About .CoLab
Where Dreamers and Doers Build the Future Together
In 2017, a bold idea became reality.
Hano Breytenbach — a passionate entrepreneur with an eye for data, business processes, and transformation — set out to build more than just a company. He envisioned a collaborative force where business and technology converge, relationships matter, and success is a shared journey.
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With that dream, .CoLab was born.
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Today, what started as one man's vision has grown into a dynamic team of innovators, problem-solvers, and relationship-builders. Together, we’ve broken barriers, earned the trust of industry leaders, and surprised even our largest competitors with our agility, ingenuity, and results.
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And we’re just getting started.
Our Story
Fueled by passion and a relentless pursuit of better ways to integrate, automate, and empower businesses, .CoLab has evolved into a trusted name in digital transformation.
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Our flagship product, .integr8, embodies everything we stand for:
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Making complex data integration simple.
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Giving businesses control over their systems, without needing developers.
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Helping consultants and companies deliver faster, smarter solutions.
Alongside our innovation, we’ve built a unique collaboration model—inviting like-minded businesses to partner with us and grow together.
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.CoLab is more than a technology company.
We’re your strategic partner. Your innovation lab. Your growth ally.
Our People
Behind every great company is a great team — and we’re proud of ours.
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Founded by Hano Breytenbach and strengthened by key players Ronel Breytenbach, Dricke Breytenbach and Trevor van der Merwe, .CoLab thrives because of the diverse talents and relentless energy of our people.
From technical architects and integration specialists to business development pros and client success managers, every member of our team plays a vital role in helping us and our partners succeed.
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Rather than spotlighting just two names, we believe every individual’s contribution matters — and together, we drive the future forward.
SOME BUSINESSES WHO USE OUR SOLUTIONS
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Our Vision
To simplify the complex, empower the bold, and build a future where business and technology work in true harmony.
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Our Mission
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To make seamless integration accessible to all businesses, regardless of size.
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To cultivate genuine partnerships built on trust, collaboration, and shared success.
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To continuously innovate, inspire, and break through barriers that limit growth.
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Marco Celeghin
ICT Manager
.CoLab’s level of competency has far exceeded our expectations, be it a crisis or a licensing matter or perhaps a maintenance issue. They also collaborate closely with our system developers sharing their extensive knowledge and providing and supporting us with their Sage certified integration tool.
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I can say without a doubt that we look forward to working together for a long time to come.
.CoLab’s level of competency has far exceeded our expectations, be it a crisis or a licensing matter or perhaps a maintenance issue. They also collaborate closely with our system developers sharing their extensive knowledge and providing and supporting us with their Sage certified integration tool.
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I can say without a doubt that we look forward to working together for a long time to come.
Alicia Crerar
Financial Manager
It is our pleasure to recommend the services of Dotcolab. During the past 4 years our company have been working closely with Dotcolab. they have provided us with software and support for SAGE (accounting software) as well as the latest project we've been working on being our payment automation project where they have assisted with the integration of various systems.
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The work and support they have provided our company have always been in an efficient logic manner making working with them easy and understandable. Having dealt with Ronel, Elize and Trevor, they have always been professional and given expert advice when needed.
Dotcolab have offered high quality services and support throughout and I'm sure will continue to do so as we carry on with our journey working alongside them. The same can be said about their pricing policy. They are competitively priced. We are extremely satisfied with the way they conduct their business and hope that you have the same pleasant experience with them.
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The .CoLab - AZ-Software Solutions and Finware Enterprise Systems Joint Venture has successfully implemented Sage 200, BPM for Sage and Sage CRM and is currently assisting with support on an ad-hoc basis.
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During the implementation, there were some challenges and the Joint Venture managed them all with the utmost professionalism, and the team went over and above to successfully implement the required solution.
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This Joint Venture has a high level of competency in their specific fields and I highly recommend them for similar solutions.
L Rashango
Deputy Director: Demand and Acquisitions
The services rendered by .CoLab (Pty) Ltd thus far is of an exceptionally high quality and we therefore place on record that we are receiving excellent service from them and are pleased with their professionalism, reliability and the consistency of their work.
They have to date attended to all support and maintenance calls logged in accordance with the agreed service support schedule, levels and turnaround times, therefore we are very pleased with the level of services and outstanding customer service that we are receiving from them.
We highly recommend their services to any entity that requires similar services.