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Fireball Capital

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Investisseur référencé à partir d'opérations publiées. Secteurs, pays, instruments et tickets affichés d'après ses opérations ; le fonds peut revendiquer sa fiche pour préciser sa thèse.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 6 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Private equity (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket
2.9 M$ – 15 M$, median 9.6 M$ (4 disclosed amounts)
Countries
South Africa (6)
Activities
Commercial & industrial energy (2), Data and AI (1), Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS) (1)
Instruments
Equity (3)
Stages
Series A (2), Growth (1)
Recent activity
2 deals in 12 months, latest Dec 2025

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

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Investment thesis

Criteria inferred from recorded deals: the fund has not stated its thesis yet.

Investment ticket
n/a
Instruments
Equity*
Preferred sectors
Energy*, Fintech*, SaaS*, Healthcare*
Target geographies
South Africa*

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Series AGrowth

Reference deals

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Contactable

September 2025 · South Africa
13.5 M$FintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Venture Capitalworks

Activity : Regtech, identity and fraud prevention

South African digital identity platform Contactable has raised USD 13.5 M in financing to expand its onboarding and eKYC solutions across Africa.

Co-investors Ke Nako Capital

Source : weetracker.com

Insight Terra

January 2025 · South Africa
Series A5.7 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside E3 Capital

Activity : Data and AI

South Africa’s Insight Terra Raises $5.7 million to scale climate-tech platform.

Co-investors Atlantic Bridge, Globalive

Source : launchbaseafrica.com

Plentify

July 2024 · South Africa
Undisclosed amountEnergyCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Third Sphere

Activity : Commercial & industrial energy

Plentify , a South African climate tech company, has closed an oversubscribed funding round to fuel growth within South Africa and support expansion into international markets.

Co-investors Susquehanna Foundation, TELUS Pollinator Fund for Good

Source : weetracker.com

Ukheshe International

December 2022 · South Africa
GrowthUndisclosed amountEquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside DPI (Development Partners International)

Activity : Fintech infrastructure (APIs, open banking, BaaS)

Instrument : Investment agreement · Vehicle : African Development Partners III

Fintech platform providing Banking-as-a-Service and embedded-finance solutions to banks, fintechs, mobile operators and SMEs.

Why they invested

  • Embedded finance and fintech represent a growth opportunity in Africa.
  • Ukheshe is accelerating international expansion.
  • The company targets financial inclusion through technology solutions.

Source : dpi-llp.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Fireball Capital invests across the following sectors: Energy, Fintech, SaaS, and Healthcare, in the following areas: South Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.