Angel investors in South Africa include early-stage backers across Cape Town, Johannesburg and other startup hubs. Use the profiles below to compare recorded investments, stages and sectors before deciding who may fit your company.
Where can you find angel investors in South Africa?
Round Funded lists more than 60 angel investors based in South Africa. Its catalog also includes venture capital firms, family offices and accelerators, with search filters for stage, industry, geography and check size.
The largest city group in the catalog is in Cape Town, with 39 angels. Johannesburg follows with 17, while Pretoria and Stellenbosch are also represented. These counts can help you understand where investors are based, but a shared location is only one way to assess fit.
Stage and sector provide useful starting points. About half of the angels listed in South Africa include pre-seed in their stages, and about three quarters include seed. Common sector interests include SaaS & Enterprise, Fintech, Marketplace, Manufacturing & Industrial and EdTech.
Which South African angels have recorded investments?
The following profiles are ordered by the number of past investments recorded in the Round Funded catalog. Each listed investor has a profile, at least one recorded investment and a pre-seed or seed focus. The figures show recorded deal counts, not investment amounts.
- Johan Bosini (Cape Town): 12 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Fintech, Lending & Credit and Artificial Intelligence.
- Zachariah George (Cape Town): 11 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include Fintech, Marketplace and SaaS & Enterprise.
- Rob Stokes (Cape Town): 10 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include EdTech, Crypto & Web3 and Marketplace.
- Jacobus de Nysschen (Cape Town): 7 past investments on record; backs pre-seed to Series A; sectors include Fintech.
- Andy Higgins (Pretoria): 6 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include E-commerce & D2C, Fintech and PropTech & Real Estate.
- Ernst Hertzog (Stellenbosch): 6 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Consumer & Retail, Gaming & Entertainment and Marketplace.
- Malcolm Gray (Cape Town): 6 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include Manufacturing & Industrial, E-commerce & D2C and SaaS & Enterprise.
- Daniel Guasco (Cape Town): 5 past investments on record; backs pre-seed; sectors include Artificial Intelligence, Mobility & Logistics and PropTech & Real Estate.
- Jacques Ludik (Cape Town): 5 past investments on record; backs seed; sectors include Healthcare & Biotech and SaaS & Enterprise.
- Raj Naidu (Johannesburg): 5 past investments on record; backs pre-seed and seed; sectors include Manufacturing & Industrial.
How should you use investor deal counts?
A recorded investment count indicates how many startup deals an investor has on record. It does not show the amount invested, establish whether the investor will respond, or determine whether a particular company is a match. Consider it one reference point rather than a complete assessment.
Compare each profile against your startup using a few practical filters:
- Stage: Check whether the investor lists pre-seed, seed or another stage relevant to your raise.
- Sector: Look for overlap between your business and the investor’s stated interests.
- Geography: Use city information as context, without treating location as the only measure of fit.
- Recent activity: Round Funded filters investors to those with a check in roughly the last 6 months.
Before you reach out, make sure your pitch explains the problem, your progress and what you are asking for. Round Funded says its search covers investors by stage, industry, geography and check size, so those filters can help you focus your research.
What should your pitch to an angel include?
Keep the initial message focused on the company and the reason you are contacting that investor. A concise note can introduce the problem, give a relevant traction point and make a clear request. Where appropriate, explain the connection between the investor’s stated focus and your startup.
Prepare supporting material that is easy to review. A Data Room can put your deck, traction, team and ask behind one link. Round Funded says founders can build and share a Data Room for free on every plan. Round+ also includes per-investor tracked links and engagement analytics, including views, deck opens and meeting clicks.
Round Funded helps founders find investors, send pitches and track replies. Its AI drafts personalized outreach emails and follow-ups for investors, and outreach is sent from the founder’s own Gmail. That keeps replies and message threads in the founder’s inbox.
How Round Funded helps you find investors
- Submit your startup through Round Funded to get matched with investors.
- Search the investor catalog using stage, industry, geography and check size.
- Review matching profiles and create a shortlist based on your fundraising needs.
- Use AI to draft personalized investor emails and follow-ups.
- Track investors, fundraising stages and next steps in the pipeline, and share your Data Room link.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many angel investors in South Africa are listed?
Round Funded lists more than 60 angel investors based in South Africa. The profiles above show 10 investors with recorded past investments.
Which South African cities have the most listed angels?
Cape Town has 39 angels in the catalog, followed by Johannesburg with 17. Pretoria and Stellenbosch are also listed.
Do South African angels invest at pre-seed and seed?
About half of the angels listed in South Africa include pre-seed among their stages, and about three quarters include seed. Check an individual profile to see its stated stage focus.
Which sectors are common among South African angel investors?
SaaS & Enterprise, Fintech, Marketplace, Manufacturing & Industrial and EdTech are among the most common sectors in the catalog.
What does an angel’s past investment count tell you?
It represents the number of past investments recorded for that investor. It does not indicate the size of those investments or predict whether they will respond to your pitch.