Top 5 Platforms VC Funds & Investors in South Africa (October 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Emerge VC
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, Germany, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Education, EdTech, Software | $33k–$22M |
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Base Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Australia, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $2M–$200M |
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LocalGlobe
VC Fund
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, France | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1M–$30M |
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $100k–$37M |
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Audrey Capital
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Seed, Angel, Series A | Software, Wellness, Health Care | $578k–$36M |
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Emerge is a $75M pre-seed fund for human capital development: consumer learning, careers and AI diffusion at work. First cheques of $500k to $2.5M, UK and Europe.
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- Industry: Education, EdTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 80
- Round size: Seed $53k–$7.2M; Pre-Seed $33k–$3.2M; Series A $5M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 21% lead, 79% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $73M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- VARM — Varm provides efficient insulation for energy saving and comfort.
- 5U AI — 5U AI gives freight teams an AI workforce that's connected across multiple communication channels to understand, reason and act on data.
- Kinfolk — Resolve 70% of employee requests, run lifecycle programs on autopilot, gain visibility into service delivery and unlock capacity to scale Workforce Ops.
Base Capital is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $2M–$8M; Series A $5.1M–$200M; Series B $12M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kapu — Your favorite supermarket on every street.
- Nitex — Nitex is a B2B platform for sustainable garments supply chain allowing fashion retailers to manage product design, developments, compliance, order tracking, and insurance in one platform.
- Swoop — Swoop operates as an internet marketplace platform that provides food delivery services while building a broader consumer super-app ecosystem. The company connects users with restaurants through a mobile and digital platform, enabling customers to browse menus, place orders, and receive deliveries via an independent rider network. Its deliverymodel relies on third-party couriers who fulfill orders, while the platform coordinates transactions, routing, and customer interactions. The company generates revenue through restaurant commissions and service fees applied to customer orders, rather than directly employing delivery personnel.
Seeding ambitious founders at places like @citymapper, @improbableio,@teamkano, @moo, @songkick,@seedcamp, @transferwise and @zoopla since 1999. Who's next?
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 440
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$12M; Pre-Seed $1M–$5.1M; Series A $4M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $500M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Phase0 — Payment platform for construction projects
- Resolutiion — Resolutiion provides AI-powered software for managing commercial conflict, delivery risk, and business relationship performance. The platform supports organizations with dispute detection, workflow automation, contract monitoring, issue resolution, and operational risk management across customers, suppliers, workforce teams, and commercialpartnerships. Its system uses AI-driven analysis to identify relationship friction, monitor delivery performance, and support structured resolution processes. Resolutiion also provides commercial intelligence tools, reporting, and collaboration features for enterprise delivery and governance management.
- Maven Robotics — Maven Robotics is building the world's leading general purpose AI robots.
LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors.........
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 187
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $250k–$37M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $43M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
- Nucleon Security — Zero-Trust and ML-based Endpoint Detection and Response Platform #EDR #FDR #EndpointSecurity
Elephants always run on trunk.
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- Industry: Software, Wellness, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 65
- Round size: Seed $578k–$6.5M; Series A $3M–$36M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- about.me — Create a free, one-page website in minutes with about.me. Showcase your work, links, and story on a personal homepage that's all about you.
- Flourish Labs — Flourish Labs is a purpose-driven startup combining cutting edge mental health science and technology to foster flourishing and good mental health. Our mission is to mobilize and scale professional peer support with tech to address the mental health crisis.
- Nord Security — Nord Security is the leader in the field of online privacy and security. Our security tools have earned praise from respected experts and tech outlets.
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