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Top 25 Venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations based in South Africa

RevenueBase identified 185 venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 989 professional contacts across them, including 304 with verified work emails. Cape Town is the largest hub.

This list covers venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 29, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

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185Companies
989Contacts tracked
304Verified emails
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The 25 largest venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations based in South Africa

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 185 venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 29, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-200113 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Raizcorp is, according to The Economist, the only genuine incubator in Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
2Partial evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5047 contacts →

Partial evidence

“22 On Sloane is the largest startup campus and entrepreneurship hub in Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
3Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5039 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We believe honest entrepreneurs are a force for good in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
4Indirect evidenceSandton City, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5037 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“A South African Impact Investor providing funding and end-to-end business support to high-growth businesses, early-stage founders and social enterprises focused on youth…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
5Indirect evidenceSprings, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5034 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
6Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5031 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Softstart Business and Technology Incubator (Softstart BTI) was the result of a merger between the Softstart Trust and the Bodibeng Technology Incubator (BTI), effective 1st of…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
7Indirect evidenceSandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1030 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Enterprise Development Our enterprise development model identifies, nurtures and enables high potential entrepreneurs, with a particular emphasis on the development of black women…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
8Partial evidenceStellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-50026 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Alphawave, an established investment group, specializes in early- and growth-stage ventures, enabling the best in their field to build successful global tech businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
9Strong evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1018 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
10Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 2026201-50018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
11Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Viridian is an impact agency that designs and delivers programmes for finance-ready entrepreneurs, early-stage investors, and entrepreneur support organisations across Africa’s…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
12Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1018 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“The Awethu Project, now Awethu Project Holdings (APH), was started in 2009 in the belief that there is exceptional, but under-developed entrepreneurial potential in emerging…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
13Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1014 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“We select Endeavor Entrepreneurs by searching the globe, identifying founders with the greatest growth potential, and inviting them to participate in our proprietary international…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
14Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1013 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At Unconventional CA (UCA), we embrace a transformative approach to supporting SMMEs.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
15Partial evidenceMount Edgecombe, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“In an age where innovation is key to successfully growing your business, starting a new venture or disrupting the status quo, you need a business partner that has experienced it…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
16Partial evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1013 contacts →

Partial evidence

“FiTech Ventures is involved in helping innovative tech startups reach their full potential.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
17Partial evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202651-20012 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fio Capital is a global investment firm, investing capital and strategic resources in entrepreneurial markets – the only sustainable solution to growing global economies.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
18Indirect evidenceJohannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-1012 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Jozi Angels is an angel network based in Johannesburg, South Africa.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
19Indirect evidenceHillcrest, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5011 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Looking to raise finance from government institutions or commercial banks?”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
20Partial evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-5010 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The Branson Centre is a venture studio that is changing business for good.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
21Indirect evidenceStellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Stellenbosch University LaunchLab is Africa’s leading University Business Incubator supporting the Stellenbosch University entrepreneurial community to grow impactful…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
22Indirect evidenceCape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-107 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Newtown Partners is the family office of successful startup entrepreneurs Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
23Indirect evidencePretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-106 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Thriving Network is a South African ESD ecosystem built to-Develop -Connect -Commercialise SMEs and emerging businesses, creating real economic impact for entrepreneurs and the…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
24Partial evidenceNewlands, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 202611-505 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Athena Capital is an established private equity company that has the experience to deliver positive returns for innovation-led businesses.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026
25Indirect evidenceCity Of Tshwane, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 29, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“At our core, Huhsl Cap believes in the power of communities coming together to achieve greatness.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 29, 2026

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Venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 29, 2026
30.7%Verified-email coverage
5.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
27.6%Largest-city concentration · Cape Town
Sep 29, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
143
11-50
29
51-200
7
201-500
2
501-1,000
1
1,001-5,000
1
10001+
2

Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for South Africa, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for South Africa, over 185 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
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
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 304 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 29, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 185 venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Raizcorp, headquartered in Sandton, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most venture capital and entrepreneurship organizations?

Cape Town leads with 51 headquartered companies, followed by Johannesburg (43) and Pretoria (10).

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 304 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 185 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 29, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 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 with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.