# Scale funding: rounds and investors > Scale has raised $700K across 1 round since 2024. Investors include 54 Collective, First Circle Capital and European Commission. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/scale (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) South Africa · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Scale* One round we have observed, with the 5 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Big Data & Analytics Fintech Follow Scale and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fscale) Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026 **$700K** raised across 1 round since 2024, from 3 sources - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $700K Oct 2024 - **Led by:** 54 Collective and First Circle Capital - **Investors:** 5 (2 led) See who backed them ## The rounds - **Oct 2024** Pre-seed **$700K** [54 Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/54-collective) Lead [First Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-circle-capital) Lead [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) [Circle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle) [Sunny Side Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunny-side-venture-partners) Reported by Disrupt Africa and 2 others ## Everyone who backed them [54 Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/54-collective) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [First Circle Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-circle-capital) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [European Commission](https://millionrounds.com/fund/european-commission) VC firm **1** round [Circle](https://millionrounds.com/fund/circle) Hedge fund **1** round [Sunny Side Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sunny-side-venture-partners) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=scale). ## Also claim to have backed them These 27 firms list Scale as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [TMT Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tmt-investments) VC firm Per its own site [Rosecliff Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rosecliff) VC firm Per its own site [Human Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/human-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Light Street Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/light-street-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Socium Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socium-ventures) Corporate VC Per its own site [Archerman Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/archerman-capital) Growth equity Per its own site [Spearhead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spearhead-2) VC firm Per its own site [Blue Opal Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-opal-capital) Private equity Per its own site [Cylinder Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/cylinder-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Envoy Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/envoy-equity-partners) Growth equity Per its own site [Global Support Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-support-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Golden Falcon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/golden-falcon-capital) VC firm Per its own site [ID8 Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/id8-investments) VC firm Per its own site [Junipero Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/junipero-capital) VC firm Per its own site [Merantix Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/merantix-capital) VC firm Per its own site [NUS Enterprise](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nus-enterprise) Company Per its own site [Nairobi Business Angel Network](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nairobi-business-angel-network) Angel network Per its own site [Next Play Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/next-play-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Okeanos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/okeanos) VC firm Per its own site [Outcast Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/outcast-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Prosto VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/prosto-vc) Angel network Per its own site [Riverbend Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/riverbend-capital) VC firm Per its own site [SAKAL VENTURES](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sakal-ventures) Hedge fund Per its own site [Selective VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/selective-vc) VC firm Per its own site [TOP Venture SA](https://millionrounds.com/fund/top-venture-sa) Family office Per its own site [The Garage Syndicate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/the-garage-syndicate) VC firm Per its own site [toloka.vc](https://millionrounds.com/fund/toloka-vc) Family office Per its own site ## Quick answers about Scale ### Who invested in Scale? Scale's investors include 54 Collective, First Circle Capital, European Commission, Circle and Sunny Side Venture Partners. 54 Collective led its latest round. ### How much has Scale raised? Scale has raised $700K across 1 round since 2024. ### When did Scale last raise? Scale's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $700K in Oct 2024, led by 54 Collective. ### What was Scale's biggest round? Its most recent round, $700K in Oct 2024, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Scale first? Scale's first round on record, in Oct 2024, was backed by 54 Collective, First Circle Capital and European Commission and 2 others. ### What stage is Scale at? Scale's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Oct 2024. ### Where is Scale based? Scale is based in South Africa. ### Who led Scale's rounds? 54 Collective led the Pre-seed in 2024. ## Companies like Scale In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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