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Since 2019, Standard Bank has backed 8 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds totaling $5.8M, most heavily in South Africa and Fintech.
Standard Bank Group is a large Africa focused financial services organization headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, providing universal banking and related financial services across multiple African markets. It operates through a network of country subsidiaries and digital channels, and positions itself as client led and digitally enabled in its core markets. Alongside its core banking activities, Standard Bank invests in technology enabled businesses across Africa, with a particular focus on financial technology. The investment data provided shows activity from 2019 to 2023, across eight funding rounds, largely in South Africa. Over this period Standard Bank participated in seed, venture, Series A, corporate equity and other structured rounds, backing companies such as Tripplo, HelloChoice, TradeSafe, Payment24 and Nomanini in logistics and supply chain, fintech and agri tech. Standard Bank has also entered strategic partnerships to support African startups, including a venture development collaboration with Founders Factory Africa focused on building and growing tech enabled businesses, particularly fintech, across several African countries. Through such initiatives and direct equity investments, Standard Bank supports early stage and growth ventures that improve access, efficiency and digital services in key sectors of the African economy.
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Standard Bank has backed 8 African startups across 8 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners, totaling $5.8M since 2019.
Mostly Seed: 2 of its 8 tracked rounds are at that stage, followed by Venture (Round not Specified) (2).
Companies Standard Bank has backed operate in South Africa (12), Ghana (3), Namibia (2), and 3 more markets. Each figure counts the rounds behind companies serving that market, so a company operating in several markets counts in each of them.
Its tracked rounds lean toward Fintech (5), Logistics & Supply Chain (3), Agri Tech (2), and 2 more sectors.
Standard Bank most often shares rounds with Digital Africa Ventures (1 shared deal), Galloprovincialis (1 shared deal), 54 Collective (1 shared deal).
Standard Bank Group is an Africa focused financial services organization headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, offering personal, business and corporate banking through its network of country operations and digital platforms. It is one of the continent’s major banking groups and operates across multiple African markets.
Confirmed investments include Tripplo, HelloChoice, TradeSafe, Payment24 and Nomanini, all based in South Africa and operating in logistics, agricultural marketplaces and fintech. These companies reflect Standard Bank’s interest in technology solutions that enhance payments, trade, supply chains and financial access in its core markets.
Standard Bank has entered a strategic investment partnership with Founders Factory Africa to build and grow tech enabled businesses across Africa, with a specific focus on fintech. Through this collaboration the bank aims to support early stage ventures with investment, technology, expert support and strategic partnerships in several African countries.
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