# Top 50 Software Startup Investors in South Africa in June 2026 ## HAVAÍC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 9 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory andcapital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses. ## Kalon Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 8 - 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. ## Knife Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 7 - 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. ## 4Di Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Mobile 4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy.We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital.Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential.4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors.We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions. ## UW Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Insurance UW is a multi-stage investor that provides growth and replacement capital across the equity-cycle. Its activities span from high-growth venture to mid-market private equity opportunities. ## AngelHub Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stellenbosch, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Education Operating out of Stellenbosch in South Africa and backed by two family offices Angelhub Ventures's team is passionate about early stage investments in (South) Africa. Being entrepreneurial ourselves, we thoroughly understand the challenges and changes our founders face – which is why we back them in any way we can. Most importantly, we believein building great businesses and we are in it for the long haul. ## Launch Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: Ebène, Plaines Wilhems, Mauritius - Relevant deals: 7 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa ## 54 Collective - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 6 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network. ## Vumela Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hyde Park, Newtownabbey, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 5 - 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. ## Industrial Development Corporation - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sandown, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Allan Gray - Type: VC Fund - Location: Alfred, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments Allan Gray is Africa's largest privately owned investment management company focused on generating long-term wealth for investors.. ## CRE Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 4 - 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. ## Imvelo Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Sandown, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: FinTech, Software, Financial Services Imvelo Ventures is a venture capital and growth equity firm in South Africa managed by Capitec Bank. ## Old Mutual Investment Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Private Equity, Series A - Focus: Retail, FinTech, Finance As a leading African investment manager, we aim to deliver sustainable long-term returns for clients via our comprehensive range of investment capabilities. ## Oui Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Belmont, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Transportation, Financial Services, Information Technology Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage. ## Phillip Sebole Masango - Type: Angel - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Private Equity - Focus: Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come. ## Newtown Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Logistics, Health Care, Pharmaceutical Newtown Partners is a venture capital firm that actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startups. ## Quona Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Quona Capital invests in fintech innovators that are advancing financial inclusion around the globe. Through our investments, Quona aims to deliver outstanding financial returns while making a lasting and positive impact on the world. ## Hlayisani Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fourways, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Education, Information Technology Hlayisani Growth Fund is focussed on mid-market, high growth private equity investments focussed on South Africa with an allowance for Sub-Saharan Africa and East African countries. ## TLcom Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Mobile, Information Technology TLcom Capital, is an Africa focused tech VC, with offices in Lagos, Nairobi and London. TLcom had been investing since 1999 in Tech, Media, Mobil and Internet companies across Europe, US and Africa, which is the exclusive focus of its most recent TLcom TIDE Africa funds. TLcom manages total commitments of approximately 300 million USD in thesesectors via a series of dedicated investment vehicles. Our investment strategy is to identify, back and assist world class entrepreneurs and management teams with disruptive technologies and business models, compelling intellectual property and deep market knowledge. We primarily target companies focused on Africa as a prime market, in the following investment themes: Access to Data Service; Financial Services; eCommerce; B2C applications (including but not limited to: health, education, energy, media and entertainment); and Software solutions to corporates and SMEs. ## Flourish Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders. ## Futuregrowth Asset Management - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Transportation, Financial Services Futuregrowth manages the full range of fixed interest and developmental impact funds on behalf of our clients. We are committed to managing and investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner. ## LoftyInc Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Carmel, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Software LoftyInc Capital Management empowers Afropreneurs to build a prosperous and equitable future in Africa. We deliver value to both founders and investors......... ## IDF Capital SA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Automotive, Mobile Apps IDF Capital is an established financier, investing in high growth SMEs/Entrepreneurial businesses. We invest with a gender lens strategy ## Everywhere Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, FinTech Everywhere Ventures is a global pre-seed venture capital fund for founders, by founders. Click to read Everywhere VC, by Everywhere Ventures, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers. ## Goodwell Investments - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software Goodwell Investments is a pioneering investment firm focused on financial inclusion, fintech and inclusive growth in sectors providing ## Factor E - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Convertible Note - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Agriculture Factor E is a finance company that impacts venture builders, dedicated to supporting the people and ideas that will turn the tables in the global battle for sustainable solutions to energy, agriculture, mobility, and waste challenges in emerging and frontier markets. It serves as a conduit between philanthropic and commercial investors throughmarket-driven forces. ## Technology Innovation Agency - Type: VC Fund - Location: Pretoria, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Information Technology, Health Care, Renewable Energy WELCOME TO TIA Innovating Tomorrow Together TIA is a national public entity that serves as the key institutional intervention to bridge the innovation chasm between research and development from higher education institutions, science councils, public entities, and private sector, and commercialisation. Who we are TIA Invitation for Call for Expression to Join External Expert Database ## Future Africa - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach. ## Alumni Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Manchester, New Hampshire, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Access curated startup investment opportunities and diversified venture capital exposure designed for accredited investors. ## Edge Growth - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Software, Education, Accounting We are SME Development Solutionists, co-creating innovative solutions that combat business growth constraints. ## Ground Squirrel Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance Seed round investment in frontier markets and clean energy ## Riot Games - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Software Riot Games is the most player-focused game developer and publisher in the world. We published League of Legends in 2009, and have since released Teamfight Tactics, Legends of Runeterra, VALORANT, and League of Legends: Wild Rift. ## Savannah Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, FinTech, Software Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact. ## Konvoy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Denver, Colorado, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Gaming, Video Games, Software Konvoy Ventures is a thesis driven venture capital firm. We invest in the platforms and technologies at the frontier of gaming. ## Musha Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Seed capital for technology startups globally. ## 4 Decades Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Apps, Travel, Big Data 4 Decades Capital is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. ## Investec - Type: VC Fund - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Debt Financing, Series A - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Energy Welcome to Investec. Find out more about us, our businesses, sponsorships and career opportunities. ## RaliCap - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments Rally Cap is a global community of tech folks investing in an exclusive portfolio of top-tier early stage venture funds in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa. ## Yossi Hasson - Type: Angel - Location: Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments Yossi Hasson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaversal and a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures. He is also a Non-Executive Director of WeThinkCode_. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Techstars. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria. ## Soma Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech Welcome to Soma Capital ## TTV Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: FinTech, Financial Services, Software TTV Capital is a venture capital firm that funds and supports the businesses that shape the financial future of the world. ## Digital Africa Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Logistics, Supply Chain Management African Digital Ventures centered on assisting African digital technology start-ups in their early stages. ## Hustle Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Carlos, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors. ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, andtop-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More. ## Raine Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Gaming, Mobile, Internet Raine Ventures is an early stage fund managed by The Raine Group. The firm has offices in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, London and Shanghai. With a global reach, Raine focuses on investment and advisory opportunities where its deep industry experience and unique network of strategic relationships can create value for portfolio companies andclients. ## AlphaCode Club - Type: VC Fund - Location: Gauteng, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Grant, Debt Financing - Focus: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance We are an African venture capital fund, for world-class African entrepreneurs run by seasoned African investors. ## Chandaria Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Retail, FinTech KOITOTO merupakan akses login situs toto togel 4D resmi dan link slot gacor terpercaya menyediakan akses super cepat serta permainan terlengkap dengan tingkat kemenangan tinggi setiap hari. ## Perivoli Innovations - Type: VC Fund - Location: St. Helier, NA - Jersey, Jersey - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Health Care, Biotechnology, Medical Perivoli Innovations is a venture investment Trust established in 2016 by the Perivoli Trust. It donates profits to the Perivoli Foundation, a UK Charity, whose principal focus is Africa. ## Capaci.Tech - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, South Africa - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SMS, Apps, SaaS CapaciTech operates as a South African holding company that consists of an advisory business and special purposes vehicles that house shareholdings in various entrepreneurial ventures.