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—Reported as funded at least once
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Portfolio overview
Current snapshot · reporting dates not recordedJobs supported
—People employed, as reported
Deals with SUM1
—Total reported funding instances
Women-led
—Businesses founded by a woman
Youth-led
—Founder 35 or younger at first funding
Repeat borrowers
—Reported as funded more than once
Provinces reached
—Geographic reach of this selection
Where we invest
Jobs supported by province. Darker tiles = more reported jobs.
See where Sum1-backed businesses are creating jobs across South Africa.
Township and rural reach
Where the selected businesses operate
—township or rural
- Township—
- Rural—
- Peri-urban—
- Urban—
- Urban / peri-urban—
- Not classified—
See how many Sum1-backed businesses operate in township and rural economies. “Urban / peri-urban” is a combined source answer; it does not specify which of the two applies. Empty categories are omitted.
Women-led
Businesses founded by women
—Awaiting records
The share of Sum1-backed businesses started by women.
Youth-led
Founder age at first funding
—Awaiting records
The share of Sum1-backed businesses whose founders were 35 or younger at first funding.
Repeat borrowers
Each dot represents one business
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Investment sectors
Businesses by sector; blocks are sized by count on wide screens
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Jobs by sector
How reported employment is shared across sectors
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Jobs supported over time
Tracks how jobs grow as SUM1-backed businesses grow.
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Only dated figures appear. Gaps mean no reported value; zero is a measured zero. Reporting coverage can change. Monthly and quarterly figures are shown separately. Business counts reflect the businesses reporting in each period. Founder and province breakdowns use current profile classifications.
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Missing values are excluded; zero values are included. Age measures use profile values at funding, while jobs and funding counts follow the selected reporting period. Business age uses SUM1’s estimated age lookup. Overlapping points are listed separately below the chart.
Business Maturity
At time of funding · Years operating, by reported form answer (number of businesses).
Estimated average—
Operating 3+ years—
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Operating 3+ years—
Awaiting records.
Maturity band
No classified ages yet
- Early
- Growing (3–5 yrs)
- Established (6+ yrs)
* The supplied form uses overlapping “3–4” and “4–5” bands; answers retain their reported band. SUM1’s workbook defines these ages as at time of funding. The estimated average uses 0.5, 1.5, 3.5 and 4.5 years for the respective brackets, and 7 years for 6+. Numeric ages retain their value; Mankho’s assigned 5 years falls in the 4–5 band.
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Jobs supported—Reported employment
Deals with SUM1—Reported funding count
Current business snapshots
The latest figures each business has reported to SUM1.
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How to read this dashboard
Jobs supported: the number of people each business employs, as reported to SUM1.
Women-led: businesses founded by a woman.
Youth-led: businesses whose founder was 35 or younger when SUM1 first funded them.
Repeat borrowers: businesses SUM1 has funded more than once.
Deals with SUM1: the total reported number of funding instances. A business can have several deals.
Reporting period: the quarter each figure was measured in (e.g. Q4 2026). The first record is the baseline at first funding; new figures are added each quarter so earlier results stay visible and growth can be tracked.
Missing figures: a dash means a figure is not recorded; zero means a reported zero. Percentages use businesses with known answers and show how many remain unclassified.
Founder classifications and business ages come from current profile answers, even when an earlier period is selected. Undated figures do not appear in the line charts. Corrections keep earlier versions.