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Updated Feb 16, 2026

Top Funded South Africa Startups of 2025

Ranked by total funding announced in 2025 (USD).

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Curated by StartupList Africa
Total Funding
$635M
Avg Valuation
$0
Companies
25
Investors
177

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25 companies in this list

RankCompanyHQ LocationStageLast RoundTotal FundingBackers
1
dLocal
dLocaldLocal enables global merchants to accept and send payments across emerging markets via one API.
Cape Town, South AfricaPost-IPO SecondarySeptember 2025$191M9
2
Flow48
Flow48Flow48 enables SME growth by transforming future revenues into up-front capital under flexible terms.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureFebruary 2025$69M13
3
Solarsaver
SolarsaverSolarSaver offers customized solar photovoltaic and solar-battery hybrid solutions.
Johannesburg, South AfricaGrowthNovember 2025$60M5
4
Stitch
StitchStitch is a South African fintech platform building API to make Africa a world-leader in fintech.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureApril 2025$55M21
5
Paymenow Group
Paymenow GroupPaymenow is a financial wellness and inclusion platform that allows employees on demand access to earned wages.
Stellenbosch, South AfricaGrowthJuly 2025$45M4
6
Naked Insurance
Naked InsuranceNaked Insurance provides instant, honest insurance at game-changing prices.
Johannesburg, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureJanuary 2025$38M9
7
Wetility
WetilityWetility enables you smartly generate solar power on your rooftop, then seamlessly store, release and monitor clean energy to your home or business.
Johannesburg, South AfricaVentureJune 2025$28M2
8
AURA
AURAAura is a South African cloud-based security and safety startup.
Johannesburg, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureMay 2025$15M6
9
Grid Africa
Grid AfricaGrid Africa is a leader in solar energy solutions, dedicated to advancing the adoption of renewable energy across Africa.
Johannesburg, South AfricaFunding RoundOctober 2025$14M1
10
Contactable
ContactableContactable enables secure digital identity verification across African industries.
Tshwane, South AfricaPrivate EquitySeptember 2025$14M6
11
Nile.ag
Nile.agNile.ag is revolutionizing the way food is traded across Africa
Johannesburg, South AfricaFunding RoundJune 2025$11M6
12
The Invigilator
The InvigilatorThe Invigilator is designed to uphold academic integrity during remote assessments using AI-powered invigilation tools.
Johannesburg, South AfricaFunding RoundSeptember 2025$11M1
13
swiftVEE
swiftVEEswiftVEE is a South African AgriTech startup with a platform that addresses water scarcity, food security, and market efficiency for the livestock sector
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly StageDecember 2025$10M8
14
Lulalend
LulalendLulalend is an online lending company that provides fast and easy working capital funding to small businesses in South Africa.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureFebruary 2026$10M12
15
MyNextCar
MyNextCarMy Next Car connects drivers with affordable vehicle rental solutions, helping them earn through driving on e-hailing platform Bolt.
Randburg, South AfricaFunding RoundJune 2025$10M3
16
Cerebrium
CerebriumCerebrium is enabling businesses to build and deploy ML products quickly and easily. Creating a AWS Sagemaker alternative.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly StageJuly 2025$9M3
17
JUMO
JUMOJUMO is a technology platform, developed for building and running financial services.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureNovember 2025$8M14
18
KHULA!
KHULA!KHULA! is a South African mobile marketplace for farmers.
Johannesburg, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureMarch 2025$7M9
19
FARO
FAROFARO is Africa’s fastest growing fashion venture - on a mission to build the world’s most innovative fashion outlet and reduce waste.
Cape Town, South AfricaSeedJanuary 2025$6M9
20
Insight Terra
Insight TerraInsight Terra provides real-time actionable insight into all your critical data.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly Stage VentureJanuary 2025$6M7
21
Zero Carbon Charge
Zero Carbon ChargeZero Carbon Charge is a South African startup specialising in clean mobility infrastructure.
Cape Town, South AfricaSeedMay 2025$6M1
22
Yaga
YagaYaga is a resale fashion marketplace enabling safe, sustainable secondhand clothing trade globally.
Cape Town, South AfricaSeedOctober 2025$5M10
23
Salus Cloud
Salus CloudSalus Cloud is a South African AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly StageJune 2025$4M5
24
Jem HR
Jem HRJem is the employee benefits and HR platform built for deskless workers on WhatsApp.
Cape Town, South AfricaFunding RoundJuly 2025$3M13
25
Ageiro
AgeiroAgeiro builds enterprise AI that converts business intent into software, automating development and accelerating innovation.
Cape Town, South AfricaEarly StageDecember 2025$3M0

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