AboutCape Town — est. 2025

A better way to search and shop South African fashion

Lookmarks helps South African shoppers discover fashion that truly fits their style, connecting them directly with local retailers through AI-powered visual search.

The Lookmarks story

Lookmarks started with a simple frustration.

Fashion inspiration is everywhere, but finding what you actually want to buy feels impossible. Between endless tabs, screenshots, and saved posts, online shopping started to feel overwhelming and became exhausting instead of inspiring.

At Lookmarks, we believe that shopping is more than mere consumerism. The purchase decisions you make are creative acts of self-expression. They say something about how you show up in the world. You are far too special, and life is far too short, to not show up as yourself.

We are combining AI and human insight to build a shopping experience that feels personal and meaningful. It's a new kind of fashion discovery app that brings clarity to the chaos and action to inspiration. A single place to save the looks you love, explore similar items from local retailers, and make confident style choices that reflect your values.

MissionWhy we exist

Empower fashion decisions that mean something — personally and locally

01

Give consumers a calm, personal, and intelligent shopping experience.

02

Help local fashion retailers gain visibility in a crowded, globalised market.

03

Build technology that aligns style discovery with real human intent.

The teamThe people behind it

Built in Cape Town

Danika Du Toit

Danika Du Toit

Founder & CEO

Danika brings 5+ years of experience in marketing, sales, and customer success across EdTech and MarTech. Passionate about purposeful innovation, she leads Lookmarks with a mission to empower South African fashion retail through better digital discovery.

Donovan Risk

Donovan Risk

Founder & CTO

A technologist with over 15 years in software engineering across AI, blockchain, and mobile. Donovan architects Lookmarks' core systems and leads product innovation to ensure scale, performance, and user delight.

Imran O'Brien

Imran O'Brien

Shareholder & Advisor

With over 25 years in fintech and wealth management, Imran brings strategic and operational insight. As Co-CEO of SA Bullion, he champions the alignment between business integrity and growth.

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Come shop like yourself

Save the looks you love and let Lookmarks find them from 500+ South African retailers.

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