Funded Startups in South Africa
Among the 50 most recent South Africa rounds shown, the only disclosed deal above $100M is TymeBank’s $250M Series D on 2024-12-17; the next-largest disclo…
Among the 50 most recent South Africa rounds shown, the only disclosed deal above $100M is TymeBank’s $250M Series D on 2024-12-17; the next-largest disclosed amounts are Etana Energy’s $100M (2024-12-04) and higher-$30M rounds like Naked Insurance’s $38M (2025-01-21) and Contactable’s $14M (2025-09-19 is below), making TymeBank’s raise a clear outlier in disclosed size. Disclosed minimums are $20K for Tekton on 2025-08-05 (the smallest disclosed amount in the rows), with several other sub-$1M rounds such as Lov.Cash’s $250K (2025-09-29) and multiple $50K entries (Aveade and Mapha on 2024-11-18).
Rounds are tightly concentrated near the middle of the window: dates run from 2024-08-27 (Omnisient, Series A, $8M) to 2025-11-20 (Plentify, undisclosed), and many disclosed financings cluster in 2025 Q1–Q3. Sector-wise, Energy is the most frequent category appearing in at least 3 entries (e.g., SolarSaver $60M on 2025-11-16; Wetility $28M on 2025-06-18; Etana Energy $100M on 2024-12-04; Grid Africa $3M on 2024-10-15). Stage and disclosure skew toward “undisclosed/Series Unknown”: there are 13 rows marked undisclosed and additional rows tagged “Series Unknown,” so disclosed amounts and named stages often diverge.
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Which disclosed round is the size outlier in this South Africa feed, and what does it look like versus the rest?
TymeBank’s $250M Series D on 2024-12-17 is the only disclosed round above $100M; Etana Energy’s $100M on 2024-12-04 is the next-largest disclosed amount, while other large disclosed raises like Naked Insurance’s $38M (2025-01-21) sit well below TymeBank.
How extreme are the disclosed amount tails (smallest vs next set) in the recent 50 rows?
The smallest disclosed amount is Tekton’s $20K on 2025-08-05; nearby low points include $50K rounds from Aveade (2024-11-18) and Mapha (2024-11-18), while many disclosed rounds cluster in the hundreds of thousands to tens of millions (e.g., Lov.Cash $250K on 2025-09-29; WiSolar $9M on 2024-09-26).
Do the rounds cluster in time, and what are the temporal edges of the dataset shown?
The displayed window runs from 2024-08-27 (Omnisient, $8M) to 2025-11-20 (Plentify, undisclosed). Within that, multiple disclosed financings appear repeatedly across 2025, with several high-$M rounds concentrated in 2025 Q1–Q3 (e.g., Stitch $55M on 2025-04-11; AURA $15M on 2025-05-16; Enko Education $24M on 2025-01-22).
Which sectors appear often enough to form a pattern, and how does that show up in big rounds?
Energy is the clearest recurring sector (SolarSaver $60M on 2025-11-16; Wetility $28M on 2025-06-18; Etana Energy $100M on 2024-12-04; Grid Africa $3M on 2024-10-15). Healthcare and Financial Services also recur, but the strongest “repeat” signal from the listing is Energy.
Is stage/disclosure labeling consistent, or are there enough “undisclosed/Series Unknown” entries to affect analysis?
Disclosure is uneven: 13 rows are explicitly “undisclosed” (e.g., Plentify on 2025-11-20; Cape Winelands Airport on 2025-10-18; Akili AI on 2025-07-15), and several others use “Series Unknown” even when an amount is present (e.g., Cape Winelands Airport is undisclosed, while Tekton shows $20K with “Series Unknown”).
Which city shows up as a practical hub location across multiple deals in this list?
Cape Town appears repeatedly as the headquarters city across different sectors and deal sizes, including Pura Soda ($15M, 2025-10-02), Ahana ($3M, 2025-10-11), AURA’s listing in Johannesburg (not Cape Town) but other Cape Town entries like Open Access Energy ($2M, 2025-06-17) and Omnisient ($8M, 2024-08-27). Johannesburg also recurs often (e.g., TymeBank $250M on 2024-12-17; Naked Insurance $38M on 2025-01-21; SolarSaver is listed in Bryanston).
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