How much funding have API startups in South Africa raised?

API startups in South Africa have raised $128M across 24 disclosed rounds.

Who invests in API startups in South Africa?

CRE Venture Capital has backed 2 of them, followed by 9 Yards Capital (1) and Action Hero Ventures (1). 49 investors have backed API startups in South Africa in total.

Where in South Africa are API startups based?

Cape Town (5), Johannesburg (4) and Bronkhorstspruit (1) have the most.

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API startups in South Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 11 API startups in South Africa, which have raised $128M across 24 disclosed rounds. Cape Town has the most, with 5, followed by Johannesburg (4) and Bronkhorstspruit (1). 49 investors have backed them.

Companies: 11; in South Africa
Total raised: $128M; 24 rounds
Investors: 49; backed them

Updated 23 Oct 202611 companiesSource: SLA Startup IndexHow sectors are assigned →Full directory →

API startups in South Africa11

#	Startup	What they do	Last round	Raised	Team
1	Botlhale AISouth Africa	Conversational AI and speech APIs for African languages, powering contact-centre analytics and automation.	-	Not disclosed
2	Vambo AISouth Africa	Multilingual AI platform offering translation, speech and developer APIs for 60+ African and other underserved languages.	-	Not disclosed	2–10
3	SalusSouth Africa	Deploys AI-built and citizen-built apps unchanged into a company's own cloud, governed by IT.	-	Not disclosed
4	CashfulSouth Africa	Open banking API platform that lets African businesses connect bank accounts, take instant bank payments and send payouts.	-	Not disclosed	2–10
5	Efficacy PaymentsSouth Africa	Efficacy Payments provides p2p payments, card POS acceptance, disbursement, and POS services.	Venture	Not disclosed	11–50
6	WiSolarSouth Africa	WiSolar is an on-demand prepaid solar utility.	-	Not disclosed	50–100
7	StitchSouth Africa	Stitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech.	Series B	$107M	2–10
8	Jem HRSouth Africa	Jem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp.	Series A	$14M	11–50
9	FloodSouth Africa	Flood enables telcos and banks to embed digital commerce, loyalty, and payments directly into their existing apps	Seed	$4M	11–50
10	SynaticSouth Africa	Synatic is a modern data automation platform that combines iPaaS, ESB, ETL and API Management into a simple yet powerful tool	Seed	$4M	11–50
11	MoneyBadgerSouth Africa	MoneyBadger is eabling payments online and at the till using Bitcoin Lightning - an internet native currency.	Pre-seed	$400K	2–10

SLA Startup Index · as of 23 Oct 2026 · raised is disclosed funding

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Frequently asked about API in South Africa

How many API startups are there in South Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 11 API startups in South Africa.
How much funding have API startups in South Africa raised?: API startups in South Africa have raised $128M across 24 disclosed rounds.
Who invests in API startups in South Africa?: CRE Venture Capital has backed 2 of them, followed by 9 Yards Capital (1) and Action Hero Ventures (1). 49 investors have backed API startups in South Africa in total.
Where in South Africa are API startups based?: Cape Town (5), Johannesburg (4) and Bronkhorstspruit (1) have the most.

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StartupList Africa, “API startups in South Africa”, updated 23 Oct 2026.

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