# Top 15 Machine Learning Startup Investors in South Africa in June 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Industrial Development Corporation | 2 | South Africa, Canada, Sweden | Debt Financing, Series A, Post-IPO Debt | Renewable Energy, Mobile, Sustainability |
| Knife Capital | 2 | South Africa, United States, Sweden | Series A, Seed | Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology |
| Venture Capital Studio | 2 | South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Finance |
| Phillip Sebole Masango | 2 | South Africa | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence |
| 4Di Capital | 2 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Financial Services, Mobile |
| Savannah Fund | 1 | Kenya, United States, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | E-Commerce, FinTech, Software |
| Capaci.Tech | 1 | South Africa, United States | Seed | SMS, Apps, SaaS |
| Wavecrest Growth Partners | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Private Equity, Series A | Software, SaaS, Automotive |
| LeapFrog Investments | 1 | India, Nigeria, United Kingdom | Private Equity, Series D | Financial Services, Finance, Insurance |
| Paper Plane Ventures | 1 |  |  |  |
| Hannover Re | 1 | United States, Germany, Brazil | Series A, Seed, Private Equity | Insurance, FinTech, InsurTech |
| Bantam Group | 1 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Internet, Artificial Intelligence |
| AgFunder | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Agriculture, AgTech, Biotechnology |
| Joe Caruso | 1 | United States, France, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Internet |
| Automattic | 1 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Seed, Series A, Corporate Round | Software, SaaS, Information Technology |