SA’s littlefish Raises USD 9.5 M Series A To Power Bank-led Merchant Infrastructure

South African fintech infrastructure startup littlefish has raised a USD 9.5 M Series A led by Partech, with backing from TLcom Capital, Flourish Ventures, and Proparco.

Founded in 2021 by Brandon Roberts and Miod Davith Kahwa, the company is building a merchant operating system that enables banks to deliver fintech-grade services to SMEs by integrating payments, POS software, CRMs, and APIs into a unified layer. Its clients include major institutions like Standard Bank, First National Bank, and Absa, alongside a partnership with Visa.

With revenue reportedly growing 30x since its seed round, littlefish is positioning itself as the infrastructure layer between banks and merchants.

With the new capital, the latest since its 2021 seed round, littlefish is significantly growing its team, accelerating product development, and scaling its go-to-market operations.