Top Funded South Africa Startups of 2021
Ranked by total funding announced in 2021 (USD).
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25 companies in this list
Go1 is a South African eLearning startup which offers digital learning for entire workforce.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Late Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- June 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $200M
- Backers
- 24
TymeBank is a South African fully black-owned and controlled investment company.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Late Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- December 2024
- 2021 Funding
- $179M
- Backers
- 11
Teraco Data Environments is a network and hosting company providing vendor neutral data centers in South Africa.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Debt Financing
- Latest tracked round
- February 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $170M
- Backers
- 3
dLocal enables global merchants to accept and send payments across emerging markets via one API.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Post-IPO Secondary
- Latest tracked round
- September 2025
- 2021 Funding
- $150M
- Backers
- 9
JUMO is a technology platform, developed for building and running financial services.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- November 2025
- 2021 Funding
- $120M
- Backers
- 14
Cross-border, cross-currency, cross-network payments.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Debt Financing
- Latest tracked round
- June 2022
- 2021 Funding
- $100M
- Backers
- 17
Yoco is a point-of-sale payments provider for small businesses in Africa.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Late Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- July 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $83M
- Backers
- 22
Ozow is a South African startup that simplifies transactions for customers and merchants.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- November 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $48M
- Backers
- 5
LifeQ is a SA biotech startup which provides users with access to health information derived from wearable devices.
- HQ Location
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- May 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $47M
- Backers
- 2
RapidDeploy is a South African Cloud-based Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Analytics platform.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Funding Round
- Latest tracked round
- August 2023
- 2021 Funding
- $40M
- Backers
- 13
Access to mobility for the underbanked
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Seed
- Latest tracked round
- February 2023
- 2021 Funding
- $30M
- Backers
- 12
Aerobotics is a data analytics company, using aerial imagery and machine learning algorithms to help farmers identify pest and disease early
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Series B
- Latest tracked round
- January 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $17M
- Backers
- 14
Adumo is South Africa’s largest independent payments processor
- HQ Location
- Bryanston, South Africa
- Stage
- Debt Financing
- Latest tracked round
- November 2022
- 2021 Funding
- $15M
- Backers
- 4
WhereIsMyTransport is a big data platform for sustainable mobility in emerging markets; empowering people everywhere to get where they want to go.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- June 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $14.5M
- Backers
- 16
Zeelo is a South African startup providing highly efficient transportation for commuting and school runs.
- HQ Location
- Durban, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- August 2023
- 2021 Funding
- $12M
- Backers
- 9
Naked Insurance provides instant, honest insurance at game-changing prices.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- January 2025
- 2021 Funding
- $11M
- Backers
- 9
KAS Africa is a South African contract manufacturer of personal care and homecare products.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Private Equity
- Latest tracked round
- April 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $10M
- Backers
- 1
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
- 2021 Funding
- $6M
- Backers
- 21
Carry1st leverages mobile technology to delight consumers and empower small businesses across Africa
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Venture
- Latest tracked round
- January 2024
- 2021 Funding
- $6M
- Backers
- 21
OfferZen is a developer job marketplace where 1000+ SA and EU companies hire from a community of 100 000+ makers.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- January 2024
- 2021 Funding
- $5.1M
- Backers
- 3
FlexClub is a car subscription platform that is unlocking access to cars for members who want the flexibility to own the car if and when it suits them.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Seed
- Latest tracked round
- March 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $5M
- Backers
- 7
NFTfi is a simple marketplace for NFT collateralized loans.
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Seed
- Latest tracked round
- November 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $5M
- Backers
- 5
Aura is a South African cloud-based security and safety startup.
- HQ Location
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- Stage
- Early Stage Venture
- Latest tracked round
- May 2025
- 2021 Funding
- $4M
- Backers
- 6
Mobiz is an easy-to-use and highly intuitive mobile marketing tool that allows businesses to engage with their customers
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Seed
- Latest tracked round
- November 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $4M
- Backers
- 9
Revix is a South African cryptocurrency investment platform which allows users to create a diversified portfolio of top cryptocurrencies
- HQ Location
- Cape Town, South Africa
- Stage
- Grant
- Latest tracked round
- July 2021
- 2021 Funding
- $4M
- Backers
- 4
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