Top 5 Gaming Angel Investors in South Africa (October 2026)

Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.

Investment focus

Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada

Investor stats

Total investments: 329
Round size: Seed $350k–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $3M–$50M
Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow

Portfolio highlights

CASIMIR —
illumicell AI — illumicell AI combines patented AI algorithms and proprietary microscopy technology to test 50x faster, 20x more effectively, empowering every healthcare provider at the point of care – not just fertility clinics – with accessible, scalable fertility diagnostics.
SignalRank — SignalRank owns a growing asset portfolio of top performing venture backed companies. It enters at Series B by helping early stage investors maintain their ownership in their best assets. The resulting portfolio is a top decile venture performer since inception in May 2023. SignalRank finances early stage investors’ pro-rata in qualifying Series B rounds through an automated process designed for speed, high-conviction selection, and partner-aligned economics. it can decide inside 24 hours and fund in less than a week. As a result SignalRank has 300+ seed partners who invite it to partner for pro-rata financing in their fastest growing companies. It sees a high percentage of all Series B term sheets prior to close. Capital is supplied from SignalRank’s balance sheet, with no capital calls or partner IC process delays. Check size correlates with capital available. SignalRank handles SPV setup and ongoing administration, with a target of moving from partner allocation request to funding in 5 business days. 20% of the profit on each investment goes directly to partners. SignalRank creates deal-by-deal SPVs; SignalRank does not charge management fees for this partner product. The portfolio can be seen at - https://signalrank.com/signalrank-index.html

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Maijid Moujaled is based out of San Francisco, California and is the Co-Founder and President of Chipper Cash. Maijid previously worked at Yahoo as a iOS Software Engineer. Maijid Moujaled attended the Grinnell College.

Investment focus

Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Gaming
Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa

Investor stats

Total investments: 5
Round size: Seed $3M–$5.3M
Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow

Portfolio highlights

Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
Carry1st — Carry1st develops and publishes enriching mobile games and content apps for African consumers.
Hisa Inc — Seamless trading, and Borderless investment for Africa.

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Nas, byname of Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, also called Nasty Nas, (born September 14, 1973, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American rapper and songwriter who became a dominant voice in 1990s East Coast hip-hop. Nas built a reputation as an expressive chronicler of inner-city street life. Nasir Jones, the son of a jazz musician, grew up in public housing in Queens, New York. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and searched for a creative outlet, finally settling on hip-hop. His breakthrough came in 1992, when his song “Half Time” (credited to Nasty Nas) appeared on the sound track to the film Zebrahead. Columbia Records soon signed him to a contract. His debut recording as Nas, Illmatic (1994), drew widespread acclaim for its poetic narration of hard-edged inner-city life. The more pop-oriented approach of It Was Written (1996) helped that album reach an even wider audience than its predecessor but ignited a recurring tension in Nas’s career between the appetite of the pop audience and the demands of hip-hop purists. He maintained his commercial appeal with I Am... (1999), although by that time he had also become embroiled in a public feud with fellow rapper Jay-Z over which of the two was the preeminent voice in East Coast hip-hop. The schism inspired Stillmatic (2001), which many fans considered a return to form. The two rappers publicly settled their differences in 2005, and shortly thereafter Nas signed with Def Jam, of which Jay-Z was president at the time. Nas’s penchant for provocation marked Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) and an untitled follow-up (2008), while Life Is Good (2012) struck an introspective tone. He also notably collaborated with reggae musician Damian Marley (the youngest son of Bob Marley) on the album Distant Relatives (2010). Nas also made occasional film appearances, notably in Belly (1998), a crime drama in which he starred opposite rapper DMX, and Black Nativity (2013), an adaptation of Langston Hughes’s gospel play.

Investment focus

Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
Geography: United States, Canada, Brazil

Investor stats

Total investments: 66
Round size: Seed $650k–$5.6M; Series A $4M–$60M; Series B $7M–$40M
Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow

Portfolio highlights

Everyrealm — Everyrealm is an immersive media company, specializing in technology and infrastructure that drives social, community-driven gaming experiences and platforms.
Magic Spoon — Magic Spoon cereal is high-protein, low-sugar, keto-friendly, and gluten-free. Available in Cocoa, Frosted, Fruity, Blueberry, Peanut Butter, and Cinnamon.
Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.

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Brian Corrigan is the VP and Head of Americas at PUBG Corporation. He attended Clarkson University and the University at Albany, SUNY. (This website is horribly out of date, probably best to hit my website or LinkedIn)

Investment focus

Industry: Gaming, Internet, SaaS
Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
Geography: United States, Estonia, South Africa

Investor stats

Total investments: 4
Round size: Series A $13M–$20M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Powerspike — Powerspike is a new type of advertising network based on content creators - where any marketer can make their brand famous in a few clicks. Our Endorsement Serving technology automatically buys, executes, and optimizes content creator endorsements - replacing the traditionally lengthy process of RFP’s, human negotiations, and insertion orders.
Ready Player Me — The Ready Player Me platform leverages AI, ML , and a suite of developer-first tools to empower developers to integrate avatars into their games and apps to launch faster, improve user adoption, and grow revenue through asset monetization.
Carry1st — Carry1st develops and publishes enriching mobile games and content apps for African consumers.

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