# Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA): portfolio, investments and team > Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a government based in South Africa. 3 investments on record, 1 in the last 12 months, latest Jun 2026. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/development-bank-of-southern-africa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) South Africa · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) Last cheque observed Jun 2026; 3 cheques on record. Email Deploying now Government Pre-IPO Social Social Good Sdg Follow Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fdevelopment-bank-of-southern-africa) Deploying now **100%** of best year **1** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record Since the last cheque **153** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$4.1M** Rounds led **2 of 3** Sole investor **1 rounds** Pitch Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) ## Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) highlights - 01 1 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Debt: 100% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $5.6M ## What they do - **Type:** Government (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Pre-IPO - **Sectors:** Social Social Good Sdg - **Based in:** Midrand, South Africa - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **3 appearances** - **2026** 1 round - **Jun** **[Zimi Charge](https://millionrounds.com/company/zimi-charge)** ZA · TechCabal **$2.6M** *Led* - **2025** 1 round - **Jun** **[Zero Carbon Charge](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero-carbon-charge)** ZA · Disrupt Africa **$5.6M** *Led* - **2015** 1 round - **Sept** **[SMILE Telecoms Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/smile-telecoms-holdings)** Debt · MU **$315M** With 6 others An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The team We hold **15** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them. Funds they back ## 1 fund commitment on record - **Managers:** 1 Every fund on record that it has committed money to, and the managers who invest it. Source: fund news. Managers it backs most - [Climate Fund Managers (CFM) 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-fund-managers-cfm) Most recent commitments - [Climate Fund Managers SA-H2 Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/climate-fund-managers-cfm) ## The cheque Pre-IPO Median round joined **$4.1M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$5.6M** Led 2 of 3 rounds **67%** - **Sole investor:** 1 rounds - **Last cheque:** Jun 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Debt *1* - Pre-IPO said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 **Pitching Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Recently backed The latest companies Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) put money into. [**Zero Carbon Charge** $5.6M · Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/zero-carbon-charge) ## Quick answers about Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) ### What does Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) invest in? Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) invests most often at Debt (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Social, Social Good and Sdg. ### How active is Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)? 3 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Jun 2026. ### What has Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Zimi Charge (Jun 2026) and Zero Carbon Charge (Undisclosed round, Jun 2025). ### How big are Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)'s cheques? The median round it joins is $4.1M. ### Is Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months. ### What kind of investor is Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA)? Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is a government based in Midrand, South Africa. ### When was Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) founded? Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) was founded in 1983. ### Where does this information on Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) come from? From 2 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. 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