Funded Apps Startups in South Africa
Disclosed funding in this Apps-focused South Africa list is led by Carry1st’s $27M Series B on 2023-01-17, which dwarfs every other disclosed amount shown…
Disclosed funding in this Apps-focused South Africa list is led by Carry1st’s $27M Series B on 2023-01-17, which dwarfs every other disclosed amount shown (the next-largest disclosed rounds are hearX Group at $8M on 2021-02-02 and Ctrl at $2M on 2021-07-21; other disclosed figures mostly sit below $1M, e.g., Breaze Delivery $1M on 2026-06-04 and Centbee $1M on 2022-12-23). Outliers also appear on the low end: the smallest disclosed amount is Kwanele’s $30K on 2023-06-01, far below the cluster of sub-$1M rounds.
The 14 rounds span 2020-06-08 (Merge) through 2026-06-04 (Breaze Delivery), but the bulk of disclosed activity concentrates in the 2021–2023 window, including multiple Cape Town entries such as GoMetro (2024-10-16, $190K), Abalobi (2024-11-07, $250K), and earlier rounds like Carry1st (2023-01-17, $27M) and Kwanele (2023-06-01, $30K). Stage/amount disclosure is uneven: 7 of 14 entries are “undisclosed” and 1 of 14 is “Series Unknown,” leaving only a subset with comparable disclosed amounts (e.g., MoneyBadger $400K on 2025-07-15; Abela and Yenza are both undisclosed in 2023).
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed rounds stand out as outliers in this South Africa Apps list, and how do they compare to the rest?
Carry1st’s $27M Series B (2023-01-17) is the only disclosed round far above the rest; hearX Group’s $8M (2021-02-02) and Ctrl’s $2M (2021-07-21) are the next-largest disclosed amounts. At the other end, Kwanele’s $30K (2023-06-01) is the smallest disclosed figure among the 14 rows.
Are most rounds clustered in a particular date window rather than evenly spread across years?
Yes. The list runs from 2020-06-08 (Merge) through 2026-06-04 (Breaze Delivery), but many entries fall within 2021–2023—e.g., hearX Group ($8M, 2021-02-02), Ctrl ($2M, 2021-07-21), Carry1st ($27M, 2023-01-17), Abalobi ($250K, 2024-11-07 is outside that window), and GoMetro ($190K, 2024-10-16) extend into later years.
Do any cities appear repeatedly, suggesting geographic concentration?
Cape Town shows up often across multiple years and stages: Abalobi (2024-11-07, $250K), GoMetro (2024-10-16, $190K), Abela (2023-06-02, undisclosed), Kwanele (2023-06-01, $30K), Yenza (2023-04-14, undisclosed), and Carry1st (2023-01-17, $27M). Johannesburg also appears more than once, including Breaze Delivery (2026-06-04, $1M) and Merge (2020-06-08, $100K).
How complete is the disclosed funding picture, and what does that imply for comparing rounds?
Disclosure is incomplete: 7 of 14 entries list “undisclosed” amounts (e.g., Entersekt on 2025-10-09 and Digi Pharm on 2023-08-23), plus 1 of 14 is “Series Unknown” (Breaze Delivery’s series label is Series Unknown with a disclosed $1M on 2026-06-04). As a result, comparisons based on disclosed dollars heavily reflect a minority of rows—such as MoneyBadger $400K (2025-07-15) and Centbee $1M (2022-12-23).
Within the most recent entries, are there patterns in timing or amount size?
The most recent three rounds on the page are tightly spaced by date: Breaze Delivery ($1M) on 2026-06-04, Entersekt (undisclosed) on 2025-10-09, and MoneyBadger ($400K) on 2025-07-15. Among these, disclosed amounts are in the sub-$1M range ($400K and $1M), while Entersekt’s undisclosed figure prevents direct dollar ranking.
What stage labels dominate among the disclosed rounds, and are high rounds tied to specific stages?
The only far-above-the-rest dollar amount ($27M) is a Series B: Carry1st on 2023-01-17. Other disclosed rounds appear across earlier stages and labels (e.g., hearX Group is Series A with $8M on 2021-02-02; Ctrl is Series B with $2M on 2021-07-21; MoneyBadger is Pre-Seed with $400K on 2025-07-15), but the strongest disclosed outlier is explicitly tied to Series B in this set.
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