# SAB Foundation

> SAB Foundation is a VC fund in Gauteng backing Health Care, Retail and Farming. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sab-foundation/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/sabfoundationsa
- Website: https://sabfoundation.co.za/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sabfoundationsa/

SAB Foundation is a VC fund in Gauteng focused on Health Care and Retail. SAB Foundation invest in social innovation with a priority of benefiting women & youth, people in rural areas & people with a disability.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Grant | $89k–$100k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |
| Farming | 1 | 13% |
| Women's | 1 | 13% |
| Children | 1 | 13% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 7 | 88% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 6 | 75% |
| India | 1 | 13% |
| Brazil | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Marking App | The Marking App provides a data-free application that automatically marks handwritten school assessments while also automating school administration. |  | Grant | May 22, 2026 |  |
| Word Of Mouth | Word of mouth generates local income opportunities and builds local capacity in the informal sector. |  | Grant | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| Syked | Syked is an online wellness company with a wide database of practitioners that focus on counseling support to clients in the comfort of their own home over a secure video platform. |  | Grant | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| Respo | Respo technology as a catalyst for positive change highlights the potential for innovation to improve lives and foster community. Respo focuses on ethical development and the importance of user-centered design, ensuring that advancements benefit society. |  | Grant | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| LIQID Medical | LIQID Medical is a medical equipment manufacturing organization focusing on the development of technological glaucoma treatment devices. OptiShunt and iFlow are two of LIQID Medical's main products. Each device is intended to provide clinically effective, cost-effective, and quality-of-life-enhancing solutions for severe and refractoryglaucoma. | $1.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 26, 2022 |  |
| Agrikool | Agrikool connects growers and commercial buyers to a fair, reliable, and transparent marketplace. | $100K | Grant | Feb 21, 2021 |  |
| Leafline | Leafline is a sanitary product manufacturer. They provide products that include sanitary wear, adult and children’s nappies, breast pads, sanitary towels, and chair and bed protectors. It is made from a natural pineapple leaf fibre, making it environmentally friendly and reusable. | $88.9K | Grant | Feb 11, 2021 |  |
| Meat Naturally | Meat Naturally provides education, farming resources, grazing expertise, and market opportunities for the restoration of rangelands. | $100K | Grant | Feb 10, 2021 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Injini](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/injini) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The MasterCard Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-mastercard-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Tony Elumelu Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tony-elumelu-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Trevor Noah Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trevor-noah-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does SAB Foundation invest in?

SAB Foundation invests primarily in Health Care, Retail and Farming startups, most often at Grant and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is SAB Foundation's check size?

SAB Foundation typically joins rounds of $89k–$100k at Grant. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds SAB Foundation participates in.

### When did SAB Foundation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for SAB Foundation closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 8 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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