South Africa
is #13 in AI funding.
South Africa sits in the upper half of the AI race — $723M of all-time AI capital across 2 orgs.One company — Cassava Technologies — accounts for 100% of AI funding in South Africa. Take it out and the country falls from #13 to #17 worldwide.
LIVE #13 OF 40 COUNTRIES 1% OF WORLD UPDATED 2026-05-08
FUNDING
$723M
all-time AI capital raised
#13/ 40 AI ORGS
2
notable AI organisations
#17/ 40 NOTABLE MODELS
0
shipped to date
OPERATIONAL MW
—
no live AI DCs on record
Where South Africa sitsall countries ranked by AI funding
RANK-SPACED · HEIGHT ∝ SQRT(FUNDING) NAVY = SOUTH AFRICA
South Africa 1/100 rest of world 99/100
South Africa =
1%
of world AI funding tracked.
Total AI funding worldwide: $407.8B across 40 countries.
South Africa: $723M · rank #13 of 40countries.
South Africa: $723M · rank #13 of 40countries.
SRC: epoch · forbes · cbi · manual-gaps 1 SQUARE = 1% OF WORLD AI FUNDING
CLICK TILE → ORG PROFILE NAVY TILE = #1 IN SOUTH AFRICA
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