A living view of places conventional data misses

We map where people shop.

So retailers know where to open, and media teams know where to advertise.

2Klip gathers local knowledge through play. FOONA verifies the places that matter. Pikaboo turns the evidence into maps and briefs.

See how play becomes proof

250k+ accepted 2Klip answers in ten weeks through 1 October 2026

  1. 01 Ask the market
  2. 02 People play
  3. 03 See the evidence
Live 2Klip Pin It game with a Cape Town place clue and map, captured 1 October 2026
People play. Markets become visible.
Local knowledge → market intelligence
People play. Businesses see.

Turn questions about physical markets into useful evidence.

Illustrative field network · actual 2Klip game screen

Enterprise delivery and founding-team experience

Sanlam, Old Mutual, Primedia Outdoor, Rewoven, Exxaro, Altron and Virgin Active

What businesses buy

Answers to real location questions.

Buyers get verified place data, planning maps and campaign briefs they can use in a location decision.

RetailWhere should we open?

See the shops, services and local demand around a candidate site.

MediaWhere should we advertise?

Find places and audiences before committing to a campaign.

Field evidenceWhat is actually there?

Verify selected places with local contributors, photos and GPS.

2Klip gathers local answers FOONA verifies selected places Pikaboo makes the map and brief
See a buyer-facing example

The network / October 2026

250k+ local answers in ten weeks.

2Klip opened on 21 July. Three consecutive complete weeks in September each delivered more than 50,000 accepted answers. This is a collection network growing in public.

250k+accepted mission answers since launch
~3xSeptember answer volume versus August
12k+people and devices tried the game, mostly in free practice
Accepted answers / complete weeks
Weekly throughput, not unique people

August: 65 750. September: 187 846. The 28 September week was incomplete at extraction and is excluded. The game expanded from three collection instruments to four, so this compares total throughput, not same-game retention.

Source: 2Klip operations extract, 1 October 2026. Cumulative accepted mission answers: 253 644. The 12k+ figure includes devices and free practice, not monthly active users. Management-reported, unaudited. Definitions and dates

Evidence of execution

Built in enterprise. Proven in the field.

  • Scouty

    Founding-team work on store-location AI inside the Shoprite Group.

  • Old Mutual

    A paid Western Cape proof of concept built on field evidence.

    Paid proof · 2026
  • Abidjan

    A billboard field test completed in under a day: 219 approved records covering 76 unique billboards.

    Field proof · March 2026
  • Virgin Active

    Founding-team site-intelligence work, including a France proof of concept in 2024.

Enterprise delivery and founding-team experience
  • Shoprite Group
  • Primedia Outdoor
  • Takealot
  • Pick n Pay
  • Virgin Active
  • WhereIsMyTransport
  • African Union
Programme support & selection
  • AWS
  • Ninety One
  • Endeavor SA
  • Exxaro
  • AWS-funded since 2024
  • AWS Partner Network
  • Ninety One × Endeavor SA 2026
  • Paid field verification
Ninety One and Endeavor South Africa 2026 Accelerator Program announcement featuring Matimba J. Nkuna of Timbuk2.AI alongside the founders of Ask Mandla and Gobuddy
Selected for the Ninety One × Endeavor South Africa 2026 Accelerator.

Evidence in the field

The game grows the network. People verify the places that matter.

FOONA is paid fieldwork, not another name for game answers. Contributors check selected observations with photos and location evidence.

10dated Western Cape jobs in 2026
1,237approved field submissions
362approved flood-response records within that total

Cape Town / mapped communities

Seven Cape Town communities, already mapped.

2Klip answers come from many more places. These seven cleared the formal Ninety One ESD count by 28 September; the map marks locality centres, not individual homes or submissions.

Loading Cape Town map…

Locality-centre markers only. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors, CARTO. Place centres: OpenStreetMap Nominatim, checked 1 October 2026.
FOONA contributors discussing observed flood conditions in Cape Town
Cape Town flood response / 362 approved records / 2026
Timbuk2 fieldwork in Abidjan
Abidjan / 219 approved observations across 76 billboards / March 2026

In Abidjan, the same collection approach produced 219 approved observations covering 76 unique billboards in a field test completed in under a day. It is completed field proof, not a nationwide launch.

Explore the field evidence

Source: FOONA 2026 job export through September; Abidjan field-test review, 31 March 2026. Field submissions and 2Klip answers are separate datasets.

One operating system / four ways in

Local play becomes evidence. Evidence becomes a decision.

01 / Discover

2Klip

Free browser games gather place-linked local knowledge at scale.

Play 2Klip
Live 2Klip Pin It game with place clue and map
Actual Pin It screen / 1 October 2026
02 / Verify

FOONA

Paid local contributors verify priority places and observations on the ground.

See a field mission
A Timbuk2 contributor speaking with a local business owner during fieldwork
Field conversation / Abidjan, 2026
03 / Plan

Pikaboo Media

Place-linked intelligence helps media teams plan, compare and revisit physical-market decisions.

Explore Pikaboo Media
Pikaboo public planning preview with Cape Town areas and shortlist panel
Public product preview / 1 October 2026
04 / Ask

Ask by Pikaboo

Test a message before buying media. The public flow produces a campaign brief using illustrative examples.

Try Ask
Ask by Pikaboo public website showing an illustrative campaign report
Public Ask preview / sample results are illustrative

A game became an intelligence asset.

timbuk2 began with a simple idea: the people closest to a market can reveal what conventional data cannot see. We turned that knowledge into play and paid participants for verified evidence about the world around them.

Pikaboo’s media product has been used in enterprise production. We’re now connecting the game’s field signals to repeatable enterprise decisions across markets.

The timbuk2 team together in Cape Town
The timbuk2 team

The people behind Timbuk2.

  • Portrait of Matimba Nkuna Matimba Nkuna Founder & CEO

    Leads Timbuk2’s direction, connecting the field network, evidence engine and enterprise decisions.

  • Portrait of Takalani Malivha Takalani Malivha VP Business Operations

    Leads business operations, coordinating the people and processes that keep delivery moving.

  • Portrait of Kouame Kouassi Kouame Kouassi Technical Lead

    Leads the technical work behind Timbuk2’s products and evidence systems.

  • Portrait of Kunta-Kinte Ngcobo Kunta-Kinte Ngcobo Product

    Shapes the product experience, connecting questions, field participation and evidence people can use.

  • Portrait of Phelelani Mkhize Phelelani Mkhize Growth

    Focuses on growth, helping more participants and customers discover and use Timbuk2.

  • Portrait of Robyn Khoury Robyn Khoury Chief of Staff

    Connects leadership priorities with day-to-day execution across the team.

Board, advisors & legal

  • Portrait of Nyimpini Mabunda Nyimpini Mabunda Executive Chairman Former CEO of GE Southern Africa and former Chief Executive of Vodacom’s consumer business.
  • Portrait of Andrew Firman, CFA Andrew Firman, CFA Strategic Advisor Managing Partner at Kaleo Ventures, with previous experience at J.P. Morgan.
  • Portrait of Tim Henshall Tim Henshall Legal & IP Founder of Henshall Attorneys, qualified in the UK and South Africa, with a focus on legal and intellectual property matters.

For investors and partners

Follow the evidence behind the growth.

The living investor brief covers the thesis, commercial progress and team. The Ninety One ESD view holds the detailed community-impact record.

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