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Since 2021, Crowdcube has backed 2 African startups across 6 disclosed funding rounds totaling $14.6M, most heavily in South Africa and EdTech.
Crowdcube is an equity crowdfunding platform that connects investors with private market opportunities. Its official website describes it as Europe’s largest private market investment platform and as a marketplace for investing in Europe’s high-growth businesses. The company is based in the United Kingdom. In Africa, Crowdcube’s recorded activity is concentrated in South Africa and Zimbabwe. The available investment records show backing at seed, venture, and Series A stages, with most activity in edtech and one fintech investment. Confirmed Africa-related companies in the record include HyperionDev in South Africa and Jamboo in Zimbabwe.
Data updated · Aug 23, 2026
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Crowdcube has backed 2 African startups across 6 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $14.6M since 2021.
Mostly Seed: 3 of its 6 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (2).
Companies Crowdcube has backed operate in South Africa (5), Zimbabwe (1). Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Crowdcube is an equity crowdfunding platform focused on private market investing. Its official site describes it as Europe’s largest private market investment platform.
The confirmed Africa-related companies in the provided records are HyperionDev in South Africa and Jamboo in Zimbabwe. These are the companies explicitly listed in the available investment data.
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