https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/839.html South Africa news 15 Funding news - South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/196/839.html en-us Sat, 29 Aug 2026 03:10:53 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/sa-smmes-have-5-big-funding-questions-here-are-the-answers-308938a Access to finance remains one of the most significant barriers to business growth, yet for many SMMEs, securing funding can be difficult even when the business is trading, winning customers and meeting its financial obligations. 1-271213 Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:41:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-finance-option-targets-smes-looking-to-own-their-premises-075055a FNB Commercial Property Finance has introduced a funding solution allowing qualifying small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to access up to 110% financing for commercial properties valued at up to R7.5m. 1-271187 Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:35:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/3-years-in-the-making-edge-impact-fund-launched-to-help-african-scale-ups-grow-308358a Leading South African SME investment and business development firm, Edge Growth, has officially launched an innovative catalytic debt fund to support established, technology-enabled scale-ups. Set up more than three years ago, the fund has now reached a R350m first close. 1-271133 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/finfind-partnership-aims-to-unlock-finance-for-western-cape-msmes-419449a Accessing finance remains one of the biggest hurdles facing small businesses, particularly those without collateral, formal accounting systems or the financial records lenders often require. Now, the Western Cape Government is partnering with Finfind to make the funding landscape easier to navigate for MSMEs across the province. 1-271115 Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:05:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/cape-town-ai-startup-verascient-raises-r192m-297557a South African-founded AI startup Verascient has raised $1.2m (about R19.2m) in a pre-seed funding round as it looks to expand its engineering team and grow its enterprise AI offering. 1-271090 Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/jem-raises-84m-as-sa-hr-tech-business-scales-301148a Cape Town-based HR tech startup company Jem has raised $8.4m (R136m) in a Series A funding round led by Quona Capital, as it expands its workforce management platform for employees who do not work from traditional desks. 1-270923 Tue, 18 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/circular-economy-entrepreneurs-invited-to-compete-for-r250k-investment-523730a Businesses already turning waste into products, reducing resource use or developing circular economy solutions can now apply for the 2026 Circular Innovation Challenge, with the winning business eligible for a R250,000 investment. 1-270846 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:52:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/masisizane-launches-programme-to-help-smes-secure-growth-capital-290427a Masisizane Fund has launched a 12-month programme aimed at helping established South African SMEs address the financial, operational and governance gaps that can prevent them from securing growth capital. 1-270810 Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:43:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/bolt-seeks-women-entrepreneurs-for-new-sa-initiative-078115a South African women entrepreneurs can enter Bolt’s “Bolt Sees You” initiative for a chance to receive a R50,000 grant to support the growth of their businesses. 1-270727 Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:51:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/new-digital-funding-service-targets-western-cape-small-businesses-967354a The Western Cape Government has partnered with Finfind to improve access to finance for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across the province. 1-270664 Tue, 11 Aug 2026 11:23:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Funding South Africa