In addition to various category awards, was a People’s Choice Award – based solely on public opinion – and an Overall Winner as chosen by the judges. The judging panel comprised a number of industry veterans, spanning the realms of tech, business, digital, marketing and commerce.
They were: Alastair Tempest, director at Ecommerce Forum Africa; Lianne du Toit, vice chairperson of Silicon Cape; Matthew Buckland, CEO at Creative Spark; Geoff Cohen, co-founder of Delv Media; Lynette Hundermark, co-founder of Useful & Beautiful, Toby Shapshak, editor-in-chief and publisher of Stuff magazine, and Dirk Henke, managing director emerging markets at Criteo.
The country's largest online retailer, Takealot.com, scooped the coveted Overall Winner award for the night, along with Best Customer Service and the People's Choice Award. Zando also left smiling with two awards in tow, namely Best Mobile Shopping Experience and Best Overall Shopping Experience, while on-demand home cleaning startup SweepSouth and its co-founder Aisha Pandor took home the Best Black Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur and Best Female Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur category awards.
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Overall Winner | Takealot.com |
| Best Fintech Platform | wiGroup |
| Best Payment Service | SnapScan |
| Best Mobile Shopping Experience | Zando |
| Best Overall Shopping Experience | Zando |
| Best Travel Booking Service | Travelstart |
| Best On-Demand Service | Uber |
| Best Online Financial Services Platform | FNB |
| Best Small Online Business | Funky Tights |
| Best Online Classified Platform | OLX |
| Best Marketplace Platform | Bidorbuy |
| Best Delivery/Logistics Provider | DHL |
| Best Customer Service | Takealot.com |
| Best Black Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur | SweepSouth |
| Best Female Tech/E-Commerce Entrepreneur | Aisha Pandor, SweepSouth |
| Employer of the Year | OneDayOnly |
| People’s Choice Award | Takealot.com |
