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Standard Bank Group has backed 3 African startups across 0 disclosed funding rounds, most heavily in South Africa and Fintech.
Standard Bank Group is a South African financial services group and listed company with a corporate and investment banking business that describes itself as Africa’s leading corporate and investment bank. Its official investor relations pages identify the group and provide investor contacts, and its corporate and investment banking pages present the business as a gateway to African trade and investment. In Africa, Standard Bank Group’s corporate and investment banking business operates across the continent and says it connects businesses to opportunities across Africa and beyond. Public-facing materials confirm a footprint in multiple African markets, including Angola, Botswana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Egypt. The available official information does not confirm the specific venture or private equity stages it invests at, or a detailed sector mandate for direct company backing, so those details are left unspecified.
Data updated · Sep 14, 2026
Standard Bank Group has backed 3 African startups across 0 disclosed funding rounds tracked on Liners.
Companies Standard Bank Group has backed operate in South Africa (5), Ghana (3), Kenya (3), and 4 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 (4), HR & Talent (1).
Standard Bank Group most often shares rounds with Nithio (3 shared deals), British International Investment (3 shared deals), Mirova (2 shared deals).
Standard Bank Group is a South African financial services group with a corporate and investment banking business. Its investor relations pages and corporate banking materials identify it as a listed group and describe its investment banking presence across Africa.
No Africa company-back data was confirmed in the official materials reviewed for this profile. The group’s public footprint shows regional banking and investment banking operations, but not a disclosed portfolio of backed companies.