Direct finance: Government
- AFD Green Energy Fund (IDC)
- Agro-Processing Competitiveness Fund (IDC)
- Co-operative Incentive Scheme (DSBD)
- Gauteng Enterprise Propeller (GEP)
- Gro-E Youth Scheme (IDC)
- iMbewu Fund (NEF)
- Isivande Women’s Fund (dti)
- National Informal Business Upliftment Strategy (DSBD)
- National Youth Development Agency
- gy (DSBD)
National Youth Development Agency
Rural and Community Development Fund (NEF) - Small Enterprise Finance Agency (DSBD)
- Strategic Projects Fund (NEF)
- Support Programme for Industrial Innovation (dti)
- Technology Innovation Agency (DST)
- Technology Venture Capital Fund (IDC)
- The Jobs Fund
- uMnotho Fund (NEF)
- Women Entrepreneurial Fund (IDC)
- Youth Pipeline Development Programme (IDC)
Direct finance: Fund Managers
- Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund
- Grofin
- LifeCo UnLtd South Africa
- Masisizane Fund (Old Mutual)
- Merchant Capital
- WDBIH ED Fund
- Zimele (Anglo American)
Direct funders: Venture capital & angel investors
- 4Di Capital
- Africa Media Venture Fund
- AngelHub Ventures
- Black Swan Investments
- Capital Eye Investments
- CRE Venture Capital
- EchoVC
- E-Squared
- Grovest
- I/O Ventures
- Newtown Partners
- Savannah Fund
- Silvertree Capital
- Triumph Venture Capital
- Visions2Ventures
Direct Finance – Private Equity
- Business Partners
- Caban Investments
- Secha Capital
Direct Finance – Specialised Finance
- Shared Interest/Thembani International International Guarantee Fund
Direct Finance – Crowd Funders
- Crowdinvest
- FundFind
- Indiegogo
- Kiva
- LeLapa Fund
- StartM
- ThundaFund
