Southern African VC shows growing maturity, attractive exit pipeline
Southern Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry continues to demonstrate resilience, adaptability and growing maturity, with investors deploying ZAR2.48 billion (US$153 million) across more than 200 funding rounds in 2025, while increasingly backing existing portfolio companies through successive gr

Source: Disrupt Africa (Southern Africa) · South Africa
Southern Africa’s venture capital (VC) industry continues to demonstrate resilience, adaptability and growing maturity, with investors deploying ZAR2.48 billion (US$153 million) across more than 200 funding rounds in 2025, while increasingly backing existing portfolio companies through successive gr…
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