Equity funding · South Africa · Media tech
Verascient
Verascient raised $1.2m (Pre-seed) from Alan Knott-Craig, Shayne Mann, Founder Collective.
Amount
$1.2m
Round or stake
Pre-seed
First reported
2026-08-24
Verification
Corroborated
8 independent reports
Parties
- Alan Knott-Craig investor
- Shayne Mann investor
- Founder Collective investor
- Andrena Ventures investor
- Cambridge Enterprise investor
- Summit Ventures investor
Sources (8)
- South Africa's Verascient Raises USD 1.2 M To Build AI Infrastructure For Enterprises · WeeTracker · 2026-08-24
- South African AI startup Verascient raises $1.2 million in an oversubscribed pre-seed round · Condia · 2026-08-24
- South Africa’s Verascient Raises $1.2m for AI ‘Operating System’ for Businesses · Launch Base Africa · 2026-08-24
- Cape Town AI startup Verascient raises R19.2m · Bizcommunity · 2026-08-24
- South African-founded Verascient raises $1.2m · Africa Private Equity News · 2026-08-25
- SA AI startup Verascient raises $1.2m pre-seed funding to help companies build better teams · - Disrupt Africa · 2026-08-25
- South African AI Startup Verascient Raises $1.2m to Scale Enterprise Platform · TechAfrica News · 2026-08-25
- Verascient raises $1.2M pre-seed to feed company knowledge to AI agents · Tech In Africa · 2026-09-03
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