
SA SME Fund
SA SME Fund has backed at least 3 African startups.
- Venture Capital
- Africa
- sasmefund.co.za ↗
Source: SLA Investor IndexHow we verify →
- Portfolio companies
- 3
- Latest deal Jul 2020
Investment thesis
SA SME Fund: Empowering African SMEs through Debt Financing and Seed Funding. Unique focus on helping businesses scale, with investments in companies like Spartan SME Finance, ProfitShare Partners, and SmartBlade.
From SA SME Fund's own description
Stated focus sectors
- Financial Services
- FinTech
- Health Care
- Health
Stated investment stages
- Debt Financing
- Seed
- Venture
Portfolio preview3 of 3
| Company |
|---|
ProfitShare Partners Financial Services · South Africa |
SmartBlade Health · South Africa |
Spartan SME Finance Financial Services · South Africa |
Frequently asked about SA SME Fund
- Which startups has SA SME Fund invested in?
- SA SME Fund has backed at least 3 African startups, including ProfitShare Partners, SmartBlade and Spartan SME Finance.
- What stages does SA SME Fund invest in?
- SA SME Fund invests at the Seed stage.
- Which sectors does SA SME Fund invest in?
- Its portfolio spans Financial Services, FinTech, Health Care and Health.
SA SME Fund portfolio3 companies · newest round first
Showing 3 of 3 portfolio companies. Round and amount are the round SA SME Fund joined.
| Company |
|---|
ProfitShare Partners Financial Services · South Africa |
SmartBlade Health · South Africa |
Spartan SME Finance Financial Services · South Africa |
SA SME Fund in the news5 stories
Africa Global Funds · 9/28/2022
Standard Bank, SA SME Fund and others back Knife Fund III - Africa Global FundsTechCabal · 9/27/2022
Standard Bank, SA SME Fund commit to Knife Capital's African Series B fund - TechCabalIT News Africa · 6/3/2022
Disrupt Africa Partners with SA SME Fund & Nedbank CIB - IT News Africabusinesslive.co.za · 4/14/2022
SA SME Fund puts up a billion to help small businesses - businesslive.co.zaDisrupt Africa · 7/6/2020
SA fintech ProfitShare Partners secures $5.87m funding from SA SME Fund - Disrupt Africa


