South Africa

Antler invests from the earliest stage whether a startup looking for funding or an individual looking for co-founders and pre-launch capital to launch a startup. Antler partners with exceptional founders across six continents to launch and scale startups that address meaningful opportunities and challenges.

Antler invests primarily in three ways;

1. Pre-seed residency investing
2. Investing in pre-seed and seed rounds of companies formed outside our residencies
3. Investing in A rounds and beyond

AgDevCo is an expert investor in agribusinesses in Africa that makes investments to expand meaningful and sustainable agribusiness. AgDevCo is a long-term partner for development and impact, offering more than simply financing.

AfricInvest is an investment and financial services company. The company has dedicated investment teams focused on North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Acumen Capital Partners is an impact investor that has spent the last nearly 20 years leveraging philanthropy as patient, high-risk capital to support social enterprises creating solutions to the problems of poverty. 

ACION is a worldwide organization, that seeks to promote a fair economy by delivering responsible digital financial solutions for marginalized communities, allowing them to better their lives via informed decision-making and financial service reform.

Acasia Ventures is a venture capital investor that works closely with founders by providing venture capital, unique insights, opportunities to expand to new markets and access to global investors and connections. 

500 Global is a venture capital firm that supports entrepreneurs creating rapidly expanding digital firms. It currently manages $2.4 billion in assets. We concentrate on industries where money, creativity, and technology can create long-term value and stimulate economic expansion.

4DX Ventures is a pan-African venture capital business that connects people, ideas, and funds to build an exciting global community and an African continent. They work with business owners who are starting technological enterprises, looking for persistence and growth mindsets in their founders. 4DX Ventures works closely with businesses to offer technical, operational, and business guidance in addition to making early investments after doing in-depth research and analysis.

BWGL Group is a professional eco-friendly hygiene and cleaning business based in Heidelberg, Gauteng. It was established in 2020, as a response to a need for cleaner spaces. We service Corporates, Businesses, Government and Residential clients. We sell eco-friendly cleaning products to the market and also provide empowerment sessions to women and the youth. 

Amazizi Leatherworks produces a range of 100% leather goods, including footwear for the entire family, bags, purses, wallets, and leather accessories. We prioritize environmental responsibility by recycling our offcuts to create leather accessories. Additionally, we advocate for sustainable practices by encouraging customers to bring in their old leather goods for repairs instead of disposing of them, thereby reducing landfill waste.

We are committed to eco-friendly alternatives in our materials, opting for vegetable-tanned leather over chrome-tanned leather, which utilizes hazardous chemicals