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Standard Bank ItCanBe Ventures

Key Information

Organisation

Standard Bank Group

Status

Open

Type

Venture Capital

Amount

ZAR 1,000,000 – 10,000,000

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Description

Corporate venture arm of Standard Bank investing in disruptive financial services tech.

Eligibility Criteria

Early-stage fintech and digital identity startups across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Focus Sectors

Fintech, Regtech, Digital Identity

Equity Terms

Strategic equity; provides access to Standard Bank institutional infrastructure.

Startups That Could Apply

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Kiira Motors Corporation East Africa's first solar bus

Stitch South Africa Payment infrastructure for Africa

Union54 Zambia's fintech unicorn story

SafeBoda Safer bodas for Kampala

Botlhale AI Voice AI for African languages

Trella Uber for trucks in MENA

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