🇿🇦 Startup investors in South Africa

39 startup investors in South Africa, from the Open Ecosystem Atlas — VC and Angel. Most are based in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

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Startup investors in South Africa

  • Knife Capital

    VC · Cape Town

    South African VC backing tech ventures with traction; reached final close on a $50M expansion fund and runs the Grindstone accelerator.

    Offers: investment

  • Naspers Foundry

    VC · Cape Town

    Naspers' fund investing in South African tech startups.

    Offers: investment

  • HAVAIC

    VC · Cape Town

    South African VC backing post-revenue African tech, deploying a fund of about $20M into seed and Series A.

    Offers: investment

  • Kalon Venture Partners

    VC · Cape Town

    Early-stage VC.

    Offers: investment

  • 4Di Capital

    VC · Cape Town

    Tech VC backing South African founders.

    Offers: investment

  • E Squared Investments

    VC · Cape Town

    Early-stage investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Hlayisani Capital

    VC · Johannesburg

    Tech-focused VC.

    Offers: investment

  • Platform Investment Partners

    VC · Cape Town

    Growth investor in African tech.

    Offers: investment

  • AlphaCode

    VC · Johannesburg

    Rand Merchant Investments' fintech venture arm.

    Offers: investment

  • Newtown Partners

    VC · Johannesburg

    VC investing in fintech and Web3.

    Offers: investment

  • Dazzle Angels

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Female-led South African angel fund with a TIA matching-fund partnership.

    Offers: investment

  • Jozi Angels

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Angel network investing in early-stage startups.

    Offers: investment

  • Vinny Lingham

    Angel · Cape Town

    Founder of Gyft and Civic, and a Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Mark Shuttleworth

    VC · Cape Town

    Founder of Thawte and Canonical, and of HBD Venture Capital.

    Offers: investment

  • Keet van Zyl

    VC · Cape Town

    Co-founder of Knife Capital.

    Offers: investment

  • Andrea Böhmert

    VC · Cape Town

    Co-founder of Knife Capital.

    Offers: investment

  • Mobility54

    VC · Johannesburg

    Toyota Tsusho's fund investing in African mobility startups.

    Offers: investment

  • Fireball Capital

    VC · Cape Town

    Investor backing South African tech.

    Offers: investment

  • Crossfin

    VC · Johannesburg

    Fintech investment and technology group.

    Offers: investment

  • Edge Growth

    VC · Johannesburg

    Investor and venture builder for SMEs.

    Offers: investment

  • Polo Leteka

    VC · Johannesburg

    Co-founder of IDF Capital and a former Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Dawn Nathan-Jones

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Businesswoman and Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Romanos Alfred

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Entrepreneur and Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Marnus Broodryk

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Founder of The Beancounter and a Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Gil Oved

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Co-founder of The Creative Counsel and a Shark Tank South Africa investor.

    Offers: investment

  • Launch Africa

    VC · Cape Town

    Pan-African seed VC that has backed 133+ startups across 22 countries.

    Offers: investment

  • E4E Africa

    VC · Cape Town

    Seed investor in SaaS, fintech and B2B, $100K–$1M cheques.

    Offers: investment

  • IDF Capital

    VC · Johannesburg

    Fund backing women-led South African businesses, co-founded by Polo Leteka.

    Offers: investment

  • UW Ventures

    VC · Cape Town

    Seed and Series A investor in fintech, payments and insurance.

    Offers: investment

  • NEXT176

    VC · Cape Town

    Seed-stage investor in South African software and fintech.

    Offers: investment

  • AngelHub Ventures

    Angel · Cape Town

    Angel-led investor and one of the most active backers of South African SaaS.

    Offers: investment

  • Venture Capital Studio

    VC · Cape Town

    Venture studio and fund in Cape Town.

    Offers: investment

  • 4 Decades Capital

    VC · Cape Town

    Cape Town-based venture capital firm.

    Offers: investment

  • Imvelo Ventures

    Angel · Johannesburg

    Angel network investing in venture and growth opportunities.

    Offers: investment

  • Justin Stanford

    VC · Cape Town

    Co-founder of 4Di Capital and an active fintech and insurtech angel.

    Offers: investment

  • Llew Claasen

    VC · Cape Town

    Partner at Newtown Partners, active in fintech and blockchain.

    Offers: investment

  • Sam Paddock

    Angel · Cape Town

    Co-founder of GetSmarter and an edtech and SaaS angel.

    Offers: investment

  • Daniel Guasco

    Angel · Cape Town

    Founder of Click2Sure and an angel with multiple exits.

    Offers: investment

  • Paul Cook

    Angel · Cape Town

    Founder of Silvertree Holdings, backing early-stage companies.

    Offers: investment

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