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Since 2024, Fireball Capital has backed 3 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds totaling $30.9M, most heavily in South Africa and Energy & Utilities.
Fireball Capital is a South African venture capital firm based in Cape Town and part of Ke Nako Capital. It is described as a majority black-owned and managed VC multi-manager serving institutional clients, with a model that combines fund-manager exposure with direct investments and co-investments. Its Africa activity, based on the provided records, has been concentrated in South Africa and spans Venture, Series A, and Series A Extension rounds. The firm’s documented investments in the period provided include Plentify, Contactable, and Insight Terra, across energy and utilities, legal and compliance, and AI and analytics. The record also shows repeated participation alongside other investors in South African rounds. The available sources describe Fireball Capital’s focus areas as fintech, edtech, healthtech, and data platforms, alongside support for high-growth businesses. Its portfolio and investment history indicate an emphasis on South African companies scaling locally and globally.
Data updated · Jul 22, 2026
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Fireball Capital has backed 3 African startups across 7 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $30.9M since 2024.
Mostly Series A: 3 of its 7 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (2).
Fireball Capital's tracked rounds are concentrated in South Africa (7).
Its tracked rounds lean toward Energy & Utilities (4), AI & Analytics (2), Legal and Compliance (1).
Fireball Capital most often shares rounds with E3 Capital (5 shared deals), Secha Capital (2 shared deals), Satgana (2 shared deals).
Fireball Capital is a South African venture capital firm based in Cape Town. It is described as a majority black-owned and managed VC multi-manager that backs institutional clients through fund-manager exposure, direct investments, and co-investments.
The provided records show Fireball Capital backing Plentify, Contactable, and Insight Terra in South Africa. These investments were made alongside multiple co-investors, including E3 Capital on several rounds.