How much funding have Digital Services startups in South Africa raised?

Digital Services startups in South Africa have raised $374M across 16 disclosed rounds.

Who invests in Digital Services startups in South Africa?

4Di Capital has backed 1 of them, followed by C5 Capital (1) and Capaci.Tech (1). 18 investors have backed Digital Services startups in South Africa in total.

Where in South Africa are Digital Services startups based?

Johannesburg (5), Cape Town (3) and Durban (1) have the most.

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Digital Services startups in South Africa

StartupList Africa tracks 11 Digital Services startups in South Africa, which have raised $374M across 16 disclosed rounds. Johannesburg has the most, with 5, followed by Cape Town (3) and Durban (1). 18 investors have backed them.

Companies: 11; in South Africa
Total raised: $374M; 16 rounds
Investors: 18; backed them

Updated 25 Oct 202611 companiesSource: SLA Startup IndexHow sectors are assigned →Full directory →

Digital Services startups in South Africa11

#	Startup	What they do	Last round	Raised	Team
1	Cassava TechnologiesSouth Africa	Enabling social mobility and economic prosperity through technology in Africa.	Venture	$360M	501–1,000
2	FireIDSouth Africa	FireID is a startup incubator with focus on mobile applications and software as a service (SaaS) companies.	Series A	$6M	11–50
3	StellrSouth Africa	Stellr provides pre-paid cards for categories such as: Entertainment, Gaming, Software, Health, Beauty, Food & Travel	Series A	$2M	101–250
4	IntergreatmeSouth Africa	Intergreatme helps you control your Identity	Equity Crowdfunding	$2M	2–10
5	Indaba MobileSouth Africa	Indaba Mobile is a mobile social messaging platform that helps businesses build communities of their own customers.	Seed	$2M	11–50
6	evlySouth Africa	evly is a social engagement platform that offers marketing solutions for its users to grow, monetize, and further engage with customers.	Seed	$1M	501–1000
7	Praekelt.orgSouth Africa	Praekelt.org builds open source, scalable mobile technologies and solutions to improve the health and wellbeing of people living in poverty.	Venture	$825K	51–200
8	GotBotSouth Africa	GotBot is an artificial intelligence chatbot solution.	Venture	$188K	1–10
9	LimecoSouth Africa	Limeco delivers LIME products and consultancy services.	Seed	$138K
10	Getbuild.TodaySouth Africa	Beautiful, Responsive and Code-free website building software that's fully E-commerce ready.	Seed	$138K
11	Emerge StudioSouth Africa	Emerge Studio is a software development company specialized in cloud-based software applications.	Seed	$100K	1–10

SLA Startup Index · as of 25 Oct 2026 · raised is disclosed funding

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Frequently asked about Digital Services in South Africa

How many Digital Services startups are there in South Africa?: StartupList Africa tracks 11 Digital Services startups in South Africa.
How much funding have Digital Services startups in South Africa raised?: Digital Services startups in South Africa have raised $374M across 16 disclosed rounds.
Who invests in Digital Services startups in South Africa?: 4Di Capital has backed 1 of them, followed by C5 Capital (1) and Capaci.Tech (1). 18 investors have backed Digital Services startups in South Africa in total.
Where in South Africa are Digital Services startups based?: Johannesburg (5), Cape Town (3) and Durban (1) have the most.

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StartupList Africa, “Digital Services startups in South Africa”, updated 25 Oct 2026.

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