Market profile
🇿🇦South Africa startups
7 startups in South Africa have revenue confirmed through their payment provider, collecting $2K over the last 30 days — led by Check ID.
Highest earners in South Africa
Global ranking →
Developer Tools$535/mo$617 MRR
Education$431/mo$22 MRR
Utilities$259/mo$284 MRR
Recruiting & HR · for sale$226/monon-recurring
Mobile Apps$49/mo$51 MRR
$9/mo$9 MRR
$6/mo$45 MRR
Security$0/monon-recurring
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Marketing$0/monon-recurring
Showing 12 of 17 revenue-verified startups in South Africa.
What South Africa builds
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Founders in South Africa
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All launches →South Africa in numbers
How many startups are there in South Africa?
19 are tracked on VibeCrowd, of which 7 have revenue confirmed through a payment provider. Together they collect $2K in a 30-day window — a small share of all startup revenue we track.
Which is the highest-earning startup in South Africa?
Check ID, in Developer Tools, at $535 over the last 30 days.
Where does South Africa rank globally?
#65 of 124 markets by combined revenue, and #48 by number of startups. Those two positions rarely match: volume and money concentrate in different places.
How current are these figures?
Rebuilt from live data every hour. Revenue comes from payment-provider connections rather than founder questionnaires, so nothing here is self-reported.
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