Investment Holding Company · Cape Town
Building enduring value, one business at a time.
ToolShark Holdings is a privately owned investment holding company. We own, build and back a portfolio of trading brands, a retail business and a growing software platform — guided by the conviction that automation, sound engineering and applied AI compound into lasting value.
About
A holding company with an operator's discipline.
Founded in 2026 and based in Claremont, Cape Town, ToolShark Holdings is the parent company behind a group of complementary businesses spanning physical products, retail and software.
We are not a passive investor. We design products, write software, run a retail operation and build the internal tools that make all of it run — then reinvest what we learn back across the group.
More about us
Portfolio
The companies and platforms we own.
A group spanning brands, retail and software — each one operating, each one connected.
Product brand
ToolShark
Precision workshop accessories — jigs, the MAGNETITE magnetic dust-collection system and 3D-printed shop upgrades, designed in CAD and made in Cape Town.
Visit ToolShark → toolshark.co.za
Product brand
Joe Mama's
A wood-care brand of finishes and treatments for the workshop and home, developed in-house and sold through Power Tool Services.
Visit Joe Mama's → joemama.co.za
Retail
Power Tool Services
The group's retail arm — a 40-year Cape Town tool business and the exclusive home of the ToolShark and Joe Mama's ranges, online and in store.
Visit Power Tool Services → toolservices.co.zaCommerce Intelligence
Software
Commerce Intelligence
The group's commerce-intelligence platform — competitor price tracking, product matching and automated market insight that turns raw data into pricing decisions.
Visit Commerce Intelligence → ci.toolshark.co.zaCRM
Software
ToolShark CRM
An integrated CRM that plugs into the group’s commerce software — automating customer relationships and follow-up flows while keeping a genuine personal touch.
Visit ToolShark CRM → crm.toolshark.co.zaAccounting
Software
ToolShark Accounting
SARS-compliant multi-tenant accounting and billing software — double-entry, VAT and payroll — built in-house and run across the group.
Visit ToolShark Accounting → accounting.toolshark.co.zaTraining
Software
ToolShark Training
A staff training platform — product videos, manuals and quizzes by brand — keeping retail teams sharp across the group.
Visit ToolShark Training → training.toolshark.co.za
Shopify app
SYNC
A supplier-syncing app that merges supplier on-hand inventory with your saleable stock in Shopify — surfacing every unit you can sell and maximising the opportunity for revenue.
Shopify App Store
Shopify app
CMBO
Manage product combos in Shopify from virtual or multiple inventory locations — build and track bundles, keep stock accurate across locations and never oversell.
Shopify App Store
Shopify app
NTFY
An automated WhatsApp order-status layer for Shopify — webhook-driven messages that keep customers updated on their orders in real time, with a personal touch.
Visit NTFY → ntfy.toolshark.co.za“We back businesses we understand because we run them ourselves. Everything we build in one company makes the next one stronger.”
Bruce Shadwell · Founder & CEO