Now piloting · Cape Town, South Africa

The infrastructure
for opportunity.

Knock builds the infrastructure that routes industry opportunity to the doors of student talent — so no one misses out on

a bursary

because of who they know, where they studied, or seeing the right post at the right time.

Student talent Industry WhatsApp-native
POPIA-compliant B-BBEE Level 2
✦ It only takes one opportunity to change a life. We help it find you.

The problem

Two sides. One broken
connection.

Opportunities exist. They're just not reaching the students they're meant for.

🎓
Students
Can't efficiently find the right opportunities. Scattered across LinkedIn, portals, WhatsApp groups, word-of-mouth — fragmented, and dependent on luck.
The missing layer
🏢
Industry
Can't efficiently find the right talent. Heavy spend on recruitment and outreach — with no way to measure if it reaches the talent they actually want.

The solution

Opportunities find students —
through WhatsApp.

We don't make students search. We make opportunities find them — on the channel they already use, every day.

🎓
For students
Relevant, verified opportunities delivered directly to your door, on your terms. The time spent searching is now spent deciding which opportunity fits your path.
Both sides win
🏢
For industry
Something outreach can't give you: visibility. Who engaged, what they did, and whether your investment reached the talent you actually wanted.

Our north star

It only takes one opportunity to change a life. We help it find you.

Product vision

Three layers. One infrastructure.

An intelligence layer between industry and emerging talent — building a sustainable relationship between education and the private sector.

1
Discovery & Access
Helping opportunities reach the right students at the right time.
Pilot now
2
Engagement & Analytics
Visibility into student engagement, outreach performance, and talent pipeline effectiveness.
Next
3
Trusted Data Layer
A destination for recurring compliance spend — bursaries, B-BBEE — with the verifiable reporting industry needs.
Roadmap

Today's pilot is live — which side are you on?

🎓
I'm a student
Join the pilot and get verified opportunities — bursaries, internships, graduate roles — delivered straight to your WhatsApp.
See what's in it for me
🏢
I'm from industry
Reach verified STEM talent directly, with the visibility and measurement that traditional recruitment can't give you.
See how it works

For students

Stop wasting time searching.
Start being found.

Knock delivers verified opportunities — bursaries, internships, graduate roles — straight to your WhatsApp. No portals to check, no feeds to scroll. Your transcript is your profile. We do the rest.

What you get

Built for you, not around you.

📱
Where you already are
No new app to download. Opportunities land directly in a WhatsApp group — matched to your university and field of study.
✅
Verified, not spam
Every opportunity is real — bursaries, internships, graduate roles from companies actually hiring. No noise, no scams.
🔒
Your data, protected
We never share anything that identifies you with companies without asking you first. POPIA-compliant, always.
Founding pilot · now live

Join the founding pilot.

We're running a small, verified cohort right now — UCT, Wits, UP, and Stellenbosch STEM students. Sign up in under a minute and get your first opportunities this week.

Sign up for the pilot
4
Universities
<1min
To sign up
Free
Always

For industry

Reach talent.
See what happens next.

Not a job board. The infrastructure layer between your opportunities and verified STEM talent — delivered directly, measured properly. Know exactly who engaged, and whether your investment reached the people you wanted.

What you get

Visibility that recruitment
can't give you.

🎯
Direct delivery
Your opportunity goes straight to verified STEM students at UCT, Wits, UP, and Stellenbosch — on WhatsApp, where they already are.
📊
Real engagement data
Know exactly who engaged, what they did, and whether your spend reached the talent profile you actually wanted.
🇿🇳
Built & run in SA
A South African team building South African infrastructure — for South African universities and South African companies.

Why now

A focused entry — into a
market that compounds.

R80M
Beachhead market — active now
R1.2B
All 26 SA universities, STEM
R5B+
Full SA student lifecycle
R305B
Africa graduate talent TAM

Our north star

It only takes one opportunity to change a life. We help you find them.

Pilot running now

Join the industry waitlist.

We're onboarding a small number of pilot partners right now. Leave your details and our sales team will be in contact to walk you through it.

Please fill in your company, email, and tick the consent box.
You're on the list.
Our sales team will be in contact with you shortly to walk you through the pilot.

Prefer to get in touch directly? sales@knocktalent.co.za

The founding pilot

How the pilot
actually works.

A plain walkthrough of what happens once you join — whether you're a student or a company. No jargon, just the steps.

Step by step

What happens after
you join.

🎓
If you're a student
  • 1
    You sign up — under a minute
    Tell us your university, field of study, and WhatsApp number. No CV needed to join.
  • 2
    You're added to your group
    You join your university's WhatsApp community — e.g. UCT STEM — alongside other verified students in your field.
  • 3
    Opportunities land in your chat
    Bursaries, internships, and graduate roles get posted directly — matched to your field of study.
  • 4
    You tap through and apply
    Every post links straight to the company's own application page. You apply directly with them — Knock never sits in between.
  • 5
    You tell us if you applied
    A quick optional check-in helps us bring better-matched opportunities to you and students like you.
🏢
If you're a company
  • 1
    You join the waitlist
    Leave your company and contact details on the industry page. Takes under a minute.
  • 2
    Our sales team reaches out
    We contact you to understand what you're hiring for and confirm your first pilot drop.
  • 3
    You send us the opportunity
    A role, internship, bursary, or event — we format it for WhatsApp delivery, done for you.
  • 4
    We deliver it directly
    Your opportunity drops into the relevant verified STEM student community — no job board, no inbox.
  • 5
    You get a report back
    Within 14 days: reach, engagement, and who clicked through to apply. Real data from a real delivery.

Why we're doing this

A small, verified pilot — so both sides can trust what Knock delivers before we scale it.

Ready to join?

🎓
I'm a student
Sign up for the pilot and get your first opportunities this week.
Go to student sign-up
🏢
I'm from industry
Join the waitlist and our sales team will be in touch shortly.
Go to industry waitlist