Pretoria · Gauteng · South Africa

Ignite. Elevate. Disrupt.

A creative-tech studio operating across technology, strategy and production.

Plate 001 · Cinematic Still
EST. 2025 · IDX 001 / 004
26°S 28°E
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What we run
on your behalf.

Section · 02 / Capabilities

Four practices. One operating system. Engage them à la carte or as a single retainer.

01
Social Media Content
Layer 01 · Production & Media
 

Scroll-stopping content built for the algorithm and the audience. Reels, carousels, static posts, and monthly content retainers — all shot, edited, and calibrated for Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

ReelsCarouselsContent StrategyMonthly RetainerInstagramTikTokFacebookLinkedIn
02
Brand Identity & Design
Layer 02 · Business Consultancy + Production
 

From logo mark to full brand system. We build the visual language your business speaks — identity, typography, colour, and the design guidelines that keep everything consistent across every touchpoint.

Logo DesignBrand SystemsVisual IdentityTypographyBrand GuidelinesRetainer
03
Video & Film Production
Layer 03 · Production & Media
 

Social ads to full brand films to TVCs. We direct, shoot, and deliver cinematic work — including VFX and Blender animation for brands that need to go further than a camera can reach.

Brand FilmsSocial AdsTVCVFXAnimationBlenderDirection
04
Web, Chatbot & Automation
Layer 04 · Technology
 

Landing pages to full e-commerce platforms, Botpress chatbot builds, Make.com automation workflows, and custom AI agent systems — built on Claude, ChatGPT, and Shopify where the brief demands it. We build the technology infrastructure that makes your business run without you in the room.

WebsitesBotpressMake.comShopifyE-CommerceAI SystemsClaudeChatGPT

We don't take
briefs. We take
positions.

Catalyst 7 · Studio Code
3

One studio.
Three layers.
No ceiling.

Section · 04 / Studio

Catalyst 7 is a creative technology studio in Pretoria. We were assembled in 2025 to do one thing — close the gap between what businesses say and what they actually ship.

The studio runs across three layers — engineering, strategy, and production — under a single operating discipline. You get one partner with the texture of three teams, none of the handoffs.

We work with operators, founders and cultural producers across Southern Africa and beyond. Most engagements start with a single conversation and end as long-running ecosystems.

Read the Studio Code
ECOSYSTEM
Section · 05 / Retainer

The Ecosystem
Retainer.

Content. Brand. Film. Tech. All four working as one engine — with a 10% bundle discount built in. For businesses that are done doing things halfway.

Apply for a Retainer
  • P · 01Embedded engineeringAlways-on
  • P · 02Strategic counselWeekly
  • P · 03Production capacityQuarterly
  • P · 04Priority lane & SLAs24h
  • P · 05Quarterly business reviewOn-site
Section · 06 / Selected Work View All Work
W · 01
Strategy · Production

Nuru House
for Next 5.

2025 · ZA
W · 02
Content · Media Production

Social content &
carousels for Maneuneu Physio.

2025 · ZA
W · 03
Production · Media

Parrots
Wonderpark.

2025 · ZA
W · 04
Production

KrownBarber
with Lefa the Barber.

2025 · ZA
Section · 07 / Operating System

Intelligence Action Measurement.

STEP 01
Listen

A two-week ground-truthing of the business, its people and its real bottleneck.

STEP 02
Position

A one-page decision document. The thesis the work will defend.

STEP 03
Build

Engineering, strategy and production move in parallel on weekly clocks.

STEP 04
Ship

In market within ninety days. No quiet pilots, no permanent betas.

STEP 05
Measure

A single number per engagement, reviewed every quarter. We earn the next one.