Top 5 Legal VC Funds & Investors in South Africa (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Five35 Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Wellness, Health Care | $100k–$1.7M |
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Knife Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Series A, Seed | Software, Education, Manufacturing | $2M–$30M |
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MANTIS Venture Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Brazil, Pakistan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | $2M–$80M |
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Webb Investment Network
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, France | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $937k–$45M |
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SV Aangel
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet | $1M–$107M |
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Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Wellness, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $100k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $1M–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 15% lead, 85% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Susu — Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs.
- Kasha — Health products and household goods you want, delivered to where you are.
- Zuri Health — .ts-banner-image-1:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} .ts-banner-image-2:hover .overlay{background-color:#ffffff} Popular categories Pharmacy Doctor at home Covid Labs & Diagonstics Wellness Telemed Show all Our Services PharmacyBuy both OTC and prescription medication and have it delivered to your doorstepLabs & DiagnosticsBook labs and Diagnostic tests and get your samples collected from the comfort of your home, hotel
Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Manufacturing
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 31
- Round size: Series A $2M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- d6 — SCHOOLS Schools Communication Platforms and School Management Software COMMUNITIES Community & Internal Business Communication Platforms MEDIA Let your brand be seen Advertise on
- DataProphet — DataProphet offers production intelligence solutions for manufacturers. By combining human ingenuity with production data, we supercharge manufacturing excellence. Explore our Connect platform and expert services, trusted by industry leaders.
- Stone Three Venture Technology — We combine expert services with the power of machine learning to help our customers increase their productivity and safety.
MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 118
- Round size: Seed $2M–$14M; Series A $13M–$50M; Series B $17M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Rogo — Rogo is the secure generative AI (GenAI) platform built for elite financial institutions. Save time, unlock insights and automate workflows in days.
- SolveAI —
- LoanSnap — LoanSnap is a mortgage company that provides people with a clear view of their finances and shows them where they may be losing money every month. It currently serves the residents of California, Florida, Illinois, Colorado, and Tennessee. Allan Carroll and Karl Jacob founded Loansnap in 2017. It is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
We invest $500-750K in early stage companies and have built a community of Affiliates, founders, and team members who are wired to give back.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 144
- Round size: Seed $937k–$5.2M; Series A $3.3M–$24M; Series B $6M–$45M
- Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Aisera — Aisera's AI Service Management (AISM) solution helps enterprises to automate IT tasks & workflows to deliver exceptional service experience.
- Guild.ai — Our mission is simple: to make building with AI as open and collaborative as open source. We’re creating tools for the next generation of intelligent systems—built for developers who value craft, reliability, scale, and community. By opening up the AI development process, we’re enabling teams to move faster, ship with confidence, and learn fromeach other as they build what’s next.
- Sandstone — Sandstone is the platform for AI-native legal departments. Sandstone is built by a team of lawyers, legal operations, and tech experts who understand that efficiency is not just about speed, but also about context.
SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 952
- Round size: Seed $1M–$10M; Series A $2.5M–$35M; Series B $8M–$107M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $29M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Cartesia — Cartesia provides real-time multimodal intelligence for all devices. Its objective is to develop the next generation of AI: pervasive, interactive intelligence that operates everywhere.
- Polymarket — Bet on your beliefs
- Vulcan — Vulcan builds AI tools that map U.S. laws and regulations, helping users draft, review, and stay compliant with legal documents.
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