Handshakesa

08/11/2025

Exciting energy in the room today as we continued our Innovation & Testing Marathon alongside the brilliant Skywalk Innovations — the kind of space where ideas are tested, refined, and brought to life with purpose.
We had the privilege of trialing handSHakeSA with a group of dynamic young South Africans and our co-founder Rudi Wagenaar— exploring how this reels-based professional recommendation platform is reshaping the way we endorse and reference one another.
Gone are the days of static reference letters. handSHakeSA brings voice, presence, and authenticity into the equation through short, meaningful video testimonials. Real people. Real stories. Real credibility.
Proudly built in South Africa, this social-impact platform champions a simple but powerful belief: reputation is the new currency — and trust, not advertising, is what opens doors.
Celebrating those who show up, work with heart, and move our country forward — one authentic handshake at a time. 💛🤝🇿🇦

01/09/2025

🇿🇦In South Africa, Talent is everywhere. Opportunity is not.
At handSHAkeSA, our mission is to bridge that gap — turning every cellphone into a simple social capital investment tool that gives a voice to willing and reliable workers who are eager to take their first step toward a brighter future.
As part of our proof-of-concept series ahead of investor presentations, our co-founder Rudi asked a simple but important question:
“𝙄’𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 — 𝙬𝙚’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙎𝙃𝘼𝙠𝙚𝙎𝘼 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙎𝙤𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄’𝙢 𝙘𝙪𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚?”
We’d love to hear from you too. Because when talent meets opportunity, lives can change.

31/07/2025

𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙎𝙃𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙎𝘼: 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙧𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙊𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮

This video is not asking you to take Rudi our co-founder’s word — but to listen to the people who stood beside him, literally and figuratively. In a world where reputation is everything but often hard to prove, handSHakeSA empowers individuals to capture side-by-side video testimonials from those who believe in them.

Using just a smartphone, users can create powerful, peer-verified records of trust. The back end of the app automatically adds a watermark and blockchain verification to secure the authenticity of each upload.

𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙨 𝘼𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙖’𝙨 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙣𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡-𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙎𝙃𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙎𝘼 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨:
Talent is everywhere, but trust isn’t.
We bridge the gap between undiscovered talent and opportunity by turning trusted word-of-mouth into visible, verified proof.
𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙎𝙃𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙎𝘼 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩:
Through side-by-side video testimonials, we help overlooked individuals build a verified reputation and access real opportunities.

We’re equal parts nervous and excited as we prepare to enter the Startup Club ZA Big Pitch in Cape Town. After five years of building — step by step — taking to the pitch stage feels like the culmination of years of sweat equity for Tyrone Adams, Fatima Kolia, Amina Souma and our super dedicated team at Skywalk Innovations

04/05/2025

In a world where trust opens doors, how do you prove you're credible when you're just starting out?
𝙄𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙎𝙃𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙎𝘼—a social investment tool helping everyday South Africans showcase real trust through side-by-side video testimonials. Whether you're a mentee, school leaver, or emerging entrepreneur, handSHakeSA lets customers, mentors, or peers vouch for your work and character—publicly and powerfully.
Because in today's world, trust is your strongest currency—and now, you can prove it.

01/05/2025

Fueling the growth of South African SMMEs with a transformative social investment platform.

Every crisis gives rise to innovation, amidst the carnage caused by the global pandemic, we saw the need to bring to light a digital update of the traditiona...

22/04/2025

𝘼 𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙨 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 Skywalk Innovations 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙩𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙣𝙜-𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮.
In the early days, we focused on just one—but over time, we’ve come to appreciate that both are not only necessary, but deeply valuable. As we now prepare to deploy 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐕𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑𝟓 of our social innovation platform, we can only salute the Skywalk teams for their grit, adaptability, and perseverance.
Looking back on our journey—
𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟗: https://youtu.be/zBxhSMOkt9E
𝐯𝐬.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏: https://youtu.be/cXs58HuLIYs
𝐯𝐬.
𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓: https://youtu.be/PPTHPqee0EY

—The evolution speaks volumes, and we are excited to keep showing up—for our shared dreams, meaningful impact, and the drive to bring positive change to market. And when in doubt: build the system, support the people, sip the coffee—one steady step at a time.

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁Meet Goloria: https://handshakesa.com/video-view/GxpVpISh/publicImagine a world where recognition ...

27/12/2024

Our co-founder, Rudi Wagenaar, recently led a testing marathon for the newly built iOS and Android app versions at the offices of our technology partner, Skywalk Innovations. This incredible user feedback session and proof of concept made our day—it’s simply too good not to share!

We’re so proud of what our talented team of young change-makers has built. If you’d like to join our testing community and be part of this exciting journey, drop us a DM—we’d love to have you onboard!

27/07/2024

𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 Olympics, 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁! 🏅 🏃‍♂️💨 The past three weeks have been a rollercoaster of development, problem-solving, and sheer determination. Our team has been working tirelessly to overcome challenges like a pesky bug that caused unexpected blank screens during video recognition.

But the finish line is in sight! Our final APK has been submitted for testing, and we're eagerly awaiting the green light from our fearless leader, Tyrone, to launch on both app stores.

Huge shoutout to Sakhisizwe for being an integral part of our dream team! His contributions have been invaluable as we bring handSHakeSA to life.

Skywalk Innovations

02/07/2024

𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲𝘀, 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗦𝗛𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲:
Thrilled to continue our handSHakeSA introduction journey! Get to know our team, meet Mulisa Nedzingahe who together with Skywalk Innovations are creating our new social impact platform.
Our mission? To cultivate a community of Social Investors – individuals dedicated to empowering fellow South Africans by investing in an economy of generosity. Together, we'll support each other's journeys toward success.
Stay tuned for more updates on how you can join us on our incredible new social transformation initiative!
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28/06/2024

MCTech4Good Accelerator Program. Join our founder Rudi Wagenaar as he is stepping onto the stage at the pitch day where our startup was selected as one of the accelerator businesses. Maloba Consulting with Skywalk Innovations.

13/06/2024

We are live!

12/06/2024

We are all nervous and also HUGELY excited, join our founder Rudi Wagenaar as he is stepping onto the stage at the Tech4Good pitch day where our startup was selected as one of the accelerator businesses by Maloba Consulting. ‘Legacy is not leaving something for people. It’s leaving something in people’. —Peter Strople