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SA SME Fund - venture and fund investments

Status

Status not published

Rolling; startups should approach the underlying VC funds backed by the SA SME Fund rather than the fund itself.

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Amount
Not published

Venture capital company that backs specialist fund managers; it does not make direct investments into SMEs. Startups should approach the fund managers it backs.

Funder

SA SME Fund

private · national

Deadline: Open all year — Rolling; startups should approach the underlying VC funds backed by the SA SME Fund rather than the fund itself.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
major

Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.

Who can apply

Not open to direct company applications; access is via SA SME Fund-backed fund managers investing in scalable South African businesses.

How to apply

  1. Identify SA SME Fund portfolio VC managers.
  2. Approach the relevant manager with your round.
  3. Standard VC diligence and investment.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://sasmefund.co.za/

"We do not make direct investments into SMEs. Instead, we empower specialist fund managers to do what they do best"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: funder's homepage — the programme page was not found

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