# Top 10 InsurTech Startup Investors in South Africa in June 2026

## Goodwell Investments
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Banking

Goodwell Investments is a pioneering investment firm focused on financial inclusion, fintech and inclusive growth in sectors providing

## Lireas Holdings
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, InsurTech, Security

Lireas is a leading investment company with a specific focus on insurance and insurance technology investments. We have a track record of over 35 years investing in start-ups and existing businesses requiring growth funding or new partners. We invest in people and not just elaborate business plans a

## UW Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Insurance

UW is a multi-stage investor that provides growth and replacement capital across the equity-cycle. Its activities span from high-growth venture to mid-market private equity opportunities.

## Allan Gray
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Alfred, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments

Allan Gray is Africa's largest privately owned investment management company focused on generating long-term wealth for investors..

## Emilian Popa
- Type: Angel
- Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Apps, Travel

Investor and Entrepreneur with 10+ years of successful launching, fund raising, growing, and exiting more than 20 technology ventures in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Russia. Present focus on Africa. Extensive process and strategy consulting experience with leading consulting firm in Europe, US, Africa. Joint MBA Columbia Business School /London Business School.

## The ASISA ESD Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: FinTech, Internet, InsurTech

An Invetsment Fund.

## Greenlight Reinsurance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: George Town, Midland, Cayman Islands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Insurance, InsurTech, Financial Services

Greenlight Re (www.greenlightre.ky) is a specialist property and casualty reinsurance company based in the Cayman Islands and Ireland.  The company provides a variety of custom-tailored reinsurance solutions to the insurance, risk retention group, captive and financial marketplaces.  Established in 2004, Greenlight Re selectively offers customizedreinsurance solutions in markets where capacity and alternatives are limited.  With a focus on deriving superior returns from both sides of the balance sheet, Greenlight Re's assets are managed according to a value-oriented, equity-focused strategy that complements the Company's business goal of long-term growth in book value per share.

## MFS Africa
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Insurance, Mobile

MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services.

## Old Mutual Investment Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Retail, FinTech, Finance

As a leading African investment manager, we aim to deliver sustainable long-term returns for clients via our comprehensive range of investment capabilities.

## Vunani Capital Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: FinTech, Payments, InsurTech

Vunani Capital Partners has identified seven investment sectors and will focus on these sectors and with our strategic and management partners grow the investment portfolio looking in particular to extract greater value from our existing assets. As a majority black owned company VCP will also seek opportunities to consolidate BEE investments.

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