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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10 companies in this list
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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