South Africa H1 2022 Venture Investment Report

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The H1 2022 South Africa Venture Investment Report is one of MAGNiTT's flagship reports that provides a bi-annual update on the venture capital and startup ecosystems in South Africa. 


South Africa Startup Ecosystem in H1 2022 - Key Highlights

• The country was the fourth-most funded and most transacting geography across Africa accounting for 12% of total funding and 11% of total transactions closed in the continent over H1'22

• $234M was recorded in VC funding in South Africa over in H1 2022 across 43 deals marking a 134% increase in funding and a 12% decrease in the number of transactions YoY vs H1 2021
• While smaller-sized funding rounds ($1M-$5M) accounted for 47% of total transactions in H1 21, South Africa has seen a 10pp increase in deal share for larger rounds ($5M+) compared to FY 2021
• FinTech remains the leading industry of choice accounting for 73% of all capital invested in the ecosystem, while Gaming ranked 2nd in amount deployed

 

What’s In The Report?

This bi-annual report provides a comprehensive overview and a deep dive into the South African venture capital and funding investment space and includes the following: 

 

• A 5-year analysis of South Africa venture funding evolution, with a focus on H1‘22 industry performance benchmarks

• Top 20 investor ranking, together with the business type and HQ analysis of all investment firms in the region

• Top 10 startup funding rounds that were closed during the analyzed period, as well as the ticket size split of the entire deal flow

• Top 10 last exits recorded by South Africa-based startups


Who will benefit from the report?

This report is ideal for investors tracking startup activity, consultants looking to identify technology innovation trends, as well as government entities searching for investments.


This report was created with data from MAGNiTT, a comprehensive directory of technology innovation trends. The platform provides the following analytics tools:

• Investment directories, a comprehensive list of all startup venture funding across the Middle East, Africa, Pakistan, and Turkey

• Market Sizing Tools to visualize investment growth and trends across industries, geographies, and stage

• Startup Resources including a deal flow tool for applications to leading Venture Capitalists for investment

• Exit comparisons, looking at Mergers & Acquisitions from across the region

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*This report aggregates and analyses tech startup investments across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Pakistan.

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South Africa H1 2022 Venture Investment Report