Venture capital firms in South Africa
17 venture capital firms headquartered in South Africa are recorded here. Stated investment stages run from pre-seed to growth. The sectors named most often are Technology, Fintech and AI. The cities with most of them are Johannesburg (7), Cape Town (5) and Roodepoort (1). Every fact comes from the investor’s own website and links back to the page it was read from. Coverage is incomplete and biased toward investors who publish clearly.
| Investor | Layer | Type | Stage | Headquarters |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Di Capital technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Action Hero Ventures | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
| Aions Ventures fintech · health tech · SaaS · two-sided marketplaces |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Seed | Roodepoort, South Africa |
| Anza Capital FoodTech · CleanTech · DigitalTech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Digital Africa Ventures | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Grindstone Ventures Fund II | Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed | South Africa |
| HAVAÍC technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series A | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Hlayisani Capital ICT · manufacturing · agriculture · education |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| i7 Capital Technology · Manufacturing · Agriculture · Financial Technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | South Africa |
| Invenfin technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Kalon Venture Partners technology · fintech · insurtech · retail |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Knife Capital Enterprise Technology · Hardware and Deep Tech · Healthcare · Educational Technology |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Series A – Growth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Newtown Partners technology · logistics · fintech · digital health |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Savant Venture Fund Deep tech · Hardware · Medtech · Energy |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Pre-seed – Series A | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Solcon Capital deep tech · AI & Big Data · Web 3.0 · Space Tech |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Not stated | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| Sukuma Ventures fintech · blockchain · technology |
Direct + LP | Venture capital | Seed – Growth | Johannesburg, South Africa |
| University Technology Fund technology · university research and intellectual property |
Direct investor | Venture capital | Seed – Series B | South Africa |