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| Jun 28, 2026 | Africa: South Africa's Stocks & Strauss Closes $24m University Technology Fund | South African investment firm Stocks & Strauss closed its University Technology Fund II at ZAR400 million, or about $24 million, to back startups linked to local universities and alumni networks. The close brings total capital across th... |
| Apr 7, 2026 | R230-million in the bag for Endeavor’s third Harvest Fund | Endeavor South Africa CEO Alison Collier Endeavor South Africa has announced the final close of its Harvest Fund III at R230-million, bringing together institutional investors and founder capital to back later-stage technology companies acr... |
| Mar 16, 2026 | Second fund with initial $29.9 M in commitments launched by SA’s Hlayisani Capital | With ZAR500 million (US $29.9 million) in capital already committed, South African investment firm Hlayisani Capital has formally unveiled its second technology-focused venture vehicle, the Hlayisani Venture Fund II (HVF II). The SME ecosys... |
| Aug 12, 2025 | HAVAÍC Boosts African Tech: $25 Million Fund Close Fuels Innovation | HAVAÍC secured a $25 million second close for its African Innovation Fund 3. This brings the fund halfway to its $50 million target. The fund backs early-stage, post-revenue tech startups in Africa. It targets companies with global growth p... |
| Aug 9, 2025 | SA’s HAVAÍC makes four investments; announces second close of its third fund worth $50 M | With new and follow-on investments in SAPay, Sportable, NjiaPay, and SwiftVEE, South African venture capital firm HAVAÍC has announced the second close of its third US$50 million fund. With these investments, the firm is on track to complet... |
| Apr 3, 2025 | Venture fund applications now accepted by SA hardware incubator Savant | Applications are now being accepted for Savant’s venture fund, a hardware incubator in South Africa that offers funding and other forms of assistance to projects. Nick Allen founded Savant, a hardware technology incubator, in 2005. It offer... |
| Jan 31, 2025 | $21.4 M to be invested in university-originated innovations through SA’s University Technology Fund II | According to Stocks & Strauss Fund Manager, the University Technology Fund II (UTF II) reached a significant milestone in December 2024 when all agreements were finalized and a sizable portion of the funds were committed. This was a maj... |
| Oct 8, 2024 | To support early-stage SA startups, new $17.3 M “Seed Fund of Funds” launched | A ZAR300 million (US $17.3 million) “Seed Fund of Funds” has been launched by the SA SME Fund, the Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), its affiliate the Technology Innovation Agency (TIA), and impact investor E Squared Investments w... |
| Oct 1, 2024 | R300-million seed fund launched for tech start-ups in South Africa | A new, R300-million fund has been launched to invest seed capital in promising tech start-ups in South Africa. Called the Seed Fund of Funds, the new initiative is backed by the SA SME Fund, the department of science & innovation and it... |
| Aug 21, 2024 | SA VC firm HAVAÍC concludes $15 M first close of African Innovation Fund III’s US $50 M | The third African-focused venture capital fund, HAVAÍC, has reached its first close of US $15 million out of a target size of US $50 million. The firm is based in South Africa and works with major investors Universum Wealth and the SA SME F... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s... |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Inside Savant’s 20 years of backing South African hardware and deeptech startups | Francois Malan, incubator CEO at investment firm Savant Capital, speaks on the firm’s investment strategy over the last 20 years, as well as the future of hardware and deeptech in South Africa. In this episode of Ask An Investor, TechCabal ... |
| May 26, 2023 | SA SME Fund has closed R600 million of a R1 billion VC fund. Here is how it will be deployed TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report Success! | A conversation with Ketso Gordhan, CEO of the SA SME Fund, about the R1 billion VC Fund of Funds (VC FoF) which recently had its first close of R600 million. This week, the SA SME Fund officially announced that it had secured the first clos... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | South African accelerator Grindstone announces 2022/23 cohorts | Cape Town-based accelerator Grindstone has announced the 25 companies who will embark on its year-long programme which assists high-growth, innovation-driven tech start-ups to become more investable, sustainable and exit-ready. The programm... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | South Africa’s black startup founders excluded from funding, according to Competition Commission report | South African Competition Commission’s provisional report of its online intermediation platforms inquiry has found a distinct lack of participation by historically disadvantaged peoples (HDPs) in online platform markets. According to the re... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | Fintech company, ProfitShare Partners secures $5m to support South African SMEs | This article is brought to you as part of a new partnership between two of Africa's foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Techpoint Africa and Ventureburn Share this article: Fintech SME capital provider, Profit... |
| Jul 6, 2020 | ProfitShare Partners secures R100-million for SA SME’s | The FinTech SME capital provider, ProfitShare Partners has secured a whopping R100-million from the SA SME Fund. With this funding, ProfitShare Partners will be able to partner with small and medium businesses to help accelerate growth for ... |
| Jul 6, 2020 | ProfitShare Partners secures R100-million for SA SME’s | The FinTech SME capital provider, ProfitShare Partners has secured a whopping R100-million from the SA SME Fund. With this funding, ProfitShare Partners will be able to partner with small and medium businesses to help accelerate growth for ... |
| May 5, 2020 | TIA enters into co-investing agreements with Dazzle, Jozi Angels | The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with two local angel investors, Jozi Angels and Dazzle Angels (SA’s first female-focused angel group). The agree... |
| May 5, 2020 | TIA enters into co-investing agreements with Dazzle, Jozi Angels | The Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) has agreed to work with and offer matching funds with two local angel investors, Jozi Angels and Dazzle Angels (SA’s first female-focused angel group). The agreem... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Fresh from netting R25m, Grindstone Accelerator will go ahead despite coronavirus | The next cohort of SA’s Grindstone Accelerator due to start in June, will go ahead, despite the threat of the coronavirus, the programme’s directors confirmed yesterday. This, after the accelerator yesterday announced it had netted R25-mill... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Fresh from netting R25m, Grindstone Accelerator will go ahead despite coronavirus | The next cohort of SA’s Grindstone Accelerator due to start in June, will go ahead, despite the threat of the coronavirus, the programme’s directors confirmed yesterday. This, after the accelerator yesterday announced it had netted R25-mil... |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni Wants Startups To Ignite South African Economy | Startup. Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com |
| Feb 26, 2020 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni Wants Startups To Ignite South African Economy | Startup. Rawpixel.com / Shutterstock.com The global startup economy is worth nearly $3 trillion, a rise of 20% in two years. That’s the size of a not-so-small economy, larger than the GDP of the UK, France, or Brazil. Technology-driven star... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | University Technology Fund to grow R150m fund size with new investors, co-investments [Updated] | With the SA SME Fund‘s R150-million University Technology Fund set to make its first investment in the coming months, fund manager Wayne Stocks says he’s “silently confident” that the fund manager will be able to increase the fund size. Th... |
| Feb 18, 2020 | University Technology Fund to grow R150m fund size with new investors, co-investments [Updated] | With the SA SME Fund‘s R150-million University Technology Fund set to make its first investment in the coming months, fund manager Wayne Stocks says he’s “silently confident” that the fund manager will be able to increase the fund size. The... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now. Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t k... |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 10 reasons why 2019 was a hot year for Africa’s tech startup scene [Opinion] | Africa’s tech startup scene is doing quite okay. Actually, it’s pretty hot right now. Even the attack in January by terrorists on a Nairobi office park, in which 21 people died (including six members of Kenyan tech firm Cellulant), can’t ke... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it. Awa... |
| Dec 9, 2019 | The tech sector in SA is still a hot place to be [Opinion] | South Africa’s economic outlook may be gloomy, with annual growth forecast to barely past 1.5% over the next three years, but things are still hot in SA’s tech startup sector — so hot you’ll need a pair of shades when talking about it. Away... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A] | Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by supporting high-growth entrepreneurs. So, argues Endeavor South Africa managing director Alison Colli... |
| Nov 8, 2019 | How Endeavor plans to make social impact by backing high-growth entrepreneurs [Q&A] | Endeavor is more than simply a networking club for the business elite, but an organisation that aims to make a sustained social impact by supporting high-growth entrepreneurs. So, argues Endeavor South Africa managing director Alison Collie... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | SA startup DentX raises R1m for vehicle repair pricing platform | SA startup DentX has raised R1-million from angel investors Frederik Gerner and Bas Hochstenbach — founders of the entrepreneurial investor team E4EAfrica. DentX helps users get competitive quotes for vehicle body damage repairs. The Johan... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | SA startup DentX raises R1m for vehicle repair pricing platform | SA startup DentX has raised R1-million from angel investors Frederik Gerner and Bas Hochstenbach — founders of the entrepreneurial investor team E4EAfrica. DentX helps users get competitive quotes for vehicle body damage repairs. The Johann... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed. Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a b... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed. Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a ... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding. The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likel... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding. The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likely... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Here are the winners of the 2019 SA Innovation Summit | Curious about who won top honours at this year’s SA Innovation Summit? The SA Innovation Summit said in a statement yesterday (17 September) that 78 startups from around the world competed for a share of prizes valued at R20-million across... |
| Sep 18, 2019 | Here are the winners of the 2019 SA Innovation Summit | Curious about who won top honours at this year’s SA Innovation Summit? The SA Innovation Summit said in a statement yesterday (17 September) that 78 startups from around the world competed for a share of prizes valued at R20-million across ... |
| Sep 16, 2019 | SA SME Fund, TIA commit R237.5m in new money to biotech, university, tech fund | The SA SME Fund and the Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have revealed that they will invest R236-million together in two news funds — R83.5-million in a new biotech fund and R152.5-million in a univ... |
| Sep 16, 2019 | SA SME Fund, TIA commit R237.5m in new money to biotech, university, tech fund | The SA SME Fund and the Department of Science and Technology’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) have revealed that they will invest R236-million together in two news funds — R83.5-million in a new biotech fund and R152.5-million in a univ... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Here are the eight startups chosen for Akro Accelerator’s second cohort | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has announced the names of the eight startups selected for its second 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. The programme kicked off on Monday (9 September). The announcement follows ... |
| Sep 12, 2019 | Here are the eight startups chosen for Akro Accelerator’s second cohort | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has announced the names of the eight startups selected for its second 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. The programme kicked off on Monday (9 September). The announcement follows... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | SA startup Bulrush Agritech nets R250k from angel investor | SA agritech startup Bulrush Agritech has revealed that it has landed R250 000 in angel funding, an investment it sourced while taking part in the first cohort of Cape Town based Akro Accelerator earlier this year. Cape Town based Bulrush Ag... |
| Sep 3, 2019 | SA startup Bulrush Agritech nets R250k from angel investor | SA agritech startup Bulrush Agritech has revealed that it has landed R250 000 in angel funding, an investment it sourced while taking part in the first cohort of Cape Town based Akro Accelerator earlier this year. Cape Town based Bulrush A... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator. Locstat is now looking to take on t... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator. Locstat is now looking to take on th... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Akro in final call for startups to apply to Cape Town accelerator | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has made a final call for startups to apply to join the second cohort of its 20-week acceleration programme which is funded by the SA SME Fund. Applications close this Friday (30 August) and the program... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Akro in final call for startups to apply to Cape Town accelerator | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has made a final call for startups to apply to join the second cohort of its 20-week acceleration programme which is funded by the SA SME Fund. Applications close this Friday (30 August) and the programm... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Startups, do you have a tip for Tito on how to transform SA economy? | The Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni is calling for comments for a new economic strategy for South Africa and tech startups and those that assist them should get stuck in commenting. After all, who knows the challenges that a business faces... |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Startups, do you have a tip for Tito on how to transform SA economy? | The Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni is calling for comments for a new economic strategy for South Africa and tech startups and those that assist them should get stuck in commenting. After all, who knows the challenges that a business face... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)? South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)? South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated] | Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate? Tech startup conference AfricArena has called on tech startups to apply for eight challenges that will culminate in a select few companie... |
| Aug 14, 2019 | Here’s all you need to know about AfricArena’s tech startup challenges [Updated] | Looking to win some funding, or think your startup has what it takes to collaborate with a corporate? Tech startup conference AfricArena has called on tech startups to apply for eight challenges that will culminate in a select few companies... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | Savca issues call to black and women fund managers for new training programme | Black as well as women fund managers looking to get a step up in the venture capital and private equity sector must hurry. Applications for the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Fund Manager Development... |
| Aug 13, 2019 | Savca issues call to black and women fund managers for new training programme | Black as well as women fund managers looking to get a step up in the venture capital and private equity sector must hurry. Applications for the Southern African Venture Capital and Private Equity Association (Savca) Fund Manager Developmen... |
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| Jul 22, 2019 | Half of R130m 4Di Capital, SA SME Fund to go to startups with black founders | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) fund 4Di Capital and the SA SME Fund have launched a R130-million fund that aims to invest in at least 10 tech startups. Half of the R130-million will be targeted at startups with at least one black foun... |
| Jul 22, 2019 | Half of R130m 4Di Capital, SA SME Fund to go to startups with black founders | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) fund 4Di Capital and the SA SME Fund have launched a R130-million fund that aims to invest in at least 10 tech startups. Half of the R130-million will be targeted at startups with at least one black foun... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge | Tech startup conference AfricArena yesterday announced that it has partnered with the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund to launch the SA Startup Nation Challenge. In a statement yesterday, AfricArena described the challenge as an “exciting opportuni... |
| Jul 4, 2019 | AfricArena, SA SME Fund launch SA Startup Nation Challenge | Tech startup conference AfricArena yesterday announced that it has partnered with the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund to launch the SA Startup Nation Challenge. In a statement yesterday, AfricArena described the challenge as an “exciting opportun... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme. The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a ... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme. The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a s... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Cape Town’s Akro announces names of eight startups selected for its first cohort | Cape Town based venture builder Akro today revealed the names of the eight startups selected for its new 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. The programmes kicks off this Monday (10 June). Akro Accelerate programme di... |
| Jun 7, 2019 | Cape Town’s Akro announces names of eight startups selected for its first cohort | Cape Town based venture builder Akro today revealed the names of the eight startups selected for its new 20-week acceleration programme funded by the SA SME Fund. The programmes kicks off this Monday (10 June). Akro Accelerate programme dir... |
| May 6, 2019 | Andza competition to offer SA startups chance at nettting up to R10m in funding, acceleration | The SA Innovation Summit and the SA SME Fund have launched the Andza competition which aims to give startups a chance at netting up to R10-million worth of investment and acceleration support. In a statement today (6 May) the SA Innovation... |
| May 6, 2019 | Andza competition to offer SA startups chance at nettting up to R10m in funding, acceleration | The SA Innovation Summit and the SA SME Fund have launched the Andza competition which aims to give startups a chance at netting up to R10-million worth of investment and acceleration support. In a statement today (6 May) the SA Innovation ... |
| May 2, 2019 | SA SME Fund backed Akro opens call in new Cape based accelerator | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has opened a call to entrepreneurs for a new 20-week acceleration programme which is funded by the SA SME Fund. Founders have until 15 May to apply at www.akro.co.za. The names of the successful applica... |
| May 2, 2019 | SA SME Fund backed Akro opens call in new Cape based accelerator | Cape Town based venture builder Akro has opened a call to entrepreneurs for a new 20-week acceleration programme which is funded by the SA SME Fund. Founders have until 15 May to apply at www.akro.co.za. The names of the successful applican... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg. Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Th... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg. Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thi... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Spartan SME Finance secures R100m from SA SME Fund for R600m fund | SA small business financier Spartan SME Finance has secured a R100-million investment from The SA SME Fund to anchor its R600-million debt financing fund, with half of the investment or R50-million, to be channelled to black African owned b... |
| Feb 28, 2019 | Spartan SME Finance secures R100m from SA SME Fund for R600m fund | SA small business financier Spartan SME Finance has secured a R100-million investment from The SA SME Fund to anchor its R600-million debt financing fund, with half of the investment or R50-million, to be channelled to black African owned b... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made. To date the SA Revenu... |
| Feb 14, 2019 | Four Sars Section 12J venture capital funds that invest in SA tech startups | South Africa’s venture capital (VC) tax incentive allows investors that invest in accredited VC companies that then invest in small businesses, to make a tax deduction of 100% in the year that the investment was made. To date the SA Revenue... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Why we invested in soda drink startup Pura, explains Knife Capital | It’s not just tech that SA venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital invests in. Today the VC — which has invested in a number of SA tech deals in recent years — announced that it had invested in SA beverage startup Pura. Knife Capital did n... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Why we invested in soda drink startup Pura, explains Knife Capital | It’s not just tech that SA venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital invests in. Today the VC — which has invested in a number of SA tech deals in recent years — announced that it had invested in SA beverage startup Pura. Knife Capital did no... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | SA SME Fund commits R110m to hardware tech incubator Savant | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has committed R110-million to Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant, with 50% of this amount earmarked for black African owned firms, the fund’s CEO Ketso Gordhan revealed today. The idea is that R100-... |
| Feb 8, 2019 | SA SME Fund commits R110m to hardware tech incubator Savant | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has committed R110-million to Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant, with 50% of this amount earmarked for black African owned firms, the fund’s CEO Ketso Gordhan revealed today. The idea is that R100-m... |
| Feb 5, 2019 | 2019 will be all about fintech, healthtech, insurtech, IoT | This year promises to be an exciting one ahead for SA startups and those in the startup scene — with lots expected from sectors like fintech, healthtech, Internet of Things (IoT) and South Africa’s VC market. Here then are my top nine forec... |
| Feb 5, 2019 | 2019 will be all about fintech, healthtech, insurtech, IoT | This year promises to be an exciting one ahead for SA startups and those in the startup scene — with lots expected from sectors like fintech, healthtech, Internet of Things (IoT) and South Africa’s VC market. Here then are my top nine fore... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Exchange control less of an obstacle for startups than before – Simodisa report | SA tech startups and those in the country’s startup scene say the once dreaded exchange control is less of an obstacle than in previous years, startup advocacy body Simodisa revealed in a policy report released today. Yet while 27% of the 2... |
| Jan 31, 2019 | Exchange control less of an obstacle for startups than before – Simodisa report | SA tech startups and those in the country’s startup scene say the once dreaded exchange control is less of an obstacle than in previous years, startup advocacy body Simodisa revealed in a policy report released today. Yet while 27% of the ... |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene. Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startu... |
| Jan 4, 2019 | 10 people in the SA tech startup sector you should follow in 2019 | The new year is here, 2019 is here. Why not get started by following and connecting with some key decision makers in the SA tech scene. Here are 10 people — from entrepreneur and investor Michael Jordaan to Matsi Modise, the head of startup... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | What African startups should keep an eye out for in 2019 | The new year is upon us and it’s time to get that diary marked up. Last year was quite packed with happenings. What then can we expect in 2019? Here then is a short list of what funds and initiatives are expected to launch in Africa in 201... |
| Jan 2, 2019 | What African startups should keep an eye out for in 2019 | The new year is upon us and it’s time to get that diary marked up. Last year was quite packed with happenings. What then can we expect in 2019? Here then is a short list of what funds and initiatives are expected to launch in Africa in 2019... |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Four Savant backed startups secure TIA seed grants totalling over R2.5m | Four startups incubated at Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant have secured seed grants totalling over R2.5-million from the incubator’s seed fund partner — the government’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). Savant CEO Nick Al... |
| Dec 7, 2018 | Four Savant backed startups secure TIA seed grants totalling over R2.5m | Four startups incubated at Cape Town based hardware tech incubator Savant have secured seed grants totalling over R2.5-million from the incubator’s seed fund partner — the government’s Technology Innovation Agency (TIA). Savant CEO Nick All... |
| Nov 27, 2018 | It’s official: Cape Town healthtech startup is SA SME Fund’s first investment | Ventureburn can today confirm that a venture capital deal concluded by Cape Town based KNF Ventures earlier this month in SA healthtech firm 5nines Technologies has made history — as the first investment that the R1.4-billion SA SME Fund ha... |
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What has the press written about SA SME Fund?
Parsers VC has collected 127 articles mentioning SA SME Fund, among them “Africa: South Africa's Stocks & Strauss Closes $24m University Technology Fund” (Jun 28, 2026) and “R230-million in the bag for Endeavor’s third Harvest Fund” (Apr 7, 2026).
Is SA SME Fund still active?
Yes, SA SME Fund is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Jul 2, 2026.