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.

Enter the Ecosystem → Get in Touch
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
// 01 — The Ecosystem

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
// 02 — Inside Cobra Genome

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%
// Early Access

See your central dogma at work.

Your DNA is the blueprint. Your RNA is what your body is actually doing right now. The space between them — the central dogma in motion — is where your real health story lives. ↳ First 500 sign-ups get founding-member pricing when Cobra Genome opens in 2026.

Helps us match you to the right reference genome. Your data is yours, never sold.
Optional. Helps us build features you actually need.

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// 03 — Get in Touch

Build the future of African health with us.

Investors, research partners, healthcare providers, supplement formulators, and curious scientists — let's talk. Cobra moves at the pace of partnership.

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Email
grantmarc.terblanche@gmail.com
CEO · Head of Business
Craig Terblanche
Chief Science Officer
Grant Terblanche · MSc
IP Ownership
Craig Terblanche · COBRA (Pty) Ltd
Locale
South Africa · Global engagements