AI StrategyDec 2024
Why your AI project keeps failing (and how to fix it)
It's not the technology. It's the gap between the demo and your actual workflow.
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Based in South Africa, working globally
Your data shouldworkas hard as you do.
Veldwise helps small businesses and conservation organizations turn messy data into clear decisions—without the enterprise price tag or the buzzword bingo.
Trusted by organizations doing meaningful work
United Nations Development Program
Connected Conservation Foundation
Cape Logistics
Green Future NGO
Bushveld Tech
The reality
You don't need more dashboards. You need answers.
Every week there's a new AI tool promising to revolutionize your business. Meanwhile, your actual data sits in spreadsheets that don't talk to each other, and that "quick report" still takes three days.
We've spent years watching organizations—from game reserves to growing startups struggle with the same pattern: too many tools, not enough clarity.
That's what we fix.
1,200+
Hours saved
per client annually
50+
Data sources
integrated
4
Continents
served
12
Conservation orgs
supported
What we do
View all servicesPractical help, not PowerPoints
Data & AI Strategy
No fifty-page decks gathering dust. We work with you to build a clear roadmap: what to build, what to buy, and what to ignore entirely.
- AI readiness assessments
- Technology roadmaps
- Build vs. buy decisions
Cloud Infrastructure
Architecture for scalable foundations that grow with you—without the surprise bills.
Conservation & Field Technology
I've walked the game trails and sat in the field stations. We know that "low connectivity" means no connectivity, and that your data needs to work offline first. From wildlife monitoring & analytics to low latency tracking - we build field ready systems for any domain.
Learn moreData Engineering
The unsexy but essential work. Connecting your systems, cleaning your data, building pipelines that don't break at 2 AM.
ETL PipelinesData WarehousesReal-time Sync
AI & Machine Learning
Practical AI that solves actual problems. Not chatbots for the sake of chatbots—real automation that saves time and money.
LLM IntegrationPredictive AnalyticsComputer Vision
In practice
Real work, real results
Conservation
Wildlife monitoring goes real-time
A private game reserve was drowning in spreadsheets—animal sightings, patrol logs, and incident reports scattered across dozens of files. We built an offline-first mobile system that syncs when rangers return to base.
Result: 80% faster incident response, 100% data capture rate
SME Growth
From Excel chaos to automated insights
A growing logistics company needed to stop their monthly "data fire drill"—three people spending a week pulling numbers from five systems. We automated the entire pipeline.
Result: Monthly reports now take 2 hours, not 5 days
AboutMore about my approach
Technology should feel like a tool, not a headache.
I'm a technology leader and strategist who's spent the last decade at the intersection of technology and "how do we actually make this work?"
My path has taken me from enterprise analytics teams to conservation teams operating in remote regions—experiences that taught me one thing: good technology disappears into the background. It just works.
Veldwise exists because we believe small organizations & conservation efforts deserve the same quality of data solutions as the giants — that are adapted to their reality, priced for their budgets, and built to last.
"We went from dreading our monthly reporting to actually using our data to make decisions. The system just works—even when we're offline in the reserve."
JM
Johan Marais
Operations Director, Wildlife Reserve
Insights
All articlesLatest thinking
Data EngineeringNov 2024
Data pipelines for teams of one
You don't need Airflow. You might not even need a database. Here's what you actually need.
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Conservation TechNov 2024
Field data collection that works offline
Lessons from building systems for game reserves with spotty (or no) connectivity.
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Ready to make your data work?
Let's have a conversation—no pitch deck, no pressure. Just an honest look at where you are and where you could be.