Martin Moshal

Martin Paul Moshal (born 1970) is a South African venture capitalist, philanthropist, and online gambling entrepreneur. He co-founded Microgaming and Entrée Capital. He is also a major political donor to opposition parties in South Africa.

Life and career Moshal was born in Durban, South Africa in 1970. His father, John Moshal, was an electronics entrepreneur and a prominent member of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies. He grew up in Durban, attending Carmel College, and completed a business science degree at the University of Cape Town in 1992. In 1994 Microgaming launched the Gaming Club in South Africa with the domain casino.co.za. among other things, Microgaming launched the world's first online progressive jackpot slot game, Cash Splash, in 1998.

Political activities and philanthropy In recent years, Moshal has been a major political donor in South Africa. Davis denied any involvement and Moshal could not be reached for comment.

Between 2021 and 2023, Moshal accounted for 16 per cent of all reported donations to South African political parties, some R44.5 million; his donations went primarily to ActionSA and, in smaller amounts, to the Democratic Alliance.

In 2009 Moshal founded the Moshal Program, which provides scholarships to disadvantaged students in South Africa and Israel. He also funds the Moshal Space Foundation, which invested in SpaceIL's Beresheet 2 initiative. He is also responsible for the third-largest donation in history to the Yad Vashem Holocaust Remembrance Centre; he endowed the centre's Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus.

Personal life Moshal's wife, Ilana, is a children's clothing designer; she was born in Jerusalem in 1979 and moved to South Africa in 1990. where he sits on the capital management advisory committee of Moriah College. and his sister, Karyn Moshal, founded CHIVA Africa.