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AIVirtual employees for South African businesses

Get work DONE.

Bridge places an AI-powered employee in your email and calendar: a personal assistant, a support rep, an extra hand with the accounts. It prepares the work. You approve what goes out.

Find my employee Why not just use ChatGPT?
Illustrative example · fictional names
From R10 900/monthLess than the starting salary for a related role
11 roles to choose fromAdmin, sales, support, accounts, travel and more
You stay the managerYour access, your sign-off, a record of every assignment

Why Bridge

ChatGPT is a tool you use. A Bridge employee has a job.

AI assistants are excellent for whoever is using them. A new hire takes months to find and train. A Bridge employee is placed in your business with a role, a job description and the access you choose, and it answers to you.

How an AI assistant, a new hire and a Bridge employee compare
ConsiderationAn AI assistantChatGPT, Claude & co.A new hireRecruit & trainBridgeYour virtual employee
Who it works forThe person signed inYour businessYour business: your team can brief it and approve its work
What it answers toThe prompt in front of itA job description and a managerAn agreed job description, with you as its manager
Who keeps the work movingYou, by coming back to askThey doIt keeps track of its assignments and follow-ups
Before work goes outYou check it and copy it acrossTrust and supervisionChecked by Bridge, then approved by you
Getting startedYou set it up yourselfRecruit, onboard and trainBridge reviews the placement: role, access and approvals
Monthly costA per-person subscription, plus your timeR17 000–R30 000 for these roles, plus recruiting and leave coverFrom R10 900, agreed before you pay

Salary range from the Pnet 2026 salary guide for the personal assistant, support, accounts and sales roles Bridge offers. A virtual employee covers the agreed digital work of a role, not everything a person does.

Your week, with help

Same work waiting. A different week for you.

Hand over the preparation: the sorting, drafting, matching and chasing. Keep your attention for the decisions and the customers that need you.

Today, you prepare everything10h
With Bridge, you review and approve2.5h
7.5h

back in your weekAbout 33 hours a month for customers, decisions and growth.

An example you can adjust, not measured performance. It leaves out setup time and any corrections.

Roles & pricing

Pick the role. See the price.

Every role comes with a clear job, a monthly fee and two ways to work. Choose the schedule that fits your business.

Basic

The full job in a normal working week. Pauses for agreed leave and public holidays.

Break free

The same job, plus agreed evenings, weekends and public holidays. No scheduled leave pauses.

Compare Basic and Break free
ConditionBasicBreak free
The jobThe full agreed roleThe same full agreed role
Working hoursA normal working weekExtended hours agreed with you
Evenings & weekendsNot includedIncluded in the agreed schedule
Annual leavePauses for agreed leaveNo scheduled leave pauses
Public holidaysFollows your holiday calendarCover agreed at placement

Showing 6 of 11 roles · monthly fees in rand, excluding VAT

AdminAI virtual employee

Personal assistant

Start the day with a clear head.

  • Sort correspondence by your priorities
  • Prepare replies and keep a follow-up list
  • Bring meeting facts and open decisions together
BasicNormal weekR12 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR18 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R20 000–R30 000/monthPnet 2026 Salary Guide

See a first assignment
“Prepare my morning brief from these messages and meeting notes. What needs me first?”

What comes back to you

  • Client decisionBackground and question summarised
  • Meeting preparationTalking points brought together
  • Outstanding repliesDrafts ready for your review
Human PA salary reference; the Bridge role covers agreed digital correspondence and preparation. Salary reference: Personal Assistant, 2026.
SupportAI virtual employee

Customer support representative

Give customers a clearer answer.

  • Read requests against your support guidance
  • Prepare useful answers and clarification questions
  • Escalate exceptions with the full context
BasicNormal weekR10 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR16 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R17 000–R21 000/monthPnet 2026 Salary Guide

See a first assignment
“Review these support requests. Draft the answers we can give and flag the exceptions.”

What comes back to you

  • How-to questionAnswer prepared from your guide
  • Missing order detailsClarification ready to send
  • Policy exceptionCase summary for your decision
Customer support benchmark; channels and escalation rules are agreed during onboarding. Salary reference: Client / Customer Support Agent, 2026.
FinanceAI virtual employee

Accounts assistant

Get the paperwork in order.

  • Organise supplied invoices and account records
  • Match entries and flag missing information
  • Prepare account summaries for review
BasicNormal weekR10 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR15 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R17 000–R20 000/monthPnet 2026 Salary Guide

See a first assignment
“Organise this invoice batch. Match the records and show me anything that needs checking.”

What comes back to you

  • Invoice registerSupplied records organised
  • Amount mismatchDifference highlighted for review
  • Missing referenceFollow-up question prepared
Accounts administration benchmark, not a qualified accountant or a full bookkeeping service. Salary reference: Accounts Payable / Receivable Officer, 2026.
SalesAI virtual employee

Sales development representative

Keep good leads moving.

  • Research the prospects you choose
  • Qualify enquiries against your customer criteria
  • Prepare personal follow-ups and proposal drafts
BasicNormal weekR11 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR17 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R18 000–R25 000/monthPnet 2026 Salary Guide

See a first assignment
“Review these three enquiries. Tell me who needs a reply and prepare the next step.”

What comes back to you

  • Pricing questionReply draft with approved pricing
  • Proposal requestedDraft outline; scope needs your input
  • Quiet prospectFollow-up ready for your review
Related sales role; commission may be additional. Bridge focuses on research and follow-up preparation. Salary reference: Representative / Sales Consultant, 2026.
TravelAI virtual employee

Travel consultant

Give every trip a better starting point.

  • Gather dates, preferences and missing requirements
  • Compare available options against the brief
  • Prepare itineraries and client follow-up drafts
BasicNormal weekR11 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR17 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R17 596/monthIndeed South Africa

See a first assignment
“Use this enquiry and the supplied options to prepare a traveller brief and draft itinerary.”

What comes back to you

  • Traveller briefDates, preferences and gaps listed
  • Option comparisonSupplied options checked against the brief
  • Next client replyQuestions and proposal ready for review
139 reported salaries. An average base salary, not a CTC range. Travel supplier and booking access requires a placement review. Salary reference: Travel Consultant, 3 September 2026.
MarketingAI virtual employee

Marketing content coordinator

Get the next campaign out of your head.

  • Turn your brief into campaign and content drafts
  • Adapt copy to your audience and brand voice
  • Organise the content plan and flag unsupported claims
BasicNormal weekR13 900 /monthChoose BasicBreak freeExtended hoursR20 900 /monthChoose Break free

A person in a related role: R19 583–R25 000/monthPnet 2026 Salary Guide

See a first assignment
“Use these launch notes to draft a customer email and three social posts in our voice.”

What comes back to you

  • Customer emailA clear offer and next step
  • Social postsThree angles adapted to your audience
  • Claim to checkEvidence needed before publication
Related coordinator role. Bridge prepares content for review; publishing access needs separate setup. Salary reference: Marketing Coordinator, 2026.

Solo registration is open: one virtual employee for your business. Work starts once Bridge approves your placement. Teams, for several employees working together, is coming soon.

Registering is free. Fees are proposals until the role, schedule and terms are agreed with you, before any paid work starts.

How it works

Hiring, without the months of recruiting.

  1. 1

    Choose a role and register

    Pick the role and schedule that fit. Registering is free and nothing is charged.

  2. 2

    Set up the placement together

    Share the brief, connect your tools and agree what it will handle. We agree the fee with you.

    Bridge reviews every placement
  3. 3

    Give the first assignment

    Your employee gets to work. You review what comes back in Bridge and shape the role as you go.

You set the standards and control access. Decisions that need you come back to you.

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Your tools

Keep your tools. Add an employee.

No new systems to learn. Your employee works in the accounts you already use, with the access you approve. You brief it and review the work in Bridge.

Connect during setup

  • Microsoft 365Outlook mail, drafts & calendar
  • Google WorkspaceGmail, drafts & Google Calendar

Assisted setup

  • WhatsApp BusinessApproved customer replies
  • Microsoft TeamsApproved team messages
  • GitHub & Azure DevOpsRead selected repositories

Coming soon

  • SlackTeam requests
  • HubSpotContacts & follow-ups
  • SalesforceCustomer records
  • SharePoint & OneDriveCompany files
  • NotionBusiness knowledge
  • JiraProject delivery

Using something else?Tell us during setup. We review custom and industry systems before anything is connected.

Get started

You stay the manager

Nothing leaves the business without your say-so.

You decide what your employee can reach. Emails and messages wait for your sign-off, and every assignment is written down.

  • You choose the access

    Connect only the accounts you want your employee to work in. You can remove its access at any time.

  • Nothing goes out without you

    Emails and messages wait for your approval before they reach anyone.

  • Checked before it says done

    Bridge checks each piece of work against what your employee actually found and did before it comes to you.

  • Every assignment is on record

    See what your employee did and what it prepared for each assignment.

Activity · Personal assistantToday
  1. Email from Pieter van WykAsked to move Thursday’s site meeting
  2. Checked your calendarFriday 10:00 is free
  3. Reply drafted, waiting for youNeeds your approval before it goes to your Outlook
  4. You approvedReply saved to your Outlook drafts, invite updated

Illustrative example of the activity record.

Questions

Before your first hire.

Straight answers about what you get, what you control and when you pay.

Is a virtual employee a real person?

No. A Bridge virtual employee is an AI-powered service with a defined role and an agreed brief. It is a service agreement, not human employment, so there is no payroll or UIF for it. Your people keep the judgement and the final business decisions.

How is this different from ChatGPT or Claude?

They are strong assistants for the person using them: you open a chat, ask, and decide what to do with the answer. A Bridge employee fills a role in your business. It has an agreed job description, works in the accounts you connect, keeps track of its own assignments, and has its work checked before it comes to you. Nothing goes out until you approve it. Bridge reviews the placement, and you pay one agreed monthly fee.

What about Codex or Claude Code?

Those are coding tools for developers, and they are very good at it. The Bridge software developer is a managed role instead: your team logs a request, the employee investigates it in the repositories you connect and prepares a focused change with its evidence, and your developer reviews and decides.

What exactly am I paying for?

One employee in one role. Before any paid work, you agree the job description, what comes back to you, the working schedule, the connected tools, where your approval is needed and the monthly fee. The salary reference on each role is context, not a promise that it replaces a full human role.

Can it start straight away?

You can register today. Bridge reviews every placement before work starts: capacity, security and setup. Once the role is agreed and you have checked the setup, you give the first assignment. Your dashboard shows each step.

Do we need to change our systems?

No. Your employee works in the tools you already use. Outlook and Gmail connect during setup: your employee reads mail, prepares replies as drafts and works in your calendar. WhatsApp Business and Microsoft Teams use assisted setup for approved outgoing messages. Other systems are reviewed during onboarding.

What is the difference between Basic and Break free?

The job is the same. Basic follows a normal working week with agreed leave and public-holiday pauses. Break free adds agreed evenings, weekends and public holidays, without scheduled leave pauses. It follows the agreed schedule; it is not an unlimited or 24/7 guarantee.

When do I pay?

Registering costs nothing and commits you to nothing. Fees shown are monthly proposals in rand, excluding VAT. Final scope, setup and payment terms are confirmed with you before any paid work begins.

The work is already waiting.

You have better things to do.

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