# Standard Bank South Africa

> Standard Bank South Africa is a VC fund backing Financial Services. See 49 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 49
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/standard-bank-group/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/standardbankza
- Website: http://www.standardbank.co.za/standardbank/
- Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Standard-Bank/114225512312

Standard Bank South Africa is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Financial Services and FinTech. Standard Bank Group is a global bank with African roots. It is South Africa's largest bank, distinguished by its extensive operations in 17 African countries. Outside the African continent, Standard Bank Group operations span to 16 countries, with an emerging market focus. Their customers benefit from their knowledge and expertise in emergingmarkets, coupled with their global outlook.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$2M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $46M–$301M |
| Debt Financing | $13M–$767M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 12 | 24% |
| FinTech | 9 | 18% |
| Payments | 6 | 12% |
| Energy | 5 | 10% |
| Mining | 5 | 10% |

80 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 19 | 39% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 11 | 22% |
| Seed | 5 | 10% |
| Grant | 4 | 8% |
| Corporate Round | 2 | 4% |

10 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 23 | 47% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 8% |
| Ghana | 2 | 4% |
| Israel | 2 | 4% |
| United States | 2 | 4% |

17 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chuma Nwokocha | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chuma-nwokocha |
| John Paterson | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-paterson-035e |
| Kristel Sampson | Platform Owner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristel-sampson |
| Leovigildo Reis | Team Leader/Software Developer, Electronic Applications | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leovigildo-reis |
| Linda Swart | Incubation Manager | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/linda-swart |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Helios Towers | Helios Towers is a leading independent telecoms tower company in Africa and Middle- East. They have a strong position in all their markets, and are the market leader and sole independent telecoms tower company in Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo ("DRC"), Congo Brazzaville ("Congo B") and Senegal. | $29M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Bridgement | Bridgement provides cash flow and financing solutions through business funding, credit lines and SME loans. | $20.3M | Debt Financing | Jul 05, 2026 |  |
| Wilderness Holdings | Wilderness Holdings is a group of responsible ecotourism companies, such as Wilderness Safaris and Governors’ Camp Collection, that together use responsible tourism to build sustainable conservation economies in Africa. Wilderness Safaris and the Governors’ Camp Collection operate camps and safaris in some of Africa’s best wildlife and wildernessareas across seven different countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Recognising that conservation is as much about people as about the environment, the company has pursued important goals by supporting its non-profit partners, Children in the Wilderness and the Wilderness Wildlife Trust, which have helped change the face of nature-based tourism in southern Africa. | $175M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 23, 2026 |  |
| China Energy Engineering Corporation | China Energy Engineering Corporation is the solutions providers for the power industry across the world. It also enables to provide customers with one-stop integrated solutions and full life-cycle project management services. They offer survey and design services for large-scale power generation projects covering grid projects, power sources, andconsultancy services including evaluation, supervision of power projects, policy consultation, and assessment.The company sell and manufactures civil explosives and cement and provides blasting services for projects. It also operates power plants and other infrastructure projects such as environmental protection projects, highways, and water conservancy projects.China Energy Engineering Corporation was named The Top 150 Global Design Firms” in 2015 for their design business and 15th among “The Top 250 Global Contractors” in 2014 for their contracting businesses respectively by ENR.China Energy Engineering Corporation was established on December 19, 2014, and is headquartered in Chaoyang District, Beijing, China. | $766.8M | Debt Financing | Jun 01, 2026 |  |
| AMEA Power | AMEA Power develops, owns, and operates utility-scale solar and battery energy storage projects across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. The company constructs photovoltaic plants and hybrid systems and negotiates long-term power purchase agreements to supply clean electricity. Its portfolio includes operational, under-construction, and plannedprojects ranging from 24 MW solar farms in Uganda to 500 MW solar plants in Egypt, often integrating battery storage to enhance grid stability. AMEA Power also partners with governments and industry to secure financing and concessions for its energy developments, contributing to regional infrastructure expansion in renewable power. | $100M | Debt Financing | May 20, 2026 |  |
| Anglo American Platinum | Anglo American Platinum Limited is the world's largest primary producer of platinum, accounting for about 38% of the world's annual supply. Based in South Africa, most of the group's operations lie to the northwest and northeast of Johannesburg. | $120.2M | Post-IPO Debt | May 18, 2026 |  |
| Optasia | Optasia is a financial technology company. They develop airtime credit and mobile value-added services for mobile operators and financial institutions. They also provide financial solutions that utilize proprietary analytics tools, including micro cash loans, handset loans, credit services for pre-paid utilities, dynamic feed trends, big dataanalytics, and other related services. | $330M | Post-IPO Debt | Apr 10, 2026 |  |
| Engineers & Planners | Engineers & Planners conducts contract mining services with expertise in mining environments. | $205M | Debt Financing | Feb 26, 2026 |  |
| Mulilo Wind Enterprises | Mulilo Wind Enterprises is an Independent power producer focusing on renewable energy. |  | Debt Financing | Feb 24, 2026 |  |
| Enko Education | Enko Education is an Africa-wide network of international secondary schools in Africa that offers launchpad to world's best universities. | $22M | Debt Financing | Feb 17, 2026 |  |

10 of 49 investments shown.

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## FAQ

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

Standard Bank South Africa invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Payments startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 49 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 Standard Bank South Africa's check size?

Standard Bank South Africa typically joins rounds of $1M–$2M at Seed, $46M–$301M at Post-IPO Debt and $13M–$767M at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Standard Bank South Africa participates in.

### How do I contact Standard Bank South Africa?

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### Who are the partners at Standard Bank South Africa?

The team at Standard Bank South Africa includes Chuma Nwokocha (CEO), John Paterson (Founder) and Kristel Sampson (Platform Owner), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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