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Top Startup Exits in Southern Africa for 2026

In Southern Africa, we rank 4 startup exits based on an algorithm that considers factors such as total investment, quarterly employee count, and website traffic. Startup exits in Southern Africa are falling behind the performance of their global counterparts.

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Top Startup Exits in Southern Africa for 2026

1st
Picup Technologies logo
Picup TechnologiesSB Score: 399Public Exit

Picup is the leading on-demand logistics provider in South Africa with more than 5000 active delivery legends, servicing South Africa's growing e-commerce and retail business customer base. Picups focus is to improve delivery efficiencies to the last mile.

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Website
www.picup.co.za
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$650.6K
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
2nd
Crossfin Technology logo
Crossfin TechnologySB Score: 279Public Exit

Crossfin invests in FINTECH solutions to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond. Crossfin invests in high growth and established cash generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in Fintech.

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Website
www.crossfin.co.za
Employee range
11 – 50
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$10M
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:4

Largest Startup Exits in Southern Africa by Funding

The top three largest startup exits in Southern Africa have raised total funding of more than USD 0. Among the top three funded exits, the most popular industry, based on total funding, is Energy & Environment.
1st
Crossfin Technology logo
Crossfin TechnologySB Score: 279Public Exit

Crossfin invests in FINTECH solutions to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond. Crossfin invests in high growth and established cash generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in Fintech.

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Website
www.crossfin.co.za
Employee range
11 – 50
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$10M
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
2nd
UCook logo
UCookSB Score: 160Public Exit

UCOOK is a food and beverage platform that offers meal kit delivery service. It was founded in August 2014 and is headquartered in Cape Town.

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Website
ucook.co.za
Employee range
11 – 50
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
3rd
Picup Technologies logo
Picup TechnologiesSB Score: 399Public Exit

Picup is the leading on-demand logistics provider in South Africa with more than 5000 active delivery legends, servicing South Africa's growing e-commerce and retail business customer base. Picups focus is to improve delivery efficiencies to the last mile.

View Full Page
Website
www.picup.co.za
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$650.6K
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:4

Top Hiring Startup Exits in Southern Africa by Employee Size

The top three hiring startup exits in Southern Africa have an average employee size that is smaller than to the global average. Among these, the Software & Data industry features the startup exit with the largest workforce.
1st
Picup Technologies logo
Picup TechnologiesSB Score: 399Public Exit

Picup is the leading on-demand logistics provider in South Africa with more than 5000 active delivery legends, servicing South Africa's growing e-commerce and retail business customer base. Picups focus is to improve delivery efficiencies to the last mile.

View Full Page
Website
www.picup.co.za
Employee range
101 – 250
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$650.6K
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
2nd
Crossfin Technology logo
Crossfin TechnologySB Score: 279Public Exit

Crossfin invests in FINTECH solutions to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond. Crossfin invests in high growth and established cash generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in Fintech.

View Full Page
Website
www.crossfin.co.za
Employee range
11 – 50
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
$10M
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)
4th
UCook logo
UCookSB Score: 160Public Exit

UCOOK is a food and beverage platform that offers meal kit delivery service. It was founded in August 2014 and is headquartered in Cape Town.

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Website
ucook.co.za
Employee range
11 – 50
Web Traffic (Monthly)
Funding amount
National Rank(South Africa)
Regional Rank(Southern Africa)
Global Rank(Worldwide)

Total amount:4

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United States
314.096
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United Kingdom
80.114
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Israel
71.462
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Singapore
68.043
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Canada
49.534
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Sweden
40.781
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Germany
37.644
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Switzerland
36.108
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Australia
35.438
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The Netherlands
34.514
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