Gerhard Korf

Founder & CEO at SchoolFun | AI-Driven Math & Science Tutor | Making Learning Visual, Practical & Personalised

Pretoria Metropolitan Area

About

I've been in the Telecommunication industry, specifically VAS (Value added services) for the 12 years and had contacts with most of the vendors that supply VAS equipment. My experience extend from planning, implementing and selling including technical sales. Specialties: I'm a solution provider that can look at your needs and make a suggestion on what will be the best for your business. Obviously I will promote my existing products but my knowledge stretch far byond just that. I also had my own Retail business for over 12 years with vast experience on Value chain, negotiations, supply and demand as well as IT solutions for Retail, including various Financial systems like Hansaworld and SAGE Evolution. I've also implemented a Fully integrated Online Retail Store. As a hobby, I like programming, currently doing Dotnet Core Web servers with Postgres as Database and Devexpress as my trusted Partner :)

Experience

  • Chief Executive Officer at Schoolfun
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    Starting a new venture focused on creating educational software for school Mathematics and Science. My journey in education technology began over 10 years ago with LEGO Education Robotics, where I saw first-hand how hands-on learning can make complex concepts easier to understand and more exciting for students. I am now bringing that experience into an AI-driven online tutor platform designed to help learners engage with Math and Science in a more visual, practical, and personalised way. I’m excited to give back by using my experience to build educational tools that make learning more accessible, engaging, and effective.

  • Digitata Networks (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Executive Head of Products
      Oct 2020 - Jul 2026 · 5 yrs 10 mos

      Fully Dev-ops responsible for the following products: - Asset Management Solution suite - Performance Management of Networks (RAN, IP-Core, TX) - Process Flow - Out in the Field Site Application - Network Config Planning Module (based on ONAP)

    • Product Manager
      Apr 2019 - Oct 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos

      I've moved back to my previous Experience, getting back into the Telecoms industry. I've learned a lot over the past 10 Years having my own business in the Toy Industry, but Engineering is my roots and I love this new adventure.

  • Owner at Toy Adventures
    Sep 2009 - Apr 2019 · 9 yrs 8 mos

    Selling Branded quality Toys including LEGO, Barbie, Hot Wheels, Leapfrog, Baby Born, Bruder, Nerf, Transformers, Disney, Marvel, Wood toys and many more. I have also started our online Toy Shop in 2016 and added various features ensuring a good service to our customers.

  • Sales Manager Africa at Jinny Software
    Apr 2008 - Sep 2009 · 1 yr 6 mos

    Selling all VAS solutions i.e. SMSC, MMSC, WAP, RBT, VMS, IM, Advertising Engine, etc.

  • Area Manager at Tecnomen
    Jun 2004 - Mar 2008 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    I'm responsible for all sales and implementation activities in Sub sahara Africa. We are based in South Africa with a staff of 6 people.