Telecoms & digital infrastructure 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 — Telecoms & digital infrastructure, South Africa.
5
deals recorded
0
over 12 months
183.5 M$
median disclosed ticket
7
identified investors
Key findings
- 5 funding deals recorded (Telecoms & digital infrastructure, South Africa) since 2020, involving 5 companies and 7 identified investors. 0 of them over the last 12 months (2 the previous year).
- Median disclosed ticket: 183.5 M$; half of the deals fall between 128.9 M$ and 238.8 M$ (4 amounts disclosed out of 5, 736.7 M$ in total).
- Most frequent stage: Growth (80 %); most used instrument: Equity (80 %).
- Most active investors: Actis (2), Africa Capital Alliance (1), Finnfund (1).
- 40 % of deals are syndicated (at least two investors around the table).
Industries
- Telecom towers and fibre5
Stages
- Growth4
Instruments
- Equity4
Deals per year
| Year | Deals | Disclosed amounts |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1 | 200 M$ |
| 2024 | 1 | 14.7 M$ |
| 2025 | 2 | 355 M$ |
Most active investors
- Actis2 deals
- Africa Capital Alliance1 deal
- Finnfund1 deal
- Knife Capital1 deal
- Mineworkers Investment Company1 deal
- NewSpace Capital1 deal
- Royal Bafokeng Holdings1 deal
Latest deals
| Company | Date | Disclosed amounts | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| SwiftnetTelecom towers and fibre · South Africa · Growth | Mar 2025 | 355 M$ | Actissource |
| Fibertime GroupTelecom towers and fibre · South Africa · Growth | Mar 2025 | undisclosed | Finnfundsource |
| Simera SenseTelecom towers and fibre · South Africa | Mar 2024 | 14.7 M$ | NewSpace Capitalsource |
| WIOCCTelecom towers and fibre · South Africa · Growth | Nov 2021 | 200 M$ | Africa Capital Alliancesource |
| OctotelTelecom towers and fibre · South Africa · Growth | Oct 2020 | 167 M$ | Actissource |
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.