AI · GENOMICS · BIOTECH · AGRICULTURE

Decode potential.
Define tomorrow.

Cobra (Pty) Ltd is Africa's first vertically integrated, science-backed health and wellness ecosystem — six divisions, one closed loop. From soil to science to self.

Science. Personalised. African.
LOCALE.AFR COBRA-OS v3.2 5' → 3'
6
Integrated divisions
<3%
African genomes in global refs
99.4%
Variant call accuracy
100%
African data sovereignty

A continent under-decoded.

Africa is the most genetically diverse continent on Earth — and the most under-represented in the science that defines modern medicine. We're closing that gap, on African terms, with African data sovereignty.

<3%
Of global genomes are African
Most precision medicine is calibrated against European reference genomes. African biology is the largest blind spot in 21st-century health science.
1.5B
People underserved
Wellness, supplements and diagnostics are sold to Africa. Few are designed for it. We change the direction of the supply chain.
100%
Sovereign by design
Encrypted at rest. Hosted in Africa. POPIA compliant. Your DNA never leaves the continent without your explicit, granular consent.

Six divisions. One closed loop.

Each subsidiary feeds the others — fitness data informs genomics, genomics informs supplements, supplements draw from agriculture. From soil to science to self, owned end to end.

COBRA FIT
Train Smarter. Live Stronger.
CHF · Health & Fitness
AI-powered, gene-aware fitness and nutrition coaching. The ecosystem's daily-use front door.
COBRA GENOME
Africa's RNA biotech, decoded.
CBGHS · Biotech & Genetics
RNA, transcriptomics & multi-omics. Hybrid Illumina + Nanopore. The data engine of the ecosystem.
COBRA FORMULA
Precision in Every Pill.
CNS · Nutraceuticals
Scientifically formulated supplements tailored to genetic and lifestyle profiles. Closes the wellness loop.
COBRA ROOTS
Grow Smarter. Sustain Forever.
CAF · Agri Farming
Sustainable cultivation of medicinal plants and functional foods. Raw material spine of the ecosystem.
COBRA MIND
Nature's Intelligence, Reimagined.
CMBI · Mycology & Mind
Functional mycology, nootropics, and natural cognitive science. The frontier division.
COBRA
Decode Potential. Define Tomorrow.
PARENT · Holding Co.
The shareholding parent. Sets vision, owns IP, governs the data sovereignty layer across all six divisions.
// Leadership Cobra (Pty) Ltd · Executive
CT
CEO · Head of Business · IP Owner
Craig Terblanche
Operations & commercial strategy · Sole proprietor of all COBRA intellectual property
GT
Chief Science Officer · Founder
Grant Terblanche
MSc Biotechnology (Genetics) · R&D, genomics & multi-omics pipelines

Data flows. Value compounds.

Every division feeds the next. Genomic data shapes formulations. Formulations source from owned agriculture. Fitness data refines the genomic signal. Nothing leaves the loop — and nothing leaves Africa without consent.

COBRA PARENT GENOME RNA · DATA ↓ insights FIT FITNESS · APP ↓ signals FORMULA SUPPLEMENTS ↓ products ROOTS AGRI · SOIL ↓ raw mat. MIND MYCOLOGY ↓ frontier R&D IP · LOOP ↓ feedback
Each node feeds the next · data circulates · nothing exits without consent

RNA, transcriptomics, the central dogma.

Hybrid Illumina + Oxford Nanopore sequencing. Mobile MinION units for the field. Open-source pipelines on African-hosted compute. Built for population-scale genomics in regions the global database has overlooked.

cobra@genome-cluster: ~/pipelines/afr-rna-seq
$cobra --pipeline rna-seq --cohort SAHR-2024 --ref AFR.h1
[init] Loading African reference genome AFR.h1 ...
[ok] Reference indexed (3.4 Gb · 204,891 transcripts)
[info] Allocating 64 vCPU · 384 GB RAM

$salmon quant --threads 64 --libType A ...
[ok] Quasi-mapped 48.2M reads · 92.1% rate

$deseq2 --design ~ancestry+condition
[ok] 12,847 DEGs identified (padj < 0.05)
[warn] 14 ancestry-specific variants flagged

$cobra annotate --pathway reactome --population AFR
[ok] Report → /out/sahr_2024/report.html

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Sequencing Coverage
LIVE
Cohort Composition
N = 4,812
Bantu
31.2%
Khoisan
18.4%
Nilotic
15.9%
Cushitic
13.1%
Afro-Asiatic
11.0%
Other
10.4%

Cobra Fit. Your cellular dashboard.

A mobile-first interface that connects your DNA, RNA and protein data to a living health prediction engine. Native iOS & Android. Built for the ecosystem; usable by anyone.

Cellular Health Score
A single composite metric across DNA, RNA and protein activity — updated as new data arrives.
Gene-Aware Coaching
AI training and nutrition plans calibrated to your variants — not generic templates.
Loop-Native
Connects directly to Cobra Genome results and Cobra Formula recommendations — one identity, zero handoffs.
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// GOOD MORNING
Hi Grant
87/100
CELLULAR HEALTH · ↗ +3 THIS WEEK
DNA
A+
RNA
B+
PROT
A
⚡ RNA-SEQ · 48H AGO
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Where we're headed.

A four-year build toward Africa's largest sovereign multi-omics platform — sequenced, formulated, and grown end to end.

2026 Q1 · LIVE
COBRA (Pty) Ltd founded
Six divisions structured under a sovereign holding company. IP secured. cobra-africa.com launches.
2026 Q3 · IN BUILD
COBRA Genome MVP & Pre-Seed close
First RNA-seq pipelines on African-hosted compute. 500 founding members enrolled. Pre-seed round closed.
2027 · PLANNED
COBRA Fit beta · COBRA Formula launch
Mobile app to public beta. First gene-informed supplement line ships. Series A engagement begins.
2028 · FUTURE
COBRA Roots · agri operations live
Owned cultivation of medicinal plants & functional foods. Closed loop activates supply side.
2029 · FUTURE
COBRA Mind · functional mycology
Frontier division: nootropic and adaptogen product line, backed by population-scale evidence.
2030 · VISION
Pan-African expansion
Largest sovereign multi-omics dataset of African populations. Continental wellness brand. Series B.
// 08 — Early Access

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CEO · Head of Business
Craig Terblanche
Chief Science Officer
Grant Terblanche · MSc
IP Ownership
Craig Terblanche · COBRA (Pty) Ltd
Locale
South Africa · Global engagements