Matt Surkont is a South African technology entrepreneur and investor. He builds digital services, launches innovative businesses, and backs high-impact projects. He holds stakes in multiple South African companies.

As founder and CEO of BlueSky, established in 2017, Surkont drives digital transformation for South African organisations. BlueSky focuses on cloud solutions, artificial intelligence, and integration services.

The company covers the full technology cycle—strategy, deployment, integration, training, and ongoing support. It partners globally with firms like Salesforce, Amazon Web Services, Tableau, Alteryx, Snowflake, and Databricks.

BlueSky offers cloud architecture, data analysis, automation, app development, CRM integration, cybersecurity, customer experience management, and team support.

Matt Surkont co-founded Lodestone, a venture capital company dedicated to developing innovative technology projects. He holds investments in Pandora Health, an AI-based precision medicine platform, and Coot Club, an accommodation venture located in a 464-hectare private nature reserve.

He joined the international YPO network and in 2004 founded Resolve Red, providing Oracle services to clients across public and private sectors.

Surkont earned a Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from the University of Cape Town in 1999 and began his career as a software engineer at the Bank of Ireland. He later invested in multiple South African startups, including Bloomable, an online flowers and gifts platform, and Khonology, a technology services company.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Edited in English by Ange Jason Quenum