| Date | Title | Description |
| 02.04.2026 | SA’s Happy Pay $5 M Seed funding to expand its network of ad-subsidized payments | A South African business Happy Pay has completed a US $5 million seed round to expand its network of ad-subsidized payments, a model that completely eliminates interest and fees from consumer finance.
Happy Pay is a BNPL startup that uses i... |
| 24.03.2026 | South African Fintech Secures $5M for Innovative Payment Model | South African fintech Happy Pay secured a $5 million seed round led by Partech. The company pioneers an ad-subsidized Buy Now, Pay Later model. Merchants fund interest-free installment payments for consumers. This AI-driven platform connect... |
| 24.03.2026 | South Africa: Happy Pay Raises $5m to Expand Ad-Subsidised Payments Model | South African startup Happy Pay raised $5 million in a seed round to scale its ad-subsidised payments network, a model that removes interest and fees from consumer finance.
The round was led by Partech, with participation from Futuregrowth ... |
| 23.03.2026 | Cape Town BNPL start-up Happy Pay raises R86-million in seed funding | The Happy Pay team. Image: Supplied
Cape Town-based “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) start-up Happy Pay has raised US$5-million (R86-million) in a seed funding round led by Paris-headquartered venture capital firm Partech.
The round also include... |
| 06.03.2025 | South Africa’s Electricity Minister on Edge Over Strained Supply | (Bloomberg) -- South Africa remains vulnerable to power outages due to unplanned breakdowns at existing plants and delays in bringing new ones on line, the country’s electricity minister warned.
“Even as I speak to you now, the system is un... |
| 13.01.2025 | Eskom’s next crisis, and why resolving it will be require ‘tough trade-offs’ | A turnaround in Eskom’s finances has won praise from investors but they are keeping their eyes on one issue — the company’s struggle to recoup some R95-billion in unpaid electricity bills from cities and towns across the country.
It’s a deb... |
| 27.12.2024 | To increase access to SME financing, SA fintech Sourcefin secured $8.2 M funding from Futuregrowth | Futuregrowth Asset Management has contributed ZAR150 million (US $8.2 million) to Sourcefin, a fintech and alternative funding provider based in South Africa that offers small and medium-sized businesses (SMMEs) access to financing and spec... |
| 02.09.2024 | Mandatum Asset Management Growth Equity II raised EUR 140 million and is now Finland’s largest active growth fund | Mandatum Asset Management Growth Equity II raised EUR 140 million and is now Finland’s largest active growth fund
Mon, Sep 02, 2024 08:00 CET Report this content
Mandatum Oyj, Press release 2 September 2024, 9:00 a.m. EEST
The subscription ... |
| 06.08.2024 | Delinquent municipalities owe Eskom R82-billion | Municipalities owe Eskom a total of R82.3-billion in arrears, which the embattled state-owned power utility is struggling to collect.
Eskom supplies electricity to the municipalities, which in turn sell it on to households and businesses — ... |
| 15.03.2024 | South Africa’s next big energy challenge: a R390-billion grid upgrade | South Africa is facing a monumental challenge as it seeks to end years of rolling electricity outages that have hobbled the economy: it needs to build and fund a R390-billion expansion of the national grid so it can connect more power plant... |
| 21.11.2023 | Weekly economic index: Showmax dethrones Netflix, Crypto ATMs in SA and Nigeria settles oilfield deal suit with Eni. | Here are three big stories from Africa’s business and policy landscape you (probably) didn’t miss but should keep in mind this week: Netflix is no longer number 1 in Africa
Netflix, the world’s largest paid video streaming service, is facin... |
| 14.11.2023 | Pineapple secures a record $22 million in Series B funding round: A milestone for African insurtech | The very proud Pineapple team celebrating their milestone Series B funding round
Investment round led by new investors Futuregrowth, Talent10, and MIC and existing investors Old Mutual ESD, Lireas Holdings, ASISA ESD Fund, and E4E Africa.
T... |
| 14.11.2023 | Pineapple raises R400-million in series-B round | Digital insurance company Pineapple has raised R400-million in a series-B funding round that it claims is the largest ever for insurance-technology start-ups in Africa.
The investment round was led by new investors Futuregrowth, Talent10 an... |
| 17.05.2023 | Seaweed Extracts Biostimulant Market Set to Reach The Valuation of USD 2,581.48 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 26.04.2023 | Digital Vault Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1829.50 million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | Digital Vault Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1829.50 million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis
04-26-2023 06:11 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software
Press release from: Data Bridge Mar... |
| 16.02.2023 | Vanilla Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 394.68 Billion by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 09.02.2023 | Orthopedic Implants (Including Dental Implants) Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 111,328.94 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Tends, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 08.02.2023 | Futuregrowth invests in proptech start-up Flow Living | Estate agents have traditionally relied on outmoded forms of marketing, such as physical signs on lampposts and brochures, to capture the attention of potential buyers. But Flow Living (Flow), a company in which Futuregrowth has invested, h... |
| 08.02.2023 | Futuregrowth invests in proptech start-up Flow Living | Estate agents have traditionally relied on outmoded forms of marketing, such as physical signs on lampposts and brochures, to capture the attention of potential buyers. But Flow Living (Flow), a company in which Futuregrowth has invested, h... |
| 25.01.2023 | Beard Grooming Products Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 38.14 Billion by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Trends and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 24.01.2023 | Uterine Cancer Diagnostics Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 19,386.15 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | SYDNEY, Jan. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Data Bridge Market Research has recently published a Report, titled, "Uterine Cancer Diagnostics Market" The report offers an extensive analysis of key growth strategies, drivers, opportunitie... |
| 23.01.2023 | Digital Vault Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1829.50 million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | Digital Vault Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1829.50 million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis
01-23-2023 06:29 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software
Press release from: Data Bridge Mar... |
| 23.01.2023 | Acute Myeloid Leukemia Diagnostics Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 5,866.25 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 16.01.2023 | Cryo-Electron Microscopy Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1,533.08 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 12.01.2023 | Ophthalmology Electronic Health Record (EHR) Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 64146.43 Million by 2030, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 22.12.2022 | Vegan Dog Food Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 31.48 Billion by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Outlook Report | - |
| 29.11.2022 | Dental Light Curing Equipment Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 431,200.99 Thousand by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Challenges and Competitive Analysis | - |
| 28.11.2022 | Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Internet Of Things (Iot) Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 10,130.23 million with Excellent CAGR of 28.9% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Outlo... | Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Internet Of Things (Iot) Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 10,130.23 million with Excellent CAGR of 28.9% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Outlook
11-28-2022 01:51 PM CET | IT, New Me... |
| 28.11.2022 | Hybrid Power Systems Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1,149.85 million with Excellent CAGR of CAGR of 7.6% by 2028, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Outlook | Hybrid Power Systems Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 1,149.85 million with Excellent CAGR of CAGR of 7.6% by 2028, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Outlook
11-28-2022 01:59 PM CET | IT, New Media & Software
Pres... |
| 16.11.2022 | Sunglasses Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 569.03 Billion with Excellent CAGR of 17.38% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Competitive Outlook | - |
| 15.11.2022 | Electric Motorcycles Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 57.44 Billion with Highest CAGR of 7.80% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth and Key Manufacturers Outlook | - |
| 07.11.2022 | Sleep Apnea Devices Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 7,716.59 Million with Healthy CAGR of 7.60% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Key Players and Revenue Forecast | - |
| 07.11.2022 | Havfram Announces That Sandbrook Capital Has Acquired a Majority Stake in the Wind Company and Has Committed $250 Million to Fund Its Future Growth | - |
| 02.11.2022 | Carbon Fiber Market Set to Reach Valuation of USD 8.00 Billion with growing CAGR of 8.95% by 2029, Size, Share, Demand, Future Growth, Opportunities and Key Players Outlook | - |
| 30.06.2022 | Futuregrowth announces high-growth development equity fund | Early-stage businesses with a strong developmental impact are set to benefit from the soon-to-be launched high-growth development equity fund by Futuregrowth, a leading South African fixed interest investment company.
The fund will form par... |
| 30.06.2022 | Futuregrowth announces high-growth development equity fund | Early-stage businesses with a strong developmental impact are set to benefit from the soon-to-be launched high-growth development equity fund by Futuregrowth, a leading South African fixed interest investment company.
The fund will form pa... |
| 28.04.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Middle East in the money as Foodics gets $170m, Red Sea Farms nets $19m | This week, UAE-based Foodics landed Series C funding to bolster its order management and fintech platform for restaurants. In neighboring Saudi Arabia, Red Sea Farms raised funds to expand its greenhouse tech that leverages saltwater to cul... |
| 27.04.2022 | Black soldier fly farmer Inseco raises $5.3m in South Africa’s ‘largest-ever seed round’ | Inseco, a South African startup that uses insects to convert waste food and other organic byproducts into proteins, oils, and fertilizer, has raised $5.3 million in funding.
The seed round — which the Cape Town-based startup claims is the l... |
| 22.04.2022 | Futuregrowth bags one of SA’s largest seed funding rounds | In one of the largest seed funding rounds in South Africa’s history, Futuregrowth was the lead investor in Inseco, a start-up company using black soldier flies to convert low-value organic by-products into high quality protein, oils and fer... |
| 22.04.2022 | Futuregrowth bags one of SA’s largest seed funding rounds | In one of the largest seed funding rounds in South Africa’s history, Futuregrowth was the lead investor in Inseco, a start-up company using black soldier flies to convert low-value organic by-products into high quality protein, oils and fer... |
| 29.03.2021 | SA biomedical engineering startup receives funding | Cape Town-based multi-medical device development startup Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth.
Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed amount of funding towards its inn... |
| 29.03.2021 | SA biomedical engineering startup receives funding | Cape Town-based multi-medical device development startup Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth.
Impulse Biomedical has secured an undisclosed amount of funding towards its in... |
| 18.02.2021 | SA medtech startup receives $8.3-million investment | hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment of $8.3-million led by Bose Ventures, a US-based venture capital group and with participation from HAVAÍC alongside co-investments from Futuregrow... |
| 18.02.2021 | SA medtech startup receives $8.3-million investment | hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment of $8.3-million led by Bose Ventures, a US-based venture capital group and with participation from HAVAÍC alongside co-investments from Futuregrow... |
| 05.02.2021 | Innovative SA medtech startup receives funding | hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment from Futuregrowth.
hearX secures undisclosed investment amount from Futuregrowth
Amrish Narrandes, Head of Unlisted Equity Transactions at Futur... |
| 05.02.2021 | Innovative SA medtech startup receives funding | hearX, an early-stage South African-based global medtech disruptor, has secured an investment from Futuregrowth.
hearX secures undisclosed investment amount from Futuregrowth
Amrish Narrandes, Head of Unlisted Equity Transactions at Futureg... |
| 21.07.2020 | SweepSouth receives investment from Futuregrowth | SweepSouth, a South African company has received an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth.
Amrish Narrandes, Head of Unlisted Equity Transactions at Futuregrowth comments on the innovative business model and ... |
| 21.07.2020 | SweepSouth receives investment from Futuregrowth | SweepSouth, a South African company has received an undisclosed amount in a venture capital investment from Futuregrowth.
Amrish Narrandes, Head of Unlisted Equity Transactions at Futuregrowth comments on the innovative business model and w... |
| 15.06.2020 | Futuregrowth invests in SA personal finance startup LifeCheq | Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested in LifeCheq, a startup that offers digitised holistic personal finance.
LifeCheq, which was founded in 2015 by Abubakari Malik Addae (pictured above), Shen Tian, David Jacka and Dylan Flint, who a... |
| 15.06.2020 | Futuregrowth invests in SA personal finance startup LifeCheq | Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested in LifeCheq, a startup that offers digitised holistic personal finance.
LifeCheq, which was founded in 2015 by Abubakari Malik Addae (pictured above), Shen Tian, David Jacka and Dylan Flint, who al... |
| 11.02.2019 | 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... |
| 11.02.2019 | 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... |
| 06.09.2018 | SA fintech Yoco raises whopping $16m in Series-B round led by Partech | In what is arguably one of the biggest venture capital deals announced so far this year in South Africa, SA point of sale payments provider Yoco has raised a massive $16-million (over R245-million as of the rate today) in a Series B funding... |
| 06.09.2018 | SA fintech Yoco raises whopping $16m in Series-B round led by Partech | In what is arguably one of the biggest venture capital deals announced so far this year in South Africa, SA point of sale payments provider Yoco has raised a massive $16-million (over R245-million as of the rate today) in a Series B funding... |
| 30.11.2016 | Zebra Cabs: taxi service gets R300m injection | Minibus financing service, SA Taxi has secured a R300-million investment from Futuregrowth Asset Management, it announced this week. The funding will go toward financing the Zebra Cabs owner-driver scheme.
SA Taxi acquired Zebra Cabs in 201... |
| 30.11.2016 | Zebra Cabs: taxi service gets R300m injection | Minibus financing service, SA Taxi has secured a R300-million investment from Futuregrowth Asset Management, it announced this week. The funding will go toward financing the Zebra Cabs owner-driver scheme.
SA Taxi acquired Zebra Cabs in 20... |
| 29.11.2016 | South Africa’s Zebra Cabs has raised $21.5 million from Futuregrowth to expand its metered cab service | South African metered cab service, Zebra Cabs has raised $21.5 million in funding from Futuregrowth Asset Management company. The money will be used to finance Zebra Cab’s expansion into other South African cities, mainly Johannesburg.
The ... |
