Venture Capital investors in South Africa

Overview of venture capital coverage in South Africa, including top firms, sector mix, and stage mix.

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Funds

Known AUM

USD 1.9B

AUM per fund

USD 388M

Deals

Fundraises

Top sectors

Real Assets 2

Technology 2

Agriculture 1

ai 1

cleantech 1

Consumer 1

CPG 1

deeptech 1

Top deal strategies

Growth 3

Series A 3

Public / Listed 2

Series B 2

Credit / Structured 2

LP into Funds 1

Buyout / PE 1

Seed / Pre-seed 1

Top countries

South Africa 4 India 2 United States 2 Argentina 1 Australia 1 Brazil 1 Central Africa 1 Chile 1

Type mix

Private Equity 2 Asset Managers 1 Credit Funds 1 Family Offices 1

Largest tracked funds

Goldman Sachs

The Merchant Banking Division (MBD) is the investing and lending division of Goldman Sachs, and is one of the largest asset managers in the world. The capital o...

Private Equity Global HQ: United States

USD 150B

est. FUM

Omidyar Network

Omidyar Network is the philanthropic investment firm of Pierre and Pam Omidyar, investing in technology and digital revolution across stages, with a focus on em...

Family Office Multi-country HQ: United States

USD 1.9B

est. FUM

Terravastus Yoka Infrastructures

Infrastructure financing vehicle backing government and private projects in Europe, Asia, and Africa, with gold-backed structure and mining investments.

Credit South Africa

USD 500M

est. FUM

Preminent Investments I

Preminent Investments is a private equity firm. We seek to partner with management teams to buy, build and grow businesses that are driving transformation. We...

Private Equity South Africa HQ: South Africa

USD 2M

est. FUM

Equity Giant Capital Management

Sector Focus: 1. Renewable Energy (Solar, Wind, Hydro, Uranium) 2. Electric Vehicles (Manufacturing, Charging Infrastructure) 3. Lithium Batteries (Mining, Ref...

Asset Manager Multi-country HQ: South Africa