Superbalist - About the company
Superbalist is an acquired company based in Cape Town (South Africa), founded in 2010. It operates as an Online fashion and lifestyle retailer. The company has 15 active competitors, including 2 funded and 1 that has exited. Its top competitors include companies like Zando, MyRunway and Spree.
Company Details
Superbalist (previously Citymob) is SouthAfrica based online fashion & lifestyle retailer specializing in sneakers. They have expert curators that search and add the most trendiest of designs and looks. Strong focus on content they have The Way Of Us Section that is a blog based on fashion, lifestyle and art to provide inspiration to users around product launches and stories from the world of fashion. Deliveries are fulfilled by ParcelNinja.
- Website
- superbalist.com
- Social
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2010
Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Acquired
Ranked
3rd among 15 active competitors
Employee Count
292 as on Jun 30, 2026
Exit Details
Acquired by Blank Canvas Capital (Sep 01, 2024)
Superbalist's acquisition details
Superbalist got acquired by Blank Canvas Capital and KLT on Sep 01, 2024.
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Superbalist's funding and investors
Superbalist has not raised any funding rounds yet.
Superbalist's founders and board of directors
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Superbalist has 292 employees as of Jun 26. Here is Superbalist's employee count trend over the years:
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Superbalist's Competitors and alternates
Top competitors of Superbalist include Zando, MyRunway and Spree. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Superbalist, ranked by Tracxn score:
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Rank | Company Details | Short Description | Total Funding | Investors | Tracxn Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |  Zando 2012, Cape Town (South Africa), Series A | Online retail platform offering multi-category fashion products | $25.8M | 65/100 | |
2nd |  MyRunway 2012, Cape Town (South Africa), Series A | Online retail platform offering multicategory fashion products for men women and kids | $5.67M | 51/100 | |
3rd | Superbalist 2010, Cape Town (South Africa), Acquired | Online fashion and lifestyle retailer | - | - | 48/100 |
4th | Spree 2013, Cape Town (South Africa), Unfunded | Online retailer of multi-category fashion products for men, women & kids | - | - | 29/100 |
5th | Fashionza 2023, Gauteng (South Africa), Unfunded | Online retailer of apparel, footwear, and accessories for women and men | - | - | 24/100 |
6th | Pazazz 2015, Cape Town (South Africa), Unfunded | Online retailer of fashion apparel and accessories | - | - | 24/100 |
7th | UZURI SHOP 2024, Johannesburg (South Africa), Unfunded | Online retailer offering multi-category fashion products | - | - | 24/100 |
8th |  Ananse Africa 2020, Johannesburg (South Africa), Unfunded | Online marketplace offering multicategory fashion products | - | - | 22/100 |
9th |  Jaxi Johannesburg (South Africa), Funding Raised | Online marketplace offering multi-category fashion products | - | 22/100 | |
10th | NOWNOW 2018, Cape Town (South Africa), Deadpooled | Online marketplace offering multi-category fashion products | - | - | 18/100 |
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Superbalist's Investments and acquisitions
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News related to Superbalist
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Takealot sells fashion retailer Superbalist to private equity consortiumBizcommunity.com•Sep 03, 2024•Takealot Group, co.za, Superbalist, Takealot
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Superbalist partners with PayJustNow for BNPL servicesBizcommunity.com•Jul 03, 2024•Superbalist, PayJustNow
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[South Africa] Superbalist adopts new technologies to speed up browsingAfrica Business Communities•Jun 13, 2019•Superbalist
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Superbalist Accelerates Shopper’s Browsing Experience in South AfricaTechgist Africa•May 10, 2019•Superbalist
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E-retailers Superbalist, Spree to mergeMoneyweb•Jun 18, 2018•Media24, Takealot, Superbalist, Spree and 2 others
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