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Top Funded FinTech Startups in South Africa of 2022

Ranked by total funding announced in 2022 (USD) among FinTech startups in South Africa.

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2022 Funding
$181.3M
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Companies
10
Backer relationships
102

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10 companies in this list

1
MFS Africa

Cross-border, cross-currency, cross-network payments.

HQ Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stage
Debt Financing
Latest tracked round
June 2022
2022 Funding
$100M
Backers
17
2
VALR

VALR bridges the gap between our traditional financial system and the new world of cryptocurrencies.

HQ Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
February 2022
2022 Funding
$50M
Backers
15
3
Stitch

Stitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech.

HQ Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
April 2025
2022 Funding
$21M
Backers
21
4
LifeCheq

LifeCheq helps you navigate your most important life decisions around career, personal finance and business.

HQ Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
May 2022
2022 Funding
$3.3M
Backers
2
5
LittleFish

LittleFish is a fintech startup that is enabling commerce, particularly for nano, micro, and small business owners.

HQ Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stage
Early Stage Venture
Latest tracked round
March 2026
2022 Funding
$2.5M
Backers
5
6
Jem HR

Jem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp.

HQ Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Series A
Latest tracked round
August 2026
2022 Funding
$2M
Backers
18
7
Revio

Revio accepts payments globally, recover failed transactions, reduce customer churn.

HQ Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
September 2023
2022 Funding
$1.1M
Backers
10
8
Lipa Payments

Lipa Payments allows small merchants to accept digital payments using NFC and Bluetooth technology.

HQ Location
Sandton, South Africa
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
February 2022
2022 Funding
$660K
Backers
1
9
Franc

Franc is a South African investment app that enables quick and easy adoption of savings and investment products by partner businesses.

HQ Location
Johannesburg, South Africa
Stage
Seed
Latest tracked round
June 2022
2022 Funding
$512K
Backers
2
10
Happy Pay

Happy Pay is pioneering responsible zero-interest payments.

HQ Location
Cape Town, South Africa
Stage
Early Stage
Latest tracked round
March 2026
2022 Funding
$200K
Backers
11

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