A story built over two decades

Built by founders.
Defined by culture.
Built to compete globally.

For more than two decades, we've built businesses by backing exceptional people who share our values, think like owners and believe in building something bigger than themselves.

Read our story The businesses

20+years building together

5businesses in the story

100+people across the group

Africa → GlobalBorn in Africa. Built for the world.

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The Story

Businesses don't create success. People do.

For more than two decades, we've been building businesses, but we've learnt that businesses don't create success. People do.

It's about backing exceptional individuals, believing in them early and giving them the support, opportunity and freedom to build something extraordinary.

The businesses we've built are important, but the people we've built them with matter far more.

How We Built It

People were never part of the plan.
They were the plan.

Four beliefs shaped every business we built together.

Find great people.

People whose values matched their ambition.

Give them ownership.

A real stake. Real responsibility. Real belief.

Support them with experience, capital and guidance.

Be there when experience and perspective matter most.

Help them realise their full potential.

Then give exceptional leaders the freedom to lead.

The Group

The Businesses We Built Together

Different industries. One shared story, united by values, culture and entrepreneurial spirit.

South Africa's independent outdoor media business, connecting brands with real-world audiences through static and digital out-of-home advertising.

An African-born advertising technology business creating high-attention digital formats for brands competing on the global stage.

A full-service creative and performance agency combining bold ideas, production and data to build brands and drive results.

A gaming and esports business connecting brands with African audiences through campaigns, tournaments and live experiences.

A purpose-built integrated automotive agency bringing strategy, creative, digital and media together for Chery South Africa.

The People Behind The Businesses

Extraordinary people chose to build extraordinary things together.

"The leaders within our businesses are the real heroes."
Network X Group philosophy

Across outdoor media, ad-tech, creative services and esports, the pattern has never been a spreadsheet or a structure. It has always been people: entrepreneurial leaders close to the opportunity, trusted with responsibility and given the space to build with conviction.

Network X Group is the result of those relationships. Businesses grew because people had room to think, ownership in the outcome and the confidence to keep building with the same values as the group evolved.

The belief

See the person before the business. Back character, judgement and ambition.

The freedom

Give exceptional people room to lead, make decisions and carry real responsibility.

The culture

Protect the values that made the work possible while the businesses grow.

Legacy

What matters in the end.

"Our legacy won't be measured by the companies we've helped create. It will be measured by the people who went on to build something extraordinary because someone believed in them first."

Success isn't about having all the answers. It's about surrounding yourself with remarkable people, believing in them early and creating an environment where they can thrive.