Making public data truly accessible
Billions of dollars in publicly available data sits locked in PDFs, legacy government portals, and scattered municipal systems. Crimate is building the missing middleware between fragmented data sources and the applications that need the data.
Our Mission
Public data should be programmatically accessible. A developer building a fintech app shouldn't spend weeks scraping CIPC's portal. An insurance company shouldn't parse PDF tables to get crime statistics. An agricultural trader shouldn't visit physical market boards to get pricing data.
We aggregate, normalize, and serve public data through clean REST APIs — starting with South African government data and expanding across Africa and globally. One account, unified documentation, transparent pricing.
What We Stand For
Developer-First
Clean APIs, generous free tiers, excellent documentation. We build for developers because we are developers.
Data Integrity
Every record is traced back to its authoritative source. We normalize and structure, never fabricate.
Privacy by Design
POPIA-compliant from day one. Personal identifiers are hashed before storage. We minimize what we collect.
Transparent Pricing
Free tiers on every product. No hidden fees, no enterprise sales calls required. Pay only for what you use.
Why Now
South Africa's 2024 spaza shop registration drive formalized over 150,000 businesses, creating urgent demand for structured business data. CIPC launched its APIVerse Hub. Growing fintech regulation requires reliable company verification.
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is driving demand for cross-border regulatory data. And the rise of AI agents consuming APIs programmatically — API traffic from AI applications grew 73% in 2024 — means developer-friendly data APIs will see exponential demand.
The global API marketplace is projected to reach $49.45 billion by 2030. Crimate targets the largest remaining gaps — domains where data is technically public but programmatically inaccessible.