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Top 20 Early stage venture capital companies based in South Africa

Name: Early stage venture capital companies based in South Africa
Creator: RevenueBase
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Verified Aug 28, 2026 54 companies tracked

There are 54 early stage venture capital companies headquartered in South Africa (RevenueBase, August 2026). RevenueBase tracks 201 professional contacts across them, including 55 with verified work emails and 11 with mobile numbers. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers early stage venture capital companies headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Data current as of August 28, 2026.

54Companies

201Contacts tracked

55Verified emails

11Mobile numbers

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The 20 largest early stage venture capital companies based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 20 of 54 early stage venture capital companies based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data verified Aug 28, 2026. Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	HQ	Employees	Contacts	Verified emails
1	Alphawave Group	Stellenbosch	201-500	26	10
2	Ramp Group PTY LTD	Cape Town	201-500	17	9
3	V & S Innovation	Mount Edgecombe Mount Edgecombe	1-10	13	3
4	Fitech Ventures	Johannesburg	1-10	13	1
5	Jozi Angels	Johannesburg	1-10	11	3
6	Kingson Capital	Durban Kzn	1-10	7	5
7	Lone Bull Group	Cape Town	1-10	5	3
8	basecapital.io	Cape Town	1-10	4	3
9	Kalon Venture Partners	Johannesburg	1-10	4	2
10	Deepsink Partners	Sandton	11-50	3	2
11	Startup Grind Johannesburg	Johannesburg	1-10	3	2
12	MOA Holdings	Cape Town	1-10	3	2
13	24 RED Stones Ventures	Cape Town	1-10	3	1
14	UW Ventures	Sandton	1-10	2	2
15	Lodestone Capital	Camps Bay Cape Town	1-10	2	1
16	Action Hero Ventures	Stellenbosch	1-10	2	1
17	Kudosa PTY LTD	Johannesburg	1-10	1	1
18	Seed South Capital Africa By Ssca Group	Cape Town	1-10	1	1
19	LSD Capital	Randburg	1-10	1	1
20	Likeminds	Cape Town	1-10	1	1

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Early stage venture capital companies based in South Africa at a glance

As of Aug 28, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

Cape TownLargest hub · 17 HQs

11Contacts with mobile numbers

0Emails re-verified in last 30 days

Companies by employee count

1-10

11-50

201-500

501-1,000

Early stage venture capital companies by metro

Metro	Companies
Early stage venture capital companies in Cape Town	17
Early stage venture capital companies in Johannesburg	12
Early stage venture capital companies in Stellenbosch	4
Early stage venture capital companies in Roodepoort	2
Early stage venture capital companies in Sandton	2
Early stage venture capital companies in Pretoria	1
Early stage venture capital companies in City Of Tshwane	1

How this list was built

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources.
Inclusion: Companies whose own business descriptions match “early stage venture capital companies”, with match quality audited by blind human judging, and headquartered in South Africa.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Contact records re-verify on a rolling cadence; 0 contacts on this list were re-verified in the last 30 days.
Refresh: Lists are refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. Last verified Aug 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

How many early stage venture capital companies are there based in South Africa?

There are 54 early stage venture capital companies headquartered in South Africa as of August 2026 (RevenueBase).

What is the largest company on this list?

Alphawave Group, headquartered in Stellenbosch, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most early stage venture capital companies?

Cape Town leads with 17 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (12) and Stellenbosch (4).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 55 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 54 companies.

How current is this list?

The list is refreshed periodically as the underlying company graph is re-verified. It was last verified on August 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B contact data platform. Its company graph covers 21.3 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph, the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products and the free research portal.