# Top 10 Proptech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in South Africa in June 2026

## CRE Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software

Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.

## Kalon Venture Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Internet, Software

A growing number of South Africans are investing in venture capital companies that operate under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act. Contact us now.

## Indigo 7 Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Dyce, Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Water, Energy, Software

I7V have a wealth of experience in building successful international businesses. More than capital, our support team can help you optimise key functions.

## British International Investment
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Banking, Finance

British International Investment is the UK's development finance institution. We've been at the forefront of supporting companies in developing countries for more than 70 years.

## Knife Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Software, Manufacturing, Information Technology

Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.

## Industrial Development Corporation
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sandown, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Debt Financing, Series A, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Mobile, Sustainability

The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) is a national development finance institution set up to promote economic growth and industrial development.

## Liquid Intelligent Technologies
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Employment, Recruiting, Home Services

Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies is a pan-African technology group with capabilities across 14 countries, primarily in Sub-Saharan Africa.

## Newtown Partners
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Logistics, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Newtown Partners is a venture capital firm that actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startups.

## Picus Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, FinTech

Picus Capital is an early-stage technology investment firm with a long-term investment philosophy. We work together with daring technology companies to build successful, global companies challenging the status quo and shaping tomorrow.

## Vumela Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Hyde Park, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Debt Financing
- Focus: Education, Software, E-Commerce

Vumela was established in 2009 by FNB Business Banking and Edge Growth. The objective was to create an innovative model for the development of a sustainable and a financially and operationally independent investment business which invests in high growth small, medium and micro size enterprises with good economic and impact returns.Vumela wascapitalised in 2010. Within the first four years, we’d invested R90 million into eight high growth SMEs, and created a total of 400 jobs. They launched their second fund in 2015, after a further investment of R100 million from FirstRand and R127 million from the Jobs Fund. Within the first year of launching this second fund, we’ve committed R43 million to five investments that are expected to create over 1800 new jobs.The first fund of its kind in South Africa, Vumela’s main goals are to invest in and develop entrepreneurial companies in order to help alleviate poverty in South Africa by creating jobs, and to generate a return for its beneficiaries: the Shalamuka Foundation and the FirstRand Group.
