South Africa’s SME Funding Problem Isn’t Capital — It’s Execution
For years, the dominant narrative in South Africa’s startup and small to medium-sized enterprise (SME) ecosystem has been that
Grindstone Ventures and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) have announced the first participant of their female founder funding programme: Chicken
South African startups are securing increasing interest from venture capitalists (VCs), angel investors, government-backed initiatives and private equity. While many
South Africa has been selected as one of seven countries to participate in a $1 billion global investment initiative by
Local startup Open Access Energy (OAE) has secured $1.8 million in seed funding to scale its platform and meet
South African tech academy WeThinkCode has secured R35.4 million in funding from Google.org to scale its artificial intelligence
So, you have a great business idea - you believe it’s the next best thing since sliced bread. You’
Applications are now open for the EY SDG Accelerator for Women, a global programme designed to support women-led artificial intelligence
African startups continued their strong momentum in May 2025, raising a total of $254 million across 36 disclosed deals. This
Impact investor Vital Capital (Vital) has announced a strategic investment in Vastpoint, a land and geospatial solutions startup working to
Cape Town-based startup Loop Taxi (Loop) has won top honours at this year’s Sentech Africa Tech Week, clinching first
Meta’s Llama Impact Accelerator is now open to SA startups tackling real-world challenges. Up to $25,000 in equity-free funding is up for grabs. Apply now.
Botlhale AI is putting African languages at the centre of AI innovation. Discover how this SA startup is building responsible, scalable NLP tools for real-world impact. Read more.
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