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Silicon Cape Study: Funding and investments

FUNDING SOUTH AFRICA'S TECH STARTUPS THE ŞILICON CAPE INITIATIVE HAS BEEN RUNNINGA SURVEY TO ASSESS THE NATURE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S TECH STARTUP INDUSTRY. HERE ARE SOME OF OUR KEY INSIGHTS INTO FUNDING BEHIND THE INDUSTRY, FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE ENTREPRENEUR AND INVESTOR VS ENTREPRENEUR BUSINESS TURNOVER PER ANNUM SOURCES OF FUNDING Less than R1 Million 60% Self-financed 60% R1 - 4.9 Million 26% No funding received 26% R5 - 9.9 Million 5% Unknown 11% R10 - 19.9 Million 4% Angel investment 9% R20-49 Million 9% Family & friends 8% R50 - 99 Million 1% Venture capital 8% R100 - 500 Million 1% Bank loans More than R500 Million 5% About 25% of startups receive funding from more than one source *1 US Dollar = 9 South African Rand (ZAR) 41% of startups are currently looking for funding INVESTOR HOW MUCH MONEY WILL YOU INVEST IN STARTUPS IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS? 88 out of 243 respondents plan to invest a sum of money Over R10 Million 5% R5 - 10 Million 2% R1 - 5 Million 5% Less than R5o 00 R500k - R1 Million 7% 36% R50 000 - R100 000 R100 000 - 500 000 25% 25% WHICH GIVES A POTENTIAL INVESTMENT SUM OF R72 Million DISTRIBUTION OF ALL INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BY CITY 18% PRETORIA OTHER CITIES 20% 30% JOHANNESBURG CAPE TOWN 32% DISTRIBUTION OF INVESTMENTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BY SECTOR 10101 16% 13% 3% 15% 13% 9% 31% OTHER SECTORS TELECOMM- SOFTWARE ENERGY MEDICAL HEALTH UNICATIONS COMMERCE EQUIPMENT NUMBER OF VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS TRANSACTIONS PER YEAR South Africa (No. of VC investments) Australia 56 Israel 47 39 37 28 25 26 18 17 15 10 12 13 L0. 02 80, 60, Z0. 90, 90, '10 '11 '12 00, 0, 70, SILICON CAPE INITI ATIVE HELP US DEEPEN OUR KNOWLEDGE OF SOUTH AFRICA'S STARTUP INDUSTRY FILL OUT OUR SURVEY NOW A Catalyst for Tech in the Cape bit.ly/SCsurvey2013 created by @jojochevo www.siliconcape.com Sources: Silicon Cape Survey 2012, SAVCA Venture Solutions VC survey2012

Silicon Cape Study: Funding and investments

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These are some results from a survey done by the Silicon Cape initiative on the state of SA's funding and investment scene. (part 2/3)

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