Johannesburg
Metro area · South Africa · Pop. 4.4M
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
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.
Latest complete quarter
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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
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.
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.
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.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.