Foundry | Naspers

We partner with entrepreneurs who are building South Africa’s next big technology companies that improve everyday life.

We invest in companies and founders with high-potential and the ambition to scale globally the right way, quickly impacting the communities where they operate

We help founders build long-term, leading companies

Disruptive tech play

We focus on proven business models and disruptive solutions that can either scale internationally and/or unlock value in sufficiently large sectors locally through technology-driven platforms and services.

Founder-led businesses

Naspers Foundry invests in commercially viable, founder-led tech businesses where the founders have demonstrated traction. We take an active role and continuously seek to add value beyond the capital, working alongside founders to see their businesses thrive.

Meaningful societal impact

Our team favours technology companies that address big societal needs, and which align with Naspers's global portfolio and beyond, in sectors such as marketplaces, foodtech, edtech, agritech and fintech.

At scale-up stage

We invest in post-revenue technology businesses with a proven product offering and strong and growing traction among its target customer base. We don’t invest in ideation stage ventures but proactively engage with incubators, accelerators, early-stage investors, and other players in the broader ecosystem to source qualified leads.

No deal is the same, because no business is the same

We provide your business with unique local expertise around the world

We know it’s daunting to take a great idea into the unknown. We've built leading companies in more than 90 countries and our local experts can help you do it too. From payments to logistics, regulations to mobile or simply hiring the best local talent.