Business & personal services in South Africa: funding deals and active investors
One of the best-documented segments on the platform. Latest rounds, investors who lead them, tickets and instruments — Business & personal services, South Africa.
7
deals recorded
2
over 12 months
2.7 M$
median disclosed ticket
9
identified investors
Key findings
- 7 funding deals recorded (Business & personal services, South Africa) since 2019, involving 6 companies and 9 identified investors. 2 of them over the last 12 months (1 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 2.7 M$; half of the deals fall between 1.1 M$ and 4.8 M$ (6 amounts disclosed out of 7, 26.9 M$ in total).
- Where the money goes: Security, cleaning and facility management (43 %), BPO and call centres (14 %), Incubators and accelerators (14 %).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (14 %); most used instrument: Equity (43 %).
- Most active investors: HAVAÍC (2), AfricInvest (1), AI Capital (1).
- 57 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Security, cleaning and facility management3
- BPO and call centres1
- Incubators and accelerators1
- Repair and maintenance1
- Recruitment and staffing1
Stages
- Growth1
- Series B1
Instruments
- Equity3
- Grant1
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | 6 M$ |
| 2025 | 1 | 14.7 M$ |
| 2026 | 2 | 6.2 M$ |
Most active investors
- HAVAÍC2 deals
- AfricInvest1 deal
- AI Capital1 deal
- DPI (Development Partners International)1 deal
- FAM Investments1 deal
- Invenfin1 deal
- KLT Holdings1 deal
- Knife Capital1 deal
- Partech Africa1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| CueBPO and call centres · South Africa | Jul 2026 | 5 M$ | Knife Capitalsource |
| OneBioIncubators and accelerators · South Africa | Apr 2026 | 1.2 M$ | undisclosedsource |
| AuraSecurity, cleaning and facility management · South Africa · Series B | May 2025 | 14.7 M$ | Partech Africasource |
| AURASecurity, cleaning and facility management · South Africa | Jul 2024 | 1.1 M$ | HAVAÍCsource |
| Right Now ResponseRepair and maintenance · South Africa | Mar 2024 | 634 k$ | HAVAÍCsource |
| OfferZenRecruitment and staffing · South Africa | Jan 2024 | 4.3 M$ | Invenfinsource |
| International Facilities ServicesSecurity, cleaning and facility management · South Africa · Growth | Feb 2019 | undisclosed | DPI (Development Partners International)source |
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.