated safety network
Tech In Africa explores how the acquisition accelerates Community Wolf’s mission to unify safety intelligence across communities.
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Press
Zawya
Community Wolf acquires Namola in South Africa safety platform deal
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Community Wolf acquires Namola in South Africa safety platform deal
Zawya covers the safety platform deal bringing Namola’s network and Community Wolf’s AI together.
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Press
Htxt.africa
Community Wolf delivers AI-powered crime prevention via WhatsApp
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Community Wolf delivers AI-powered crime prevention via WhatsApp
Htxt profiles Community Wolf’s WhatsApp-first approach to AI-powered crime prevention and incident reporting.
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YouTube
Community Wolf — Product Overview
A walkthrough of Community Wolf’s safety intelligence platform and core capabilities.
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YouTube
How WhatsApp powers community safety
See how residents report incidents and receive verified updates via WhatsApp.
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YouTube
AI-powered incident coordination demo
Live demo of Community Wolf’s AI routing incidents to the right response teams.
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YouTube
Building safer neighbourhoods with data
How community-sourced safety data creates actionable intelligence for local teams.
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YouTube
Community Wolf — Founder Story
The story behind Community Wolf and why safer communities start with better tools.
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Blog
Blog
Community Wolf product overview
Long-form launch story and product positioning.
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Changelog
Changelog
Public safety intelligence updates
Latest releases and operational updates.
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Docs
Docs
Implementation guide
Step-by-step onboarding and operational playbooks.
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Start with Community Wolf
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Whether you operate safety teams, insure people and assets, move goods, or build consumer products, Community Wolf turns ground truth into intelligence.