About me

I’m Nadav Ossendryver, the founder of LatestSightings.com, a platform that started as a teenager’s passion project and grew into the world’s leading wildlife crowd-sourcing app. My journey began in Johannesburg, where a love for the wild met a curiosity for technology. I earned my matric from King David Linksfield High School with six distinctions and went on to study Economics and Investment B.Com degree at the University of the Witwatersrand, graduating with distinction, all while building Latest Sightings into a global brand.

Latest Sightings has reshaped the way people experience and interact with wildlife. With over 5 billion views annually across platforms, it has become a powerful digital space for nature lovers around the world. Beyond its reach, the platform has created an innovative model that allows guides and tourists to share their wildlife footage and earn revenue. By turning once-in-a-lifetime moments into content, contributors gain both exposure and financial rewards.

This unique system builds a strong community where passion for wildlife goes hand-in-hand with real-world value, for contributors, for viewers, and for conservation as a whole.

With a mind shaped by school and a heart that loves nature, I set out to share the wild beauty of South Africa’s national parks. For the past 20 years, my time in the bush has been about more than just going on safaris. It’s been about learning how nature works and understanding the animals that live there. As I got to know the parks better, more and more people started asking me for tips and help, especially those who had never been to the parks before.

To make every trip special, I use cool technology like signal boosters and thermal cameras. This helps my guests not just see animals, but have fun finding them. 

My love for nature has also taken me around the world. In India, I searched for Bengal tigers in the jungle. In the United States, I followed the tracks of bears. In Norway, I watched the amazing Northern Lights. Every one of these adventures has helped me grow, not just as a guide, but as someone who shares stories from the wild with people everywhere.

Now, I bring these experiences back to the Latest Sightings community. They help others enjoy and learn about wildlife from all over the world. My hope is that people don’t just look at animals, but really feel something, learn something, and want to protect them too.

Alongside guiding safaris, I turned my frustration with existing tech into motivation to learn coding. This hands-on approach allowed me to personally rebuild the Latest Sightings app, raising its rating from 2 stars to 4.7 out of 5. What started as a self-taught skill has grown into a passion, where I enjoy building software that brings ideas to life.

Over the years, I’ve been recognized by Forbes in the 30 under 30 Africa, honored with the World Summit Award, and had the chance to speak with global leaders, from presidents like Barak Obama to princes like Prince Harry. But through it all, I’ve stayed true to my core values, which are, to inspire, to innovate, and to help people connect with nature in ways they never thought possible.