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Johannesburg

Metro area · South Africa · Pop. 4.4M

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Enterprise value

How much Johannesburg’s VC-backed companies are worth

Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Johannesburg, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.

VC investment

How much venture capital flows into Johannesburg

VC investment into Johannesburg-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.

Startup funnel

Johannesburg's startup funnel

Companies headquartered in Johannesburg at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.

123
Startups
$100K–15M raised

66 pre-seed · 41 seed · 16 Series A

19
Breakouts
$15–100M raised

15 Series B · 4 Series C

5
Scaleups
$100M+ raised

2 Mega · 3 Mega+

2
Unicorns and/or $100M+ revenue

Source: Dealroom.co

Quarterly report

Johannesburg's latest quarter in venture capital

VC raised by Johannesburg-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.

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Largest rounds

Largest funding rounds in Johannesburg

A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Johannesburg-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.

Largest rounds in Johannesburg - 2026

Every $15M+ VC round into Johannesburg-headquartered companies in 2026, grouped by Dealroom sector.
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Academia

Johannesburg's academic flywheel

Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Johannesburg.

University-linked startup formation
15
University spinouts
210
Total alumni-founded companies
153
Of which startups (<$15M raised)
39
Breakouts ($15M-100M)
18
Scaleups ($100M+)

Location comparison

How Johannesburg stacks up

Compare Johannesburg with peers from the same country (South Africa) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.

$14.3B
$11.5B
Johannesburg
$10.1B
$8.4B
$7.3B
$2B

Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.

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