# Robotics investors in Africa (2026 list) > 25 robotics investors in Africa, 72% active in the last 12 months. Led by SV Angel, 8VC, Lux Capital. Ranked by what they funded. Source: https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-africa (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) [Investor Lists](https://millionrounds.com/lists) # Robotics investors in Africa Updated 7 November 2026 Firms observed backing a robotics company in Africa in the last two years, wherever the firm is based. [See all 25 *→*](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&next=%2Fapp%2Finvestor-lists%2Frobotics-investors-in-africa)The top 25 **25** investors on the list *+1* this week **477** cheques in 12 months *+22%* against the market **$21M** median round they joined *+165%* against the market median **72%** wrote a cheque in 12 months **28%** have led a round ## The Top 25 Ordered by cheques observed, never by anything anyone paid for Deploying now (18) - 1 [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1,349** **$18M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 2 [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **497** **$23M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 3 [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **445** **$30M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 4 [International Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/international-finance-corporation-ifc) *Deploying now* Government · United States **283** **$39M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 5 [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **261** **$50M** median round **Nov 2026** last seen - 6 [Naspers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/naspers) quiet VC firm · South Africa **66** **$48M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen - 7 [Jared Leto](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jared-leto) *Deploying now* Angel · United States **23** **$63M** median round **Mar 2026** last seen - 8 [KFW DEG](https://millionrounds.com/fund/deg) *Deploying now* Government · Germany **7** **$38M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 9 [Silent Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/silent-ventures) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **7** **$50M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 10 [Resilience17](https://millionrounds.com/fund/resilience17) *Deploying now* Family office · Nigeria **4** **$1.5M** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 11 [Nova Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nova-global) *Deploying now* VC firm **3** **$18M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 12 [Belief Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/belief-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **2** **$20M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 13 [Catalytic Africa](https://millionrounds.com/fund/catalytic-africa) *Deploying now* VC firm **2** **$770K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 14 [Hollard Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hollard) quiet Corporate VC · South Africa **2** **$20M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen - 15 [BlueOrchard](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blueorchard) quiet Growth equity · Netherlands **1** **$38M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen - 16 [Tofino Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tofino-capital) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **$22M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 17 [African Business Angel Network (ABAN)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/african-business-angel-network-aban) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$40K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 18 [Grant Gordon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/grant-gordon) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$18M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 19 [Jordan Nel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jordan-nel) *Deploying now* Angel **1** **$22M** median round **Feb 2026** last seen - 20 [MINT Incubator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mint-incubator) quiet Incubator · Egypt **1** **$1M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 21 [Norleo Space Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/norleo-space-investments) *Deploying now* VC firm · United States **1** **$18M** median round **Aug 2026** last seen - 22 [REdimension Real Estate Technology and Sustainability Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/redimension-real-estate-technology-and-sustainability-fund) quiet Investment firm **1** **-** median round **Dec 2024** last seen - 23 [Raya FutureTECH Accelerator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/raya-futuretech-accelerator) quiet Accelerator **1** **$1M** median round **Oct 2025** last seen - 24 [Timbuktoo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timbuktoo) *Deploying now* VC firm **1** **$40K** median round **Oct 2026** last seen - 25 [Yellowwoods](https://millionrounds.com/fund/yellowwoods) quiet Growth equity **1** **$38M** median round **Jan 2025** last seen ## The Newest Cheques Rounds this list's investors joined most recently - **5** Nov **[Zipline](https://millionrounds.com/company/zipline)** Growth · $1.5B *With* [Valor Equity Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/valor-equity-partners) - **3** Nov **[Applied Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/applied-compute)** Other · $350M *With* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) - **2** Nov **[Lumaril](https://millionrounds.com/company/lumaril)** Series A · $66M *With* [Lux Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lux-capital) - **30** Oct **[CYTO](https://millionrounds.com/company/cyto)** Seed · $40K *With* [Timbuktoo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/timbuktoo) - **29** Oct **[Dulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dulo)** Seed · $130M *With* [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) - **29** Oct **[Dren Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/dren-bio)** Other · $350M *With* [8VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/8vc) ## Stages This Year 415 rounds - Series A **19%** - Venture **18%** - Seed **14%** - Series B **12%** - Growth **8%** - Other **30%** ## What They Backed Sectors, last 12 months - AI **188** - Robotics **31** - Fintech **30** - Healthcare **29** - Big Data & Analytics **27** - Biotech **24** ## Cheques by Quarter Led Joined 91 Q1 25 105 Q2 25 103 Q3 25 140 Q4 25 140 Q1 26 131 Q2 26 111 Q3 26 41 Q4 26 The last bar is the quarter still running. ## Lists Like This - [AI investors in North America 3,859](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Europe 2,283](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-europe) - [Fintech investors in North America 1,309](https://millionrounds.com/lists/fintech-investors-in-north-america) - [Big Data & Analytics investors in North America 1,094](https://millionrounds.com/lists/big-data-investors-in-north-america) - [AI investors in Asia 1,047](https://millionrounds.com/lists/ai-investors-in-asia) - [Biotech investors in North America 1,001](https://millionrounds.com/lists/biotech-investors-in-north-america) - [Energy investors in North America 864](https://millionrounds.com/lists/energy-investors-in-north-america) - [Robotics investors in North America 848](https://millionrounds.com/lists/robotics-investors-in-north-america) - [Construction investors in North America 791](https://millionrounds.com/lists/construction-investors-in-north-america) [All investor lists *→*](https://millionrounds.com/lists) ## Reading for founders in industrial and manufacturing - The British Industrial Revolution in Global Perspective Robert C. Allen · 2009 3.99 from 277 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing About the book Why did the industrial revolution take place in eighteenth-century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? In this convincing new account Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolution was a successful response to the global economy of the seventeenth and… On AmazonListen on Audible - Made in the USA: The Rise and Retreat of American Manufacturing Vaclav Smil · 2013 3.77 from 518 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book In Made in the USA, Vaclav Smil powerfully rebuts the notion that manufacturing is a relic of predigital history and that the loss of American manufacturing is a desirable evolutionary step toward a pure service economy. Smil argues that no advanced economy can prosper without… On AmazonListen on Audible - PRODUCT DESIGN+DEVELOPMENT >IN Karl T. Ulrich · 1994 4.00 from 482 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Company building About the book This book presents a set of product development techniques aimed at bringing together the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of the enterprise. It treats issues such as identifying customer needs, design for manufacturing, prototyping, and industrial design. On AmazonListen on Audible - The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention William Rosen · 2010 3.93 from 1,401 ratings on Goodreads Industrial and manufacturing Innovation Company building About the book If all measures of human advancement in the last hundred centuries were plotted on a graph, they would show an almost perfectly flat line, until the eighteenth century, when the Industrial Revolution would cause the line to shoot straight up, beginning an almost uninterrupted… On AmazonListen on Audible More books for founders and investors on the [Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list?role=founder&industry=industrial). As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Quick answers about robotics investors in Africa ### Who are the most active robotics investors in Africa? By cheques observed, the most active are SV Angel, 8VC, Lux Capital, International Finance Corporation and Valor Equity Partners. ### How many robotics investors in Africa are there? 25 are on record. 72% made an investment in the last 12 months and 28% have led a round. ### Which stages do robotics investors in Africa back? Of the rounds with a named stage in the last 12 months, mostly Series A (25%) and Seed (19%). ### How big are the rounds robotics investors in Africa join? The typical (median) round among the leading investors here is $22M. ### Which sectors do robotics investors in Africa back most? In the last 12 months, mostly AI, Robotics and Fintech. ### Which robotics investors in Africa lead the most rounds? 8VC (26 led), Valor Equity Partners (21 led) and Lux Capital (20 led). ### Where are robotics investors in Africa based? Among the most active, most are based in the United States (10), South Africa (2) and Germany (1). ### What have robotics investors in Africa invested in recently? Recent rounds include Zipline (Growth, Nov 2026, with Valor Equity Partners), Applied Compute (Other, Nov 2026, with Lux Capital) and Lumaril (Series A, Nov 2026, with Lux Capital). Built from the rounds we watched, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections)