South African Fintech Littlefish Closes Seed Round Led by TLcom Capital

South African fintech company Littlefish has successfully closed its seed investment round, with TLcom Capital leading the funding. This marks TLcom Capital’s first investment in South Africa.

The funding will enable Littlefish to accelerate its mission of helping banks respond to the growing influence of fintechs and position themselves to efficiently serve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Littlefish partners with banks, insurers, fintechs, and other industry players to enhance their service offerings.

Founded in 2019 by CEO Brandon Roberts, Littlefish provides a digital platform that helps banks better serve SMEs by streamlining financial operations, offering digital payment processing, and facilitating access to credit. This partnership model allows banks to retain their SME clients while offering more agile, customer-focused solutions, positioning Littlefish as a key enabler in the financial services market.