dLocaldLocal enables global merchants to accept and send payments across emerging markets via one API.
Cape Town, South Africa
Post-IPO Secondary
September 2025
$191M
9
2
Flow48Flow48 enables SME growth by transforming future revenues into up-front capital under flexible terms.
Cape Town, South Africa
Debt Financing
February 2025
$69M
13
3
SolarsaverSolarSaver offers customized solar photovoltaic and solar-battery hybrid solutions.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Growth
November 2025
$60M
5
4
StitchStitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
April 2025
$55M
23
5
Paymenow GroupPaymenow is a financial wellness and inclusion platform that allows employees on demand access to earned wages.
Stellenbosch, South Africa
Growth
July 2025
$45M
4
6
Naked InsuranceNaked Insurance provides instant, honest insurance at game-changing prices.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
January 2025
$38M
9
7
WetilityWetility enables you smartly generate solar power on your rooftop, then seamlessly store, release and monitor clean energy to your home or business.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Venture
June 2025
$28M
2
8
AURAAura is a South African cloud-based security and safety startup.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
May 2025
$15M
6
9
Grid AfricaGrid Africa is a leader in solar energy solutions, dedicated to advancing the adoption of renewable energy across Africa.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Funding Round
October 2025
$14M
1
10
ContactableContactable enables secure digital identity verification across African industries.
Tshwane, South Africa
Private Equity
September 2025
$14M
6
11
Nile.agNile.ag is revolutionizing the way food is traded across Africa
Johannesburg, South Africa
Funding Round
June 2025
$11M
6
12
The InvigilatorThe Invigilator is designed to uphold academic integrity during remote assessments using AI-powered invigilation tools.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Funding Round
September 2025
$11M
1
13
swiftVEEswiftVEE is a South African AgriTech startup with a platform that addresses water scarcity, food security, and market efficiency for the livestock sector
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage
December 2025
$10M
8
14
LulalendLulalend is an online lending company that provides fast and easy working capital funding to small businesses in South Africa.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
February 2026
$10M
13
15
MyNextCarMy Next Car connects drivers with affordable vehicle rental solutions, helping them earn through driving on e-hailing platform Bolt.
Randburg, South Africa
Funding Round
June 2025
$10M
3
16
CerebriumCerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage
July 2025
$9M
3
17
JUMOJUMO is a technology platform, developed for building and running financial services.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
November 2025
$8M
15
18
KHULA!KHULA! is a South African mobile marketplace for farmers.
Johannesburg, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
March 2025
$7M
9
19
FAROFARO is Africa’s fastest growing fashion venture - on a mission to build the world’s most innovative fashion outlet and reduce waste.
Cape Town, South Africa
Seed
January 2025
$6M
9
20
Insight TerraInsight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage Venture
January 2025
$6M
7
21
Zero Carbon ChargeZero Carbon Charge is a South African startup specialising in clean mobility infrastructure.
Cape Town, South Africa
Seed
May 2025
$6M
1
22
YagaYaga is a resale fashion marketplace enabling safe, sustainable secondhand clothing trade globally.
Cape Town, South Africa
Seed
October 2025
$5M
10
23
Salus CloudSalus Cloud is a South African AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers.
Cape Town, South Africa
Early Stage
June 2025
$4M
5
24
Jem HRJem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp.
Cape Town, South Africa
Funding Round
July 2025
$3M
13
25
AgeiroAgeiro builds enterprise AI that converts business intent into software, automating development and accelerating innovation.