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Insights on African capital

150 articles and white papers on raising, structuring, and deploying capital across Sub-Saharan Africa — published continuously since 2021.

How to Raise Business Funding in South Africa Without Giving Away Too Much Equity

White Paper: Driving Inclusive Venture Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023-09-18 Knowledge Base

The Psychology of Fundraising: What Do VCs Look for In South Africa

How to Raise Business Funding in South Africa Without Giving Away Too Much Equity

2026-07-02 Venture Capital

The Psychology of Fundraising: What Do VCs Look for In South Africa

2025-11-08 Healthcare

Health-tech and Healthcare Venture Capital in South Africa: Building Scalable Impact

2025-11-08 Venture Capital

The Evolution of Venture Capital in South Africa: Lessons from the First Decade

2025-10-28 Insights

Due Diligence in Venture Capital: How Investors Evaluate South African Startups

2025-10-24 Advisory

Investor Readiness in South Africa: What Founders Must Get Right Before Fundraising

2025-10-22 Corporate Finance

Term Sheets and Trust: Understanding Venture Capital Deal Structures in South Africa

2025-10-22 Insights

Cross-Border Investment: Why Pan-African Venture Capital Is Gaining Momentum

2025-10-21 Insights

How the Venture Capital Ecosystem in South Africa Works (2025 Update)

2025-10-20 Insights

How to Raise Venture Capital in South Africa: A Founder’s Guide (2025)

2025-10-20 Insights

The Role of Governance in Attracting Venture Capital in South Africa (2025)

2025-10-20 Insights

Sectors Driving Venture Investment in South Africa (2025 Update)

2025-10-16 Fintech

Fintech Venture Capital in South Africa: 2025 Founder Guide

2025-10-09 Venture Capital

The Future of Venture Capital in South Africa: From Local Growth to Global Integration

2025-09-17 Insights

South African Venture Capital in 2025: The Ultimate Guide Updated

2025-08-22 Corporate Finance

Raising Capital Investment vs Strategic Funding: A Crucial Decision for Entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa

2024-12-06 Venture Capital

South African Venture Capital: The Ultimate Guide 2024

2024-11-06 Venture Capital

Preparing a Business for Growth and Investment: The South African Context

2024-11-04 Venture Capital

Current Trends in Fundraising for Growth Stage Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa

2024-09-09 Energy

Growth Capital for Renewable Energy in South Africa: The Vital Catalyst for Sustainable Progress

2024-08-24 Corporate Finance

7 Strategies on How to Get the Most Out of Corporate Finance Advisory Services

2024-08-20 Healthcare

Discovery and Vitality Health: South African Success Stories, Global Giants Born at Home

2024-08-02 Logistics

Raising Series A Investment for Logistics in South Africa

2024-08-01 Energy

Monster Energy Drinks: South African Success Stories, Global Giants Born at Home

2024-07-29 Healthcare

Venture Capital for Digital Health Businesses in South Africa

2024-07-09 Logistics

Investors for scaling logistics in West Africa: Finding the Right Growth Partners

2024-07-09 Agri-business

Venture Capital for Foodtech Startups in South Africa: Fueling Growth and Innovation

2024-07-08 Fintech

Fintech Investors in South Africa: Where to Find Funding for Growth

2024-07-07 Property

Housing Development Investment in South Africa: How To Find The Right Investment Partner

2024-07-07 Venture Capital

How to Get Venture Capital Funding in Cape Town

2024-06-26 Venture Capital

Venture capital in Pretoria: Sources and Trends

2024-06-26 Logistics

Venture capital for Logistics Businesses in South Africa

2024-06-26 Insights

Navigating South African Financial Services for Expanding Businesses

2024-06-11 Corporate Finance

South Africa Corporate Finance Consulting Services: A Comprehensive Guide

2024-06-11 Corporate Finance

Unlocking Business Growth: A Guide on How to Get Business Funding in South Africa

2024-06-11 Insights

Mentorship for South African Entrepreneurs: How Does It Contribute to Business Success?

2024-06-10 Growth Funding

How Venture Capital Firms Specialising in Sustainable Scaling Evaluate Growth Potential

2024-06-04 Venture Capital

Growth Capital South Africa: 5 Questions to Ask Before Approaching Venture Capital Firms

2024-06-04 Venture Capital

Social Impact Investing in South Africa: Unlocking Growth Where it Matters

2024-05-28 Venture Capital

Manufacturing Funding South Africa: How to Secure Capital for Your Business

2024-05-28 Corporate Finance

Building a Strong Advisory Board for African Startups

2024-05-21 Corporate Finance

Building a Scalable Business Model in Africa: Keys to Sustainable Growth for Start-Ups

2024-05-20 Venture Capital

Attracting Impact Investors Interested in Africa: Illuminating Your Social Mission

2024-05-10 Venture Capital

Deciphering Growth Stage Business Valuation Methods in Africa: Essential Insights for Entrepreneurs

2024-05-10 Logistics

Funding for Transport Business in South Africa: Unlocking Growth

2024-05-07 Corporate Finance

Understanding the Pre-IPO Valuation Process in South Africa: A Comprehensive Guide

2024-05-05 Venture Capital

Venture Capital Funding Options for SMEs in South Africa

2024-05-05 Corporate Finance

Factors Venture Capitalists Assess When Investing in South Africa

2024-05-05 Corporate Finance

Sustainability Linked Financing in South Africa: A Path to Responsible Growth

2024-05-03 Fintech

Seed Funding South Africa: Unlocking Early-Stage Investment for Your Fintech Startup

2024-05-03 Corporate Finance

Family Office Investment Services in South Africa

2024-05-02 Mining

Navigating Corporate Finance Advisory for Mining Companies in South Africa

2024-05-01 Energy

Impact Investment in Renewable Energy in South Africa: A Catalyst for Sustainable Development

2024-05-01 Corporate Finance

Exploring Pre-IPO Fundraising in South Africa: Everything You Need to Know

2024-05-01 Logistics

Logistics Startup Funding in Botswana: Fuelling Innovation in Supply Chain Solutions

2024-04-03 Corporate Finance

Scaling A Business Across Sub-Saharan Africa: Insights and Considerations

2024-03-23 Fintech

Business Spotlight - Square's Fintech Disruption: A Beacon for Venture Capital in the Digital Economy

2024-03-09 Venture Capital

Impact Investing in South African Startups: Unleashing Innovation

2024-02-28 Impact Investment

Business Spotlight on The Fremantle Smart Grid Project: Innovation and Impact Investment

2024-02-15 Property

Business Spotlight: Venture Capital in Fractional Property Ownership with Brickowner

2024-01-23 Business Funding

Business Growth Strategies for 2024 - The South African Context

2024-01-02 Entrepreneurship

Unlocking Opportunities: 11 Entrepreneurship Strategies for Addressing Unemployment in South Africa

2023-12-10 Healthcare

The Entrepreneurial Mind: A Guide to Managing Mental Health and Stress

2023-11-26 Corporate Finance

The Ultimate Guide to the Structure of a South African Investor Pitch Deck for Maximum Impact

2023-11-23 Entrepreneurship

Start-up Strategies for Economic Downturns: A Guide for Sub-Saharan African Entrepreneurs

2023-11-14 Insights

Winning Like the Springboks: Entrepreneurial Lessons from the 2023 Rugby World Cup

2023-11-07 Growth Funding

What We Are Seeing From The Applications for Business Growth Capital in South Africa in 2023

2023-10-18 Venture Capital

Pitch Perfect: Avoid These 7 Costly Mistakes When Presenting Your Idea to Venture Capital Funds

2023-09-18 Impact Investment

Unlocking the Future: The Transformative Power of Investing in Education-Oriented Businesses and EdTech in South Africa

2023-09-18 Corporate Finance

Maximising the Value of Venture Capital Funding in South Africa: Considdering Post-Investment Strategies

2023-09-18 Growth Funding

How to Raise Business Growth Funding in South Africa: A Comprehensive Guide for 2023

2023-09-18 Growth Funding

Securing Growth Capital in South Africa: A Comprehensive Guide

2023-09-18 Corporate Finance

What Are Corporate Finance Advisory Services? Understanding and Guiding Your Business towards Financial Success

2023-09-18 Venture Capital

White Paper: Driving Inclusive Venture Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023-09-18 Venture Capital

White Paper: Industry Spotlight - Emerging Sectors for Venture Capital in South Africa

2023-09-18 Impact Investment

How We Can Make Progress on Green Waste Management in Sub-Saharan Africa with VC Investment

2023-09-18 Business Planning

How to Write a Business Plan to Raise Venture Capital in South Africa

2023-09-18 Energy

Shaping a Sustainable and Climate-Safe South Africa: How Investors Can Drive Change and Prosperity

2023-09-18 Venture Capital

White Paper: Harnessing Private Growth Capital in South Africa to Create Jobs

2023-09-18 Venture Capital

Fuelling Growth Through South African Venture Capitalists: Strategies for Growth Stage Businesses

2023-09-18 Venture Capital

Venture Capital Firms in South Africa Driving Change Through Impact Investing

2023-09-18 Growth Funding

Identifying High Growth Business Opportunities in South Africa: 8 Sectors Worth Considering in 2023

2023-09-18 Insights

How Long Does It Take For Start-Ups to be Successful in South Africa

2023-09-18 Insights

Questions Asked By Start-Ups

2023-09-18 Growth Funding

Questions Asked by Growth Stage Businesses

2023-09-18 Fintech

Business Growth Funding for Fintech Businesses in South Africa

2023-09-18 Energy

Renewable Energy Funding South Africa - Exploring the Options

2023-09-18 Growth Funding

The Road to Expansion: Strategies and Sources for E-commerce Growth Funding South Africa

2023-09-18 Corporate Finance

African Trade Gets Further Boost With Free Trade Agreement

2023-07-20 Venture Capital

Raising VC funding in Africa; the VC's perspective

2023-06-18 Venture Capital

Promoting Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Lessons from Successful National Start-up Ecosystems

2023-04-18 Impact Investment

Supporting entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa: Ten reasons why it's the answer to addressing economic inequality

2023-03-18 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital Opportunities in Africa in 2023 - A Look Ahead

2023-02-18 Corporate Finance

Why We Need More Focus on Business Growth Capital in Sub-Saharan Africa

2023-02-18 Venture Capital

Social Value Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Venture Capital Firms in Driving Sustainable Value

2023-02-18 Venture Capital

Understanding the Impact of Impact Investing

2023-02-05 Logistics

Will 2023 Be The Year for Logistics Funding in South Africa

2023-01-18 Corporate Finance

What we learned about the state of venture capital in Africa during 2022

2022-12-18 Impact Investment

Breaking the Mold: How Impact Investment in Africa is Propelling Sustainable Growth

2022-09-18 Business Planning

What Goes Into a Business Plan?

2022-06-20 Business Planning

All About Business Feasibility Studies

2022-06-04 Fintech

Fintech Investments In Africa and the Power of Innovation

2022-05-18 Venture Capital

Why We Will See More Use of Data and Analytics in Venture Capital

2022-05-15 Corporate Finance

Business Turnaround Specialists in South Africa: 7 Questions Entrepreneurs Need to Answer

2022-04-18 Corporate Finance

Investors in South Africa: 7 Important Indicators we look for in entrepreneurs

2022-03-18 Venture Capital

What to Consider When Raising Venture Capital: 15 tips for entrepreneurs

2022-03-05 Business Funding

6 Ways to Deploy Small Business Funding in South Africa in 2022

2022-02-05 Venture Capital

University Entrepreneurship and Spinout Companies: What South African Institutions Can Learn

2021-09-18 Corporate Finance

Business Start-up Capital - Making use of Angel Investors in South Africa

2021-06-02 Corporate Finance

Angel Investors in South Africa: 8 Places Where To Find Them

2021-04-12 Corporate Finance

Bridging Finance for Entrepreneurs in South Africa - 3 Ways You Take Advantage

2021-03-07 Venture Capital

What Is The Right Time to Look For Venture Capital?

2021-02-20 Venture Capital

Virtual Business Accelerators - The Growing Trend

2021-02-11 Corporate Finance

Angel Investment as Business Funding

2020-10-25 Venture Capital

The Trend in Impact Investing in Africa Amongst Private Equity Firms

2020-10-20 Business Funding

Business Finance Source Definitions

2020-09-25 Corporate Finance

Female Angel Investors: 5 Reasons Women Can Be a Powerful Force

2020-07-12 Corporate Finance

Why SMMEs In Africa Can Lead The Way To Economic Growth

2020-06-25 Corporate Finance

8 Challenges Faced by Entrepreneurs in Africa Today

2020-06-22 Corporate Finance

Why Changes In South African Startup Investing Is Creating New Opportunities For Investors

2020-06-19 Business Planning

Is a Small Business Plan Necessary?

2020-06-11 Venture Capital

6 Steps To Assess Investment Opportunities in Africa For Feasibility

2020-06-10 Venture Capital

Cleantech Investment In Africa - The best way to impact globally is to focus locally

2020-06-09 Business Funding

Alternative Methods of Business Funding for South African Entrepreneurs

2020-06-05 Corporate Finance

What is Seed Funding – The Must Know Entrepreneur's Guide

2020-05-23 Corporate Finance

Creating a Pitch Deck That is Easy To Understand and Easy To Remember

2020-05-18 Corporate Finance

The Basics of Business Funding for Entrepreneurs

2020-05-17 Venture Capital

Early Stage Venture Capital Investment in Africa a new initiative by the CDC Group

2020-04-22 Business Funding

Business Growth Capital for South African Entrepreneurs

2020-04-15 Corporate Finance

What is a Buy and Build Strategy for Entrepreneurs

2020-04-09 Corporate Finance

Should Growing Businesses Consider Private Equity Supported Merger and Acquisitions to Support Their Growth Ambitions?

2020-03-18 Corporate Finance

Impact Investing Opportunity in South Africa and Empowering the Masses

2019-09-18 Healthcare

The Growth of Pharmaceutical Investment in Africa

2019-06-18 Business Funding

Second Round Business Funding: What You Should Know

2019-05-11 Agri-business

Why AgriTech Investments in Africa Should Not Be Overlooked

2019-04-25 Corporate Finance

Raising Small Business Funding: 6 Steps For Small Business Owners

2019-04-18 Corporate Finance

Why is Business Finance Hard to Find

2019-03-10 Corporate Finance

Private Equity for Entrepreneurs in Africa

2019-03-05 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital and the importance of modern day business incubators in South Africa

2019-03-02 Impact Investment

Impact Investing and Primary Production in Africa: The Opportunity

2019-02-26 Agri-business

Technology and African Agriculture - Working Hand In Hand

2019-02-18 Corporate Finance

5 Easy to Follow Rules to Raising Money For Your Startup

2019-02-18 Venture Capital

Venture Capital Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2018: A Reflection on the Vibrant and Diverse Year

2018-12-18 Venture Capital

Raising Business Funding in South Africa

2018-09-10 Venture Capital

Venture Capital Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2017: Lessons Learned and Future Directions.

2017-12-18 Business Funding

Business Financing for Entrepreneurs in South Africa and Access to Support

2017-08-02 Impact Investment

Can Impact Investing Go Mainstream?

2017-06-23 Energy

Renewable Energy Investments In Emerging Markets

2017-05-23 Corporate Finance

Venture Capital Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016: A Reflection on Navigating Challenges and Opportunities

2016-12-18 Venture Capital

Unpacking Venture Capital Activity in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015: Lessons for the Future of Startup Ecosystems