Most of the tech start-ups in South Africa were in the Fintech field. As of 2021, almost 150 startups were operating in Fintech. Ecommerce and retail tech, and E-health followed with 50 and 44 startups, respectively. Furthermore, educational tech (Ed-tech) startups in the country reached 42, ranking the sector as the fourth in terms of number of ventures.
Number of tech startups in South Africa in 2021, by sector
According to the source startups included here are startups launched between 2002 and 2021. Furthermore, they add that they do not claim to have identified all the tech startups that existed in the country as some may have "slipped through the net".
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Disrupt Africa. (June 8, 2022). Number of tech startups in South Africa in 2021, by sector [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 10, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1321762/number-of-startups-in-south-africa-by-sector/
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