COMPANY PROFILE

Lesaka Technologies

Fintech solutions driving financial inclusion in South Africa's informal markets with transactional banking, insurance, and lending products

Uitenhage (Kariega), South AfricaFounded 1997Fintech

Valuation $555M Market cap · Aug/2026

Revenue $714M Latest reported FY

EBITDA $44M Latest reported FY

At a glance

Status: Listed
Founded: 1997
Headquarters: Uitenhage (Kariega), South Africa
Listing: IPO 1997
Sector: Fintech
Power Law: Thoroughbred$100M+ revenue

Knowledge graph

Founder mafia, market maps, research and news connected to this company by Dealroom

Investors

1 investor on the cap table

From Dealroom's funding and investor records, grouped by the round each investor first entered.

Series B and later1 investor entered at this stage

VPValue Capital Partners

Talent

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Global footprint

Workforce and web traffic by country

Workforce by country

6 countries with
team presence

🇿🇦 South Africa97%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom1.3%

🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates0.7%

🇵🇹 Portugal0.5%

🏳️ Namibia0.4%

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Web traffic by country

27K monthly visits
across markets

🇿🇦 South Africa89.6%

🇺🇸 United States5.9%

🇮🇳 India4.1%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom0.4%

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Investments and acquisitions

Disclosed deals where Lesaka Technologies was the backer or acquirer, 2022–2025. Toggle between venture rounds, M&A, or both. The map below is grouped by the target company's sector — the colored pill on each chip is the round type.

Portfolio analysis

5 deals across Lesaka Technologies's capital deployment.

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