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Cape Town's Verascient Raises $1.2M Pre-Seed to Feed Company Knowledge to AI Agents
Cape Town-based AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million (R19.5 million) in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Founder Collective, with participation from Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise and Summit Ventures, to build infrastructure that gives AI agents access to an organisation's accumulated knowledge.
By Africa AI Ledger Desk · 1 August 2026 · 1 min read
Cape Town-based AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised $1.2 million (R19.5 million) in an oversubscribed pre-seed round led by Founder Collective, with participation from Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise and Summit Ventures, to build infrastructure that gives AI agents access to an organisation's accumulated knowledge.
Source: Tech In Africa