Top 5 Life Science VC Funds & Investors in South Africa (August 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Oak Drive ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Philippines, France, Singapore | Seed, Series B, Series A | Banking, FinTech, Financial Services | $2M–$131M |
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Futuregrowth Asset Management
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, France, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Transportation, Financial Services | $1.8M–$11M |
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Unruly Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, CleanTech | $908k–$55M |
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University Technology Fund
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa | Seed, Grant | Biotechnology, AgTech, Medical | $467k–$5M |
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E4EAfrica
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, The Netherlands, France | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Logistics, Internet, Supply Chain Management | $1M–$7.5M |
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Oak Drive ventures will provide management support to a growing stable of operating companies. It combines decades of operational and investment experience to create value across various industries.
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- Industry: Banking, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series B, Series A
- Geography: Philippines, France, Singapore
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $5.3M–$6.5M; Series A $2M–$3M; Series B $50M–$131M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Hive Health — Hive Health is a digital platform that provides access to easy-to-use, affordable, and quality HMO plans for SMEs in the Philippines.
- Netbank — Netbank provides various banking solutions like alternative lenders, payment solutions, neobanks, and wallets.
- Kraver's Canteen — Kraver's Canteen is an online F&B brand builder, operating the fastest growing cloud kitchen network in the Philippines. Can't agree what to order for the family? Satisfy every craving with the best delivery brands in the Manila, with just one delivery fee!
Futuregrowth manages the full range of fixed interest and developmental impact funds on behalf of our clients. We are committed to managing and investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner.
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- Industry: Software, Transportation, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5.3M; Series A $3.4M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 70% lead, 30% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- CubeSpace — Industry-leading modular attitude determination and control (ADCS) products and solutions. Laser-focused on our customers' success. Your global ADCS partner.
- SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
Investing in the crazy before it becomes normal
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- Industry: Biotechnology, Artificial Intelligence, CleanTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 62
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9.3M; Pre-Seed $908k–$3.6M; Venture - Series Unknown $1.6M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Matta — Creating AGI to manufacture the impossible.
- Willo — Willo is advancing and scaling true wireless power for humanity, technology, and industry. Discover the company powering the next era of energy delivery.
- Tangible — Tangible empowers hardware companies with sustainable asset-based lending solutions. Our platform streamlines debt funding, compliance automation, and financial product design, enabling efficient capital mobilization and comprehensive reporting for a greener future. Scale your business with Twist.
The University Technology Fund specifically focusses on commercialising technology, intellectual property, and research - Visit Us!
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- Industry: Biotechnology, AgTech, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Grant
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $484k–$5M; Grant $467k–$473k
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Immobazyme — Immobazyme provides pioneering the biotechnology industry. Using innovative technologies, along with an environmentally responsible outlook.the company aims to develop an analytical laboratory platform as well as serve the industrial sector through the production of high-value products by organic synthesis and environmental remediationtechnologies.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
- MariHealth Solutions (RF) (PTY) LTD — Proteomics-powered analytics for aquaculture. We quantify 3,000+ proteins per sample to deliver deep biological insights for fish health, nutrition, and farming.
E4E Africa Backing category-defining emerging market businesses. We invest in businesses that drive economic opportunity and sustainable growth.Learn MoreE4E specializes ... Read More
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- Industry: Logistics, Internet, Supply Chain Management
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, The Netherlands, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $2.7M–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $1M–$2M; Series A $1M–$5.4M
- Lead/follow: 36% lead, 64% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
- Yebo Fresh — Yebofresh is a new online shopping service, delivering popular groceries straight into areas that are generally unserved by most formal retailers. Our unique business model and partnerships with manufacturers allow us to deliver top quality products and A-brands at extremely competitive prices. Yebofresh serves Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha,Mfuleni and Gugulethu and following recent seed funding, is rapidly expanding across the greater Cape Town area.
- Conservio — Discover and Book South Africa's best nature accommodations with Conservio. Book vetted accommodations, easy and safe to book online.
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