Venture Capital
Southern Africa
Mining finance, established private equity deal flow, institutional private debt, and corporate buyouts anchoring Southern African private markets.
VEA Capital Partners Acquires Stake In South African Data Science Firm Bonisa AI
The private investment arm of VEA Group backs the artificial intelligence and analytics specialist to accelerate enterprise expansion, commercialize decisioning-as-a-service, and scale advanced credit modeling across African markets.
More Stories
Biochar Industrial Group Secures $1.5M Pre-Seed Funding to Scale Pan-African Infrastructure
Founded by former Releaf Earth executives, climate-tech startup Biochar Industrial Group closes a funding round led by Breega to deploy on-site pyrolysis equipment and monetize agricultural waste into audit-grade carbon credits.
VEA Capital Partners Acquires Stake In South African Data Science Firm Bonisa AI
The private investment arm of VEA Group backs the artificial intelligence and analytics specialist to accelerate enterprise expansion, commercialize decisioning-as-a-service, and scale advanced credit modeling across African markets.
BlueOrchard Climate Action Mobilisation Fund Reaches First Close With $250M
The Schroders-backed impact investor secures significant institutional capital for its flagship blended finance vehicle, creating an investment-grade path for private deployment into emerging and frontier climate strategies.
Pepkor Sells 65% Logistics Stake For $140M To RMB-Backed IronOak
South African retail giant Pepkor unlocks R2.25 billion in capital through a strategic sale-and-leaseback transaction, offloading majority control of core distribution infrastructure while retaining a minority holding.
DNI Deploys Over $115M To Expand Access To Connectivity, Digital Services And Mobile Technology Across South Africa
The digital infrastructure group channels over R2 billion into telecom assets, scaling high-speed fiber deployments, international eSIM connectivity, and mobile distribution across the region.
Airnergize Capital Secures $239M Clean Energy Fund Anchored by DBSA
Backed by the Development Bank of Southern Africa and major commercial partners, the clean tech platform targets sustainable infrastructure deployment across the continent.
Omnia Confirms Advanced Buyout Talks in Potential JSE Takeover
The diversified South African chemicals and fertilizer producer has issued a cautionary announcement, triggering heightened trading momentum across local industrial counters.
Flutterwave Powers Digital Access for Landmark Dangote Refinery IPO
Acting as a licensed receiving agent, the payments technology major is providing the core infrastructure to streamline retail and diaspora subscriptions for the world’s largest single-train refinery.
ByteX and Cenne Financial Merge to Launch Unified Cross-Border Financial Stack Linking North America, India, and Africa
The cross-border payment platform has merged with Africa-focused financial operations platform Cenne Financial to build an integrated financial gateway streamlining trade and commerce across key global corridors.
Africa GreenCo Secures $21.5 Million to Accelerate Clean Energy Across Southern Africa
Africa GreenCo has closed an additional $21.5 million in total third-round financing, bolstered by commitments from the Private Infrastructure Development Group, Impact Fund Denmark, and Sanlam Alternative Investments.
Grindstone Ventures Launches New $31.2 million Fund to Close Africa's Post-Seed Funding Gap
The newly established vehicle, led by an all-female founding team, is designed to bridge the post-seed funding gap and prepare high-growth African enterprises for Series A readiness.