# Standard Bank of South Africa

> Standard Bank of South Africa is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Software and Logistics. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Oct 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-bank-south-africa
- Website: https://www.standardbank.co.za/southafrica/personal/home

Standard Bank of South Africa is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Software and Logistics. Standard Bank Group Limited is a major South African bank and financial services group. It is Africa's biggest lender by assets.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| Transportation | 1 | 100% |
| Supply Chain Management | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tripplo | Tripplo is a logistics software platform that automates and optimizes operations for transporters, cargo owners, and cargo brokers. They provide small and medium transporters with tools to operate. | $1.8M | Seed | Oct 12, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [54 Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GalloProvincialis](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galloprovincialis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Standard Bank South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/standard-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Standard Bank of South Africa invest in?

Standard Bank of South Africa invests primarily in Software, Logistics and Transportation startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Standard Bank of South Africa last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Standard Bank of South Africa closed in Oct 2023. Shizune tracks 1 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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