Operavax

Build. Own. Compound.

From real problems to enduring companies. We win it, buy it or back it, then own it and compound what it returns.

Explore DepaperHow Operavax works

No fixed industry boundary · One operating standard

Operavax is a holding company. 
We own and build companies.

We find where the world is broken, then win it, buy it or back it. Where we can win a market ourselves we build it. Where someone has already won it and buying beats building, we buy. Where we cannot win it, we own part of whoever does. The structure can change. The standard does not.

5stages from real problem to compounding, one operating standard
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How We Build

Our systems. How we build.

Technology

One engineering standard.

AI

Domain-aware, applied where it helps.

Data

One model for how work is recorded.

Security

Hardened, reviewed, safe.

Research

How we search the economy.

Design

Interaction as the product.

Operations

The machinery that keeps things running.

Distribution

Planned from day one.

Finance & legal

Structure before scale.

01 · Discover

Problems worth solving, not ideas worth announcing.

02 · Validate

Test the critical assumption first.

03 · Build

The product or company to solve it properly.

04 · Operate

Stay responsible after launch.

05 · Compound

Reinvest into what proves valuable.

“We do not pursue scale for its appearance. We pursue usefulness, ownership and endurance, and scale only what earns the right to grow.”
Liyema Swartbooi, Founder and CEO of Operavax
Liyema SwartbooiFounder & CEO, Operavax (Pty) Ltd

Frequently asked questions

The honest answers: what Operavax is, what's in the portfolio, and how we build. Still stuck? Our team is here to help.

Operavax is a holding company. It owns and builds companies, and Depaper is the first. We do not sell to customers or belong to a sector; our companies do. Where we can win a market ourselves we build it, where someone has already won it and buying beats building we buy, and where we cannot win it we own part of whoever does.

Operavax does not. Our companies build and operate their own products, so we own the roadmap and the standard. Operavax Studio, one of the businesses we own, takes on selective fixed-scope work. 'We build apps for everyone' is not what Operavax is.

Depaper is live and in real use inside real organisations, run by Depaper (Pty) Ltd, which Operavax owns. Listings, ready-to-post content for property agencies abroad, launches soon, and Earnvo is in development. Every venture is held to one operating standard.

Depaper is the workflow operating system for organisations: discover, complete and submit official workflows, paperless and on mobile. It is our first live company, run by Depaper (Pty) Ltd.

Discover, validate, build, operate, compound. A real sequence: each gate must pass before the next, with explicit ownership, evidence and decision rights. The standard is held by the system, not by one person watching it.

Yes. We enter new markets deliberately and grow only what earns it. If you want to build the next venture with us, or back what we're building, get in touch.

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Every venture owns its identity, 
and the same Operavax standard.

Depaper is live and in real use. Listings launches soon, and Earnvo is in development. Each benefits from the capabilities, discipline and backing of Operavax.

Live

Depaper

The workflow operating system for organisations. Discover, complete and submit official workflows, paperless and on mobile.

Launching soon

Listings

Ready-to-post content for agencies abroad. Every new listing becomes reels, captions and ads, from the photos they already have.

In development

Earnvo

An Operavax venture in development, built from the same principle: start with a real problem and earn the right to expand.

Ambition

Future ventures

No fixed industry boundary. We enter new markets deliberately, when the problem is important and we've earned the capability to compete.