GJO & PartnersInvest Matching

Funding and investors in South Africa: market analysis

Who invests in South Africa, in which sectors, with which tickets and instruments: every figure below is computed from the funding deals recorded on the platform.

124

deals recorded

42

over 12 months

5 M$

median disclosed ticket

134

identified investors

Key findings

  • 124 funding deals recorded (South Africa) since 2013, involving 117 companies and 134 identified investors. 42 of them over the last 12 months (49 the previous year).
  • Median disclosed ticket: 5 M$; half of the deals fall between 2 M$ and 21 M$ (81 amounts disclosed out of 124, 2.3 bn $ in total).
  • Where the money goes: Fintech (20 %), SaaS (17 %), Energy (16 %).
  • Most frequent stage: Growth (36 %); most used instrument: Equity (67 %).
  • Most active investors: Actis (9), Sanari Capital (7), Fireball Capital (5).
  • 36 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).

Sectors

  • Fintech25
  • SaaS21
  • Energy20
  • Financial services10
  • Agribusiness7

Industries

  • Data and AI9
  • Payments and mobile money8
  • Commercial & industrial energy6
  • Regtech, identity and fraud prevention5
  • Enterprise software (SaaS)4

Stages

  • Growth45
  • Seed21
  • Debt10
  • Pre-Seed8
  • Series A8

Instruments

  • Equity83
  • Senior debt11
  • Quasi-equity2
  • Grant2
  • Mezzanine debt1

Deals per year

YearDealsDisclosed amounts
20217286 M$
20224114 M$
20234—
202475 M$
2025601.4 bn $
202628240.6 M$

Most active investors

Latest deals

CompanyDateDisclosed amountsLead
HisWay LabsVertical software · South AfricaSept 2026undisclosedOctocosource
Africa Specialty RisksInsurance · South Africa · GrowthSept 2026undisclosedVitruvian Partnerssource
Mission MobileVehicle and productive-asset finance · South Africa · DebtSept 202630 M$DNIsource
VerascientData and AI · South Africa · SeedAug 20261.2 M$Founder Collectivesource
JemEnterprise software (SaaS) · South Africa · Series AAug 20268.4 M$Quona Capitalsource
TennsaData and AI · South Africa · Pre-SeedAug 202661 k$Oakvale Investsource
MomentFintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS) · South Africa · Series AAug 202622 M$AlphaCode Venture Partnerssource
ZazuNeobank and digital banking · South Africa · SeedJul 2026undisclosedLaunch Africa Venturessource
CueBPO and call centres · South AfricaJul 20265 M$Knife Capitalsource
BridgementSME finance · South Africa · DebtJul 202620.3 M$Rand Merchant Banksource
HyperDevIT services and software development · South Africa · Pre-SeedJul 20261 M$Loom Venturessource
Calgro M3 HoldingsResidential real estate and development · South Africa · DebtJun 2026undisclosedProparcosource
Looking for funding? See which funds match your project →Browse the fund directory →Investor: see published projects looking for funding →

See also

Method: published funding deals (press releases, specialised media), recorded by Invest Matching's news monitoring and reviewed before integration. Amounts in US dollars; deals without a disclosed amount count in the totals, not in the medians.