Over 336 million U.S. dollars were secured in funding by 89 South African start-ups in 2021. Compared to the previous year, this was an increase from around 142 million U.S. dollars. Since 2016, the value of funding secured by start-ups in South Africa have increased yearly. Moreover, as of May 18, 2022, South African start-ups obtained almost 231 million U.S. dollars in funding.
Total funding value secured by tech startups in South Africa from 2015 to 2022
(in million U.S. dollars)
Data for 2022 is as of 18 May, 2022.
According to the source, startups included here are those launched between 2002 and 2021. It adds that it does not claim to have identified all the tech startups that existed in the countries as some may have "slipped through the net".
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Disrupt Africa. (June 8, 2022). Total funding value secured by tech startups in South Africa from 2015 to 2022 (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324520/funding-value-secured-by-tech-startups-in-south-africa/
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