Banking [on] the startups

A community where startups meet investors and financial service providers. Get financial solutions and expert advice to support your startup journey from start to IPO and beyond.

Why Startup Bank exists

We built Startup Bank because great ideas fail for one reason more often than any other: disconnection. The best founders lack warm access to capital, practical financial products, and the trusted advice that turns early momentum into lasting scale.

Startup Bank is not a financial services platform. It’s a community, a vibrant network of founders, investors, accelerators, corporates and financial partners. This is created for businesses to meet the right capital, the right experts and the right tools at the right time.

 

Our promise

Get practical finance, clear mentorship and real introductions, not generic products. We pair community and capability: events that build trust, banking rails that move money, and expert advice that sharpens decisions. Together, we help South African startups thrive, sustainably, compliantly and inclusively.