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Top 50 Angel Investors in South Africa (June 2026)

The most active angel investors investing in South Africa startups. This investor list is updated monthly from the Shizune investor database, ranked by number of investments in South Africa startup companies. Find investors to raise a Pre-Seed, Seed or Series A round with Shizune.
Investor Relevant Deals Geography Stage Focus Round Size
Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel
8 South Africa Seed, Series A, Private Equity Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence $1.6M–$14M
Yossi Hasson
Angel
5 South Africa, United States, Ghana Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments $120k–$551k
Martin Villig
Angel
4 Estonia, Spain, South Africa Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Education $111k–$6M
Vinny Lingham
Angel
4 United States, South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Blockchain, Internet, Software $125k–$5.6M
Justin Stanford
Angel
4 South Africa Seed, Angel, Series A FinTech, Security, Financial Services $3.4M–$6.4M
Ragnar Sass
Angel
4 Estonia, Ukraine, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Information Technology, Software, SaaS $110k–$6M
Hesham Zreik
Angel
4 United States, Nigeria, India Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence $50k–$5M
Markus Villig
Angel
3 Estonia, United States, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel Software, Information Technology, FinTech $230k–$3.5M
Wes Schwalje
Angel
3 India, United States, Mexico Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology $150k–$2M
David de Picciotto
Angel
2 South Africa, United States, Brazil Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Finance $550k–$24M
Daniel Guasco
Angel
2 South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Rental, Internet, Analytics $60k–$110k
Wayne Gosling
Angel
2 South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel Rental, Internet, Analytics
Leonard Stiegeler
Angel
2 Nigeria, South Africa, United States Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed FinTech, Financial Services, B2B $1.3M–$6M
Frederik Gerner
Angel
2 South Africa, The Netherlands Seed, Angel B2C, Energy, Organic $28k–$55k
Mato Perić
Angel
2 Germany, India, United Kingdom Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce $2M–$100M
Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Angel
2 United States, Nigeria, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, FinTech, Software $172k–$30M
Walid Aradi
Angel
2 India, United States, Nigeria Seed, Angel, Series A Information Technology, Internet, Health Care $500k–$4M
Sebastian Stoddart
Angel
2 United Kingdom, South Africa Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Rental, Internet, Analytics
Bas Hochstenbach
Angel
2 South Africa, The Netherlands Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed B2C, Travel, Tourism $28k–$55k
Michael Jordaan
Angel
2 South Africa Seed, Series A SaaS, EBooks, EdTech
Robby Hilkowitz
Angel
2 Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore Series A, Seed FinTech, Financial Services, Payments $1M–$4M
Ham Serunjogi
Angel
1 Nigeria, United States, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Mobile Apps, Financial Services, FinTech
Llew Claasen
Angel
1 Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa Seed, Series A Logistics, Retail, Health Care $2.3M–$5.5M
Guilherme Steinbruch
Angel
1 Mexico, United States, Brazil Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech $1M–$39M
Calvin Ayre
Angel
1 United States, United Kingdom, Spain Seed, Series A Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin $393k–$4.4M
Kristjan Vilosius
Angel
1 Estonia, United States, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce $410k–$12M
Sima Gandhi
Angel
1 United States, Indonesia, South Africa Seed, Series A FinTech, Software, Financial Services $4M–$27M
Jean-Pierre Mondalek
Angel
1 South Africa Seed FinTech, Payments, Point of Sale
Odunayo Eweniyi
Angel
1 South Africa, United States Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel EdTech, Facebook, Education
Oliver Merkel
Angel
1 Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed Fashion, Retail, Delivery
Bashar Hamood
Angel
1 United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
Nitesh Banta
Angel
1 United States, Canada, India Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology $500k–$24M
Paul Breloff
Angel
1 Mexico, South Africa, United States Seed, Pre-Seed Banking, FinTech, Mobile Payments
Karim Beguir
Angel
1 Tunisia, France, United Kingdom Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
Andre Pienaar
Angel
1 Luxembourg, South Africa, United States Series F Information Technology, Cyber Security, Delivery
Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel
1 Nigeria, United States, Egypt Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed Software, FinTech, Financial Services
Michael Leeman
Angel
1 United States, South Africa Angel, Seed Apps, Publishing, Software
Tim Parsonson
Angel
1 South Africa Angel Mobile, Shopping, E-Commerce
Brian Corrigan
Angel
1 United States, Estonia, South Africa Series A, Seed, Angel Gaming, Internet, SaaS
Tom Berckt
Angel
1 South Africa Angel Apps, Events, Printing
Nasir Jones
Angel
1 United States, Canada, Brazil Seed, Series A, Series B E-Commerce, Internet, Software
Vishal Agarwal
Angel
1 Nigeria, South Africa Seed, Pre-Seed FinTech, Finance
Olugbenga Agboola
Angel
1 Nigeria, Kenya, United States Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
Charlotte Lawrence
Angel
1 United Kingdom, Spain, France Private Equity, Seed, Series A Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
Andreas von Blottnitz
Angel
1 United States, South Africa Seed, Angel, Series A Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology $500k–$3M
Marc Bhargava
Angel
1 United States, Canada, France Seed, Series A, Series B Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence $3.2M–$600M
Michael Vaughan
Angel
1 United States, Brazil, Germany Seed, Series A FinTech, Financial Services, Software $4M–$100M
Iqram Magdon-Ismail
Angel
1 United States, South Africa, United Kingdom Seed, Angel, Series A Information Technology, Software, Social Media $50k–$16M
Emilie Choi
Angel
1 United States, Mexico, Singapore Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed FinTech, Software, Financial Services $1.2M–$25M
Oli Farago
Angel
1 United Kingdom, United States, South Africa Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A Real Estate, Software, Financial Services $360k–$64M
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Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 8 investments in South Africa startups

Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Private Equity
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Round size: Seed $4.8M–$11M; Series A $1.6M–$14M
  • Lead/follow: 82% lead, 18% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • The AI Studio — The AI Studio is an advanced artificial intelligence research and innovation hub operating under Amani Creative Studios. It is designed to enhance and integrate AI capabilities into our existing services, spanning Web2, Web3, cybersecurity, branding, and software development. Every solution we offer at Amani Creative Studios and Web3 Studio willnow be AI-powered and AI-enhanced, unlocking new capabilities in automation, prediction, personalization, and efficiency.AI-Powered Web3 Solutions – AI-driven smart contracts, blockchain forensics, and decentralized automation., AI-Driven Branding & Marketing – Intelligent content creation, data-driven strategies, and hyper-personalization, AI-Powered SaaS & Software Development – Automated workflows, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making, AI-Optimized UI/UX & Product Design – AI-powered design systems, adaptive interfaces, and automated A/B testing.
  • Amani — Amani Creative Studios is a Dynamic B2B innovation and technology studio where creativity, strategy, and cutting-edge technology converge to empower businesses, startups, and organizations at every stage of growth. We craft transformative digital solutions that redefine industries—blending artistry, strategic insight, and technical excellence todrive meaningful impact. In today’s digital-first world, we provide end-to-end technology and digital solutions that fuel innovation, enhance efficiency, and accelerate growth. Whether you're a startup bringing a vision to life, an established business scaling new heights, a company seeking innovation, or an organization embracing transformation, we are your strategic partner in pushing the boundaries of what's possible. Amani Creative Studios understands the intricate relationship between business products and brand identity. That’s why we offer tailored solutions designed to meet your unique objectives. We’re here to help you navigate the complexities of today’s competitive landscape, providing the expertise and strategies necessary to bring your business products and brands to the forefront. Let’s collaborate to turn your vision into a reality, combining innovative marketing, cutting-edge design, strategic branding, and advanced software development to elevate your business to new heights.
  • Startup Venture Studio — Startup Venture Studio is a leading venture studio dedicated to supporting startups from inception through to post-IPO. We offer a comprehensive suite of services designed to help founders navigate the complexities of building and scaling successful businesses. Our approach combines strategic consulting, operational support, and growth accelerationto drive sustainable success and innovation.
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Yossi Hasson
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 5 investments in South Africa startups

Yossi Hasson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metaversal and a Venture Partner at 2048 Ventures. He is also a Non-Executive Director of WeThinkCode_. Prior to that, he was the Managing Director of Techstars. He attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business and the University of Pretoria/Universiteit van Pretoria.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa, United States, Ghana

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 29
  • Round size: Seed $120k–$551k; Pre-Seed $120k–$230k
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Howler — Howler, is the powerful event technology platform designed at the uppermost benchmarks of service and technology to help consumers and event organisers to make moments that matter.
  • WizzPass — WizzPass, a rapidly growing leader in the visitor management system and workplace management market is now FMS:Engage powered by FM:Systems.
  • The Sun Exchange — We finance, install, and maintain the solar system. You simply pay for the power it generates and save from day one.
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Martin Villig
Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia · 4 investments in South Africa startups

Martin is co-founder of Bolt.eu, Estonian Founders Society, Garage48.org, Good Deed Education Foundation and kood/Jõhvi coding school. Read more from http://martinvillig.com

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Education
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Estonia, Spain, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$6M; Angel $111k–$637k; Pre-Seed $276k–$2.2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-buy car service for private clients.
  • Mentornaut — Mentornaut is a new online tutoring platform is aiming to increase inclusion in personalized education and counts Super angel, United Angels VC, and a list of EdTech advocates like Bolt co-founder Martin Villig, and Clanbeat co-founder Kadri Tuisk among its investors.
  • StudentFinance — Catapult your career with leading re-skilling and up-skilling bootcamps. Study now and pay us back once you land a job & start earning!
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Vinny Lingham
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 4 investments in South Africa startups

Vinny Lingham is the Co-Founder and CEO of Rumi.ai(Waitroom). He previously worked at YPO as a Member. Vinny Lingham attended Harvard Business School Executive Education.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $2.5M–$5.6M; Angel $125k–$500k
  • Lead/follow: 3% lead, 97% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Glif — Interoperable tools for the Filecoin network
  • Decent Labs — We are rebuilding trust in technology. Decent Labs is developing a more transparent and equitable society by creating startups at the cross-section of financial technology and digital rights.
  • Spexi — An intuitive and collaborative platform for drone-based data
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Justin Stanford
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 4 investments in South Africa startups

Justin is a 31-year old entrepreneur, angel investor and venture capitalist from Cape Town, South Africa. He is founder, MD, board member, advisor, or investor to a wide variety of companies in the global technology sector.Having grown up on a farm, he decided not to complete high-school and instead made the move to the city of Cape Town, topursue his dreams of being an Internet entrepreneur.Despite years of struggles and false starts in the wake of the dotcom crash in 2001, he ultimately went on to successfully launch and grow a pan-African Internet based software company from a garage in the suburbs of Cape Town.Have founded his first startup attempt at the age of 18, Justin has been involved in tech startups and entrepreneurial endeavours ever since.He is today the co-founder and MD of 4Di Group, a diversified investment management group and family office, and co-founding General Partner of early-stage technology venture capital firm 4Di Capital, as well as an active angel investor.As co-founder and Steering Committee Chairman of the Silicon Cape Initiative in 2009, designed to highlight and foster South Africa's nascent emerging tech startup ecosystem, Justin fully believes in South Africa’s potential as a global technology innovation hub.In 2011, he was listed by the Mail & Guardian for the 'Top 200 Young South Africans', and in 2013, listed by Forbes for '30 Under 30: Africa's Best Young Entrepreneurs'.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Security, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Series A $3.4M–$6.4M
  • Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • FitKey — FitKey is about helping you find and manage the fitness life that makes you happy, through discovering new classes, studios, and fitness activities. With easy online and mobile booking, FitKey keeps your routine interesting.
  • TaxTim — Originally funded by Google in 2011, TaxTim is Africa's answer to Making Tax Easy. Answer simple questions one-by-one, in a friendly automated chat, and your tax return is done in minutes. TaxTim has 40% market share of the tax base in South Africa (~4.5m), and has deployed localised versions in Namibia and Nigeria as JVs with PwC previously.TaxTim is integrated with the local revenue service (SARS) for instant electronic tax submissions, and partners with some of SA's largest consumer brands - Airbnb, Momentum, Sanlam, Old Mutual, FNB eBucks - to provide tax services for free or at discount. TaxTim has several business models including B2C, B2B and B2B2C. TaxTim is a compelling and popular consumer brand, with a fully-developed, profitable broker/financial product leads ecosystem.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
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Ragnar Sass
Angel · 4 investments in South Africa startups

Ragnar Sass is the Co-Founder of Darkstar Camp. He previously worked at LIFT99 as a Founder and CEO. Ragnar Sass attended Estonian Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, SaaS
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Estonia, Ukraine, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 33
  • Round size: Seed $677k–$6M; Pre-Seed $110k–$2.2M
  • Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Shen.AI — Discover how Shen AI turns your smartphone into a health companion - no wearables, just powerful, camera-based health insights.
  • Legal Nodes — Offload your legal tasks to a virtual legal department and get on with running your business. Get started with the Legal Nodes platform for free.
  • Ampler Bikes — Ampler is a light electric bike for everyone who seeks freedom and adventure in their daily routines and commutes. No heavy batteries, bulky screens or other clutter. We combine modern technology with a traditional bicycle design to make pedalling easier, lighter and faster. Our vision is to offer emotive zero-emission commuting for everyone.Since 2016, Ampler has grown from a small bicycle startup into a committed e-bike company with a large international team and showrooms in Berlin, Cologne, Amsterdam, Zurich and Tallinn. Our lightweight e-bike models Curt, Stout and Stellar have won multiple awards and are being used every day by over 10,000 happy riders all over Europe.Our team spirit, mission, values and production principles are still the same as on the early days of Ampler. All our bikes are designed with the highest attention to details and are hand-assembled in our factory in Tallinn, Estonia.
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Hesham Zreik
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 4 investments in South Africa startups

Hesham Zreik is the CEO of FasterCapital. He previously worked at DreamApps as a Project Manager. Hesham attended the University of Westminster.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 619
  • Round size: Seed $53k–$2M; Pre-Seed $50k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
  • Lead/follow: 53% lead, 47% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
  • Ensure Petroleum Pvt Ltd — Ensure Petroleum Fuel & Refinery is a Pakistan-focused energy venture founded by Muhammad Irfan Younas, a former executive.
  • Manufacturing Electronics Cards — it is a startup built on the idea of putting advanced electronics engineering expertise at the service of local and regional businesses.
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Markus Villig
Angel · Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia · 3 investments in South Africa startups

Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: Estonia, United States, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 27
  • Round size: Seed $1.1M–$3.5M; Pre-Seed $230k–$3.4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • GScan — Cosmic-ray based solutions for 3D imaging. GScan redefines the boundaries of 3D scanning with Muon Flux Technology (MFT) detectors. Unparalleled quality, safety, ease-of-use. Scan anything. Detect everything.
  • Sera — Sera's AI streamlines prospecting with tailored lists and enriched profiles, including accurate emails and metrics.
  • ScamGuardian.AI — Providing Actionable Intelligence to Stop Scams
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Wes Schwalje
Angel · 3 investments in South Africa startups

Operator at nexus of policy, tech, and dev, investor, advised 8 unicorns on MENAP entry/scale-up, support Big Tech / startups to get along with govt

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
  • Geography: India, United States, Mexico

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 39
  • Round size: Seed $150k–$2M; Pre-Seed $360k–$740k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VC Lab — We help idea-stage entrepreneurs and pre-seed startups get funding, build a team, get into seed-accelerators, generate traction, and launch impactful businesses.
  • HelpNow — HelpNow Corporate Site
  • OlaClick (YC W21) — Create electronic menu boards for your restaurant or store. It is totally free. QR codes menu or digital menu boards. Digitalize your menu in an instant and start receiving orders !
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David de Picciotto
Angel · 2 investments in South Africa startups

David de Picciotto - Co-Founder & CEO @ Pledge

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $2.1M–$24M; Pre-Seed $550k–$2M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Quansa — Changing the way workers access financial services.
  • FrankieOne — FrankieOne helps banks and fintechs make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML and fraud.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
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Daniel Guasco
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Innovation. Leadership. Technology. Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Rental, Internet, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Round size: Seed $60k–$110k
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 8bit — Shop a wide selection of domains at HugeDomains.com. Find the right domain name today.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
  • intelworld
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Wayne Gosling
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Wayne Gosling - COO @ Twangoo South Africa

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Rental, Internet, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 3
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 8bit — Shop a wide selection of domains at HugeDomains.com. Find the right domain name today.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
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Leonard Stiegeler
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Leonard Stiegeler is an entrepreneur & investor in projects unlocking potential. Educated in Europe, he founded companies across EMEA and is now investing globally. He is passionate to develop opportunities with & for others. The companies he co-founded include Jumia, now a leading eCommerce company in Africa and Pulse, now a leading mediacompany in Africa. His investments include Paystack, Flutterwave, Scalable Capital, Conversion and many more. Dedicated to creating trusted connections to enable potential, he founded two networks - Africa Collective, focused on elevating the continent's role globally, and Counder, focused on enabling visionary leaders embrace emerging trends & regions collectively.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, B2B
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$6M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Bamba — Bamba is an android application allowing micro-merchants across Africa to run their entire business utilizing their phones. It focuses on simple tools for merchants to manage their customers, get paid, payout as well as takeout cash advances against their future cash flow.
  • Paystack — Over 60,000 businesses of all sizes use Paystack to collect payments with a modern, secure payment gateway.
  • Bamba — Today, organizations spend a lot of money on physical data gathering exercises using old-fashioned paper-based methods. These methods result in expensive, severely delayed and incomplete data . With Bamba, a client can launch a data collection exercise anywhere in the world simply from the comfort of their web browser and the client can ensureindividuals respond with complete answers by paying those individuals for that data with mobile airtime in 122 different countries thus far.
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Frederik Gerner
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Frederik Gerner

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Energy, Organic
  • Stage:Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Africa, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Angel $28k–$55k
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DX Digital Africa — DX Digital Africa specializes in automotive intelligence to build capabilities for vehicles of the future. Optimizing processes and reducing maintenance costs throughout the lifecycle of vehicles from the factory floor to scrap yard.
  • Yebo Fresh — Yebofresh is a new online shopping service, delivering popular groceries straight into areas that are generally unserved by most formal retailers. Our unique business model and partnerships with manufacturers allow us to deliver top quality products and A-brands at extremely competitive prices. Yebofresh serves Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha,Mfuleni and Gugulethu and following recent seed funding, is rapidly expanding across the greater Cape Town area.
  • Zelda Learning — Zelda provides free online career guidance for students looking to enter university and then links them to bursary and study opportunities.
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Mato Perić
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, India, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 55
  • Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $3.3M–$6M; Series A $7.7M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.
  • Tern Group — Tern Group is an AI Platform to hire and relocate top healthcare talents globally, faster and cheaper. TERN is a full-stack solution to source and relocate top-tier medical and engineering talent from India, North Africa, South Africa, and Central Asia and the approach ensures a seamless, ethical, and transparent migration process, drasticallycutting complexity and shaving costs for healthcare systems.
  • Bamba — Today, organizations spend a lot of money on physical data gathering exercises using old-fashioned paper-based methods. These methods result in expensive, severely delayed and incomplete data . With Bamba, a client can launch a data collection exercise anywhere in the world simply from the comfort of their web browser and the client can ensureindividuals respond with complete answers by paying those individuals for that data with mobile airtime in 122 different countries thus far.
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Angel · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji is the Founding Partner of Future Africa. He previously worked at Oby Ezekwesili Presidential Campaign as a Deputy Director General. Iyinoluwa Aboyeji attended the University of Waterloo - St. Jerome's University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, FinTech, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 20
  • Round size: Seed $600k–$20M; Pre-Seed $172k–$2.1M; Series A $14M–$30M
  • Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Rapport — The smart solution for building superhuman teams. Rapport distills decades of research on high performing teams down to a few smart, simple steps that integrate seamlessly into your workflow.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
  • Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
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Walid Aradi
Angel · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Entrepreneur, investor. Advising global tech companies navigate through MENA+ regulatory environments, market entry and scaling

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Internet, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: India, United States, Nigeria

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • HelpNow — HelpNow Corporate Site
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
  • Termii — Termii is an online platform that helps teams secure repeat customers by sending personalized emails and SMS through multiple.Termii helps African businesses communicate with customers across SMS, email, voice, and instant messaging channels. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Sebastian Stoddart
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Sebastian Stoddart after working for 10 years as a product design consultant for top design consultancies in the US, Netherlands and UK, working for clients such as Samsung, Philips, Smith & Nephew, Compaq and Hewlett Packard, Sebastian formed his own company, albooto.com, to bring innovative products to market.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Rental, Internet, Analytics
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United Kingdom, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • 8bit — Shop a wide selection of domains at HugeDomains.com. Find the right domain name today.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
  • Boost Technology — Enabling informal small businesses to thrive in Africa's emerging digital economy
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Bas Hochstenbach
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Bas Hochstenbach is the Co-Founder of Conservation Club. He attended Leiden University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: B2C, Travel, Tourism
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: South Africa, The Netherlands

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 5
  • Round size: Angel $28k–$55k
  • Lead/follow: 80% lead, 20% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • DX Digital Africa — DX Digital Africa specializes in automotive intelligence to build capabilities for vehicles of the future. Optimizing processes and reducing maintenance costs throughout the lifecycle of vehicles from the factory floor to scrap yard.
  • Yebo Fresh — Yebofresh is a new online shopping service, delivering popular groceries straight into areas that are generally unserved by most formal retailers. Our unique business model and partnerships with manufacturers allow us to deliver top quality products and A-brands at extremely competitive prices. Yebofresh serves Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha,Mfuleni and Gugulethu and following recent seed funding, is rapidly expanding across the greater Cape Town area.
  • Zelda Learning — Zelda provides free online career guidance for students looking to enter university and then links them to bursary and study opportunities.
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Michael Jordaan
Angel · Stellenbosch, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Michael Jordaan, the former banker now heads up a private investment company, Montegray Capital and lends a strategic-hand to various businesses, including as Chairman of Wines of South Africa (WoSA), Chairman of consumer data buro, Compuscan and as Director on the JSE. Michael also actively invests as a partner in AngelHub Ventures, a SouthAfrican based Venture Capital Fund.In 2014 he co-founded a coding apprenticeship program, ProjectcodeX, to grow highly skilled software developers to fuel the digital economy.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: SaaS, EBooks, EdTech
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • VALR — Buy and sell bitcoin, ethereum & more | Pay anyone for free with VALR Pay
  • Snapplify — Snapplify is at the forefront of edtech solutions in Africa, and specialises in enabling digital learning for individuals and institutions via the largest digital educational marketplace in Africa. As a global edtech company, Snapplify strives for radical inclusion to level the playing field and equip individuals across emerging markets with theworld-class tools they need to collaborate, innovate and thrive. Snapplify’s technology is used in other educational products to facilitate collaboration throughout the educational community.Snapplify for Education’s award-winning platform is already a top choice for institutions integrating digital education into their classrooms. From software to support, Snapplify provides institutions with everything they need to create a secure, collaborative e-learning environment for students. Snapplify’s robust 24-hour-access digital-library solution offers thousands of free ebooks and widely applicable, curriculum-approved educational content supplied by partner publishers from across the globe. Snapplify’s diversity of device integration allows schools to use its products on the devices that they already have access to, without having to invest in costly digital infrastructure upgrades. Snapplify’s solutions are industry celebrated and globally recognised for their innovation in technology.In order to achieve its educational goals, Snapplify has built strong relationships with diverse partners around the growth of its ebook, e-textbook, and device catalogue, and partnered with international publishers and other key stakeholders to meet the demand for widely relevant, curriculum-compliant digital educational content. As a socially minded company, Snapplify is committed to supporting others and creating sustainable change through collaboration and innovation. Snapplify empowers, inspires, and uplifts teachers via Teacha! (a media hub, resource marketplace, and careers portal for educators); is the digital content partner on a project that delivers technology and e-learning to public schools in South Africa’s Gauteng province, and runs impact programmes through the Snapplify Foundation.Snapplify originated in South Africa, focusing initially on the South African education and digital content industries. Since its establishment in 2012, the company has grown and expanded into new markets in Africa and the United States, with offices across South Africa, as well as in Nairobi, London, Amsterdam and New Jersey. Snapplify is backed by AngelHub Ventures, a venture capital company backed by former First National Bank CEO Michael Jordaan and the Harris family, as well as international investors. In 2019, Snapplify secured $2 million expansion capital from venture capital firm Knife Capital, and empowered African investment manager Hlayisani Capital’s Hlayisani Growth Fund.Snapplify for Education’s award-winning platform is already a top choice for institutions integrating digital education into their classrooms. From software to support, Snapplify provides institutions with everything they need to create a secure, collaborative e-learning environment for students. Through Snapplify’s e-learning and digital library solution, Engage, educators can share teacher-created, multimedia resource materials with students; administrators can manage the access and permissions for multiple student and staff accounts; schools can host their own 24-hour access digital content library (which comes with over 50 000 free resources including study guides, e-textbooks, past exam papers for multiple curricula, children’s books in African languages and more); and students and parents can purchase prescribed e-textbooks. Snapplify’s diversity of device integration allows schools to use its products on the devices that they already have access to, without having to invest in costly digital infrastructure upgrades. Snapplify’s solutions are industry celebrated and globally recognised for their innovation in technology.
  • Real Time Wine — Share your wine moments. Real Time Wine is the social wine discovery app for everyone who enjoys wine, not just those who understand it. [In App Stores NOW!]
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Robby Hilkowitz
Angel · 2 investments in South Africa startups

Robby Hilkowitz is an angel investor.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Payments
  • Stage:Series A, Seed
  • Geography: Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Series A $1M–$4M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Neat — Built for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneursAs entrepreneurs our businesses are always in motion: starting from an idea, to making a first sale, to expanding globally. We need a financial experience that evolves with us – an experience that’s still stable and secure, but adaptive too. Banks were built for a different era of business, not for thenew economy – where borders are disappearing and it’s easier than ever to start a global business. Neat believes in making international business a reality for entrepreneurs around the world. Today, Neat is a modern alternative to a bank, designed to support you wherever you go. Tomorrow, we’re a platform for doing business: building a dynamic and frictionless economy.
  • Bambu — Bambu is a leading global digital wealth technology provider for financial institutions. We enable companies to make saving and investing simple and intelligent for their clients. The cloud-based platform is powered by our proprietary algorithms and machine learning tools. The company serves over 20 financial institutions globally. Founded in 2016,Bambu is headquartered in Singapore with a subsidiary in the United Kingdom and the United States and EMEA representatives.
  • Moneyhub — Moneyhub is a data and payments fintech that provides open banking, open finance, and open data solutions.
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Ham Serunjogi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Ham Serunjogi is a co-founder and CEO at Chipper Cash.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile Apps, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 8
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Caliza — Give your users access to the digital dollar economy. Get early access!
  • Sudo — Sudo is an open API platform that enables businesses to embed powerful financial features into their products. Build in minutes, launch in days.
  • CreditChek — Bridging the trust gap between global credit businesses and underserved African consumers.
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Llew Claasen
Angel · Cape Town, NA - South Africa, South Africa · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Llew is the Managing Partner of Newtown Partners, an early-stage venture capital firm that actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startup businesses. Founded and run by internationally successful entrepreneurs, Vinny Lingham and Llew Claasen, Newtown Partners has an entrepreneurial focus that goes beyond investment. The team operatesout of offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Sunnyvale, California (Silicon Valley).Llew is a go-to-market strategist with almost two decades of senior management experience in cryptoassets (since 2012), digital product management and digital marketing.He co-founded Clicks2customers (rebranded to www.nmpidigital.com) with Vinny Lingham, now a global digital marketing agency with annual billings in excess of $100 million and Synthasite (rebranded to www.yola.com).Llew is also the former Executive Director of the Bitcoin Foundation, the original, the oldest and the largest Bitcoin advocacy organization globally, headquartered in San Francisco, U.S.Llew has a Masters degree in the Management of Technology & Innovation and lives in Cape Town, South Africa.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Logistics, Retail, Health Care
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 7
  • Round size: Seed $2.3M–$5.5M
  • Lead/follow: 57% lead, 43% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • MDaaS Global — At MDaaS Global, we build and operate modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centres in clinically-underserved communities, starting in Nigeria. Our big goal is to create affordable healthcare solutions for Africa's next billion.
  • Chefaa — Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform connecting patients & pharmacies nation-wide to help patients manage all their pharmacy needs. Chefaa uses big data, data ming & machine learning
  • SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
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Guilherme Steinbruch
Angel · Madrid, Madrid, Spain · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Guilherme Steinbruch - Partner @ 468 Capital

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Mexico, United States, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 15
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$8M; Pre-Seed $1.5M–$4M; Series A $5.1M–$39M
  • Lead/follow: 60% lead, 40% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • WeDemand — The leading source brandable domain names. Competitive prices. Excellent service. Get your domain name today.
  • Ekaya.com — Ekaya exists to make renting simpler, safer and more connected - for everyone.
  • Niko Energy — Niko is a Mexico-based provider of residential solar electricity and solar power services for homeowners. It is the first solar company in the country offering rent-to-own financing products on top leasing and cash payments. Fully focused on customer experience, Niko provides a 5-star journey owning each step of the value chain in-house, ensuringquality, security and peace of mind for its customers.
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Calvin Ayre
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Spain

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $393k–$4.4M; Series A $1M–$1.3M
  • Lead/follow: 81% lead, 19% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • TonicPow — Earn Bitcoin SV by promoting campaigns or grow your business with pay-per-action marketing.
  • FYX Gaming — Web3 development platform & scaling solutions on the blockchain, proud creator of CryptoFights.
  • Transmira — Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions
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Kristjan Vilosius
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Kristjan Vilosius - Co-Founder and CEO @ Katana

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Estonia, United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 13
  • Round size: Seed $1M–$3M; Pre-Seed $410k–$1.3M; Series A $5.2M–$12M
  • Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Eurora — Eurora develops an e-commerce suite of customs compliance tools.
  • Supliful — Supliful develops an online platform for users to create their own food supplement brand. It provides a catalogue of products, order form templates, online store fronts, shipping, and delivery services. Supliful has fulfilment facilities in Riga, Latvia and Denver, CO. Supliful is founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs who have successfullybuilt and exited an ecommerce company grafomap.com. You can read about it more at Business Insider - https://www.businessinsider.com/
  • Parcelsea — Parcelsea is a technology firm that provides e-commerce users and last-mile delivery service providers with an open network platform. The goal is to create a smart mailbox that is user-friendly and secure for everyone.
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Sima Gandhi
Angel · San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Sima Gandhi is Co-founder and CEO at Creative Juice.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Indonesia, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Round size: Seed $4M–$8.5M; Series A $14M–$27M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Phyllo — Easily access verified, creator-consented data such as identity, income, and engagement across hundreds of platforms through our API
  • Brick — Brick is a financial data application programming interface (API) that allows developers to offer in-app financial services.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
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Jean-Pierre Mondalek
Angel · Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Jean-Pierre Mondalek - Head of Peak Events and XCM, MENA @ Amazon

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Payments, Point of Sale
  • Stage:Seed
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Yoco — Save time, money and guesswork. Yoco helps 200,000+ SA businesses run point of sale, take payments and access flexible business funding from one account.
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Odunayo Eweniyi
Angel · Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Odunayo Eweniyi is the Co-founder and COO at Piggybank and PushCV. Odunayo is a Co-Founder and General Partner at FirstCheck Africa and a Board Member at Village Capital. She was also a Writer atTechCabal. Odunayo attended SOAS University of London, freeCodeCamp, and Covenant University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: EdTech, Facebook, Education
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Raenest — Access Virtual Accounts, Invoicing, Multi-Currency Payouts, Auto Payroll, Accounting Integrations, and Virtual & Physical cards within minutes.
  • Norebase — Norebase knows that there's an opportunity to grow successful businesses in Africa. It also understands the complexities of the market, and so is using technology to make doing business in Africa worthwhile. With Norebase get to operate in Africa with no hassle and with minimum risk.
  • FoondaMate — Foondamate brings the internet through messaging applications so students with limited internet access can study online.
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Oliver Merkel
Angel · Berlin, Berlin, Germany · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Oliver Merkel is the Co-Founder of Flink Food.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Fashion, Retail, Delivery
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • karla — karla gives you the absolute superpower over the delivery of your online orders, It develop the delivery options for your online orders that you have never dared to dream of!
  • Enter — baupal seeks to democratize sustainable and customized architecture, making design, energy assessments, permitting and cost evaluations more accessible and straightforward for private builders and smaller construction projects. baupal is an online building application service that takes advantage of digital processes and efficient team structuresto streamline design, planning and permitting processes for a range of small-scale projects.baupal was established in December, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
  • Faro — Every garment deserves to be worn. Leveraging technology and a specialised supply chain, FARO enables brands to offload obsolete inventory through stores in non-core markets, ensuring complete traceability throughout the process.
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Bashar Hamood
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups, 9 in the past 12 months

Bashar Hamood is a Venture Partner at FasterCapital. He previously worked as an Associate Director at Logica. He attended Heriot-Watt University.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Nigeria, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 323
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • EcoBites — EcoBites is a subscription service that delivers sustainably sourced and eco-friendly packaged snacks and meals to consumers doorsteps.
  • Lawyeree — A platform offering AI legal advice to clients and allowing clients to be connected with the best lawyers.
  • SafeNest — SafeNest offers a comprehensive home security system integrating smart technology with professional monitoring services.
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Nitesh Banta
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Nitesh Banta is the Co-Founder & CEO at B12.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Canada, India

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 104
  • Round size: Seed $1.3M–$16M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2.5M; Series A $6.5M–$24M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Varda — Expanding the economic bounds of humankind with the world's first orbital manufacturing & reentry platform.
  • Chai Discovery — Building frontier artificial intelligence to predict and reprogram the interactions between biochemical molecules.
  • Draftboard — Refer your friends, community and following with our hiring platform, and get paid when they get hired! Start referring (or hiring!) now!
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Paul Breloff
Angel · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Paul Breloff is the founding managing director of the Accion Venture Lab. He has advised CGAP (an independent research center focused on financial inclusion and housed at the World Bank) on policy and technical issues related to branchless banking and has been engaged by Root Capital, Shell Foundation, BRAC, and others on access-to-finance issuesin Latin America, Asia, and Africa. Previously, Paul worked with SKS Microfinance, India’s largest microfinance institution, leading business development and strategic initiatives and assisting on capital raising. While at SKS, he led new product launches and managed strategic partnerships across mobile/mobile banking, energy, education, water, and rural distribution.He has also practiced corporate law with Mayer Brown, worked as a consultant for McKinsey & Co., and worked as an advertising account executive for Leo Burnett.Paul has a bachelor of arts from Amherst College and a law degree from Yale Law School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Banking, FinTech, Mobile Payments
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Mexico, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Clip — Clip is changing card acceptance in Mexico, offering different models of portable card-reading hardware to accept all credit and debit cards as well as other solutions. More than a device to accept all cards, Clip is an ally focused on empowering Mexican businesses.
  • CatalyzU — CatalyzU is a tech-enabled ecosystem that uses data and the community to help people find work, and advance their skills.
  • Billpocket — Billpocket convierte tu smartphone o tablet en una terminal punto de venta. Ya no tienes que esperar al banco y pagar exageradas cuotas de mantenimiento, fianzas y papel para poder cobrar con tarjeta. Simplemente necesitas una cuenta bancaria a donde puedas recibir tus cobros con tarjeta de débito y crédito.
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Karim Beguir
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Co-Founder & CEO of InstaDeep and Google Developer Expert in Machine Learning, Karim helps companies get a grip on the latest AI advances and deploy them in practice. A graduate of France’s Ecole Polytechnique and former Program Fellow at NYU’s Courant Institute, Karim has a passion for teaching and using applied mathematics. This encouragedhim to launch InstaDeep, nominated at MWC17 in the top 20 global startup list by PCMAG. He is on a mission to democratize AI and make it accessible to a wider audience.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Tunisia, France, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 11
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Dabchy — Created in 2016 by Ameni Mansouri, Ghazi Ketata, and Osama Mahjoub, Dabchy is a localized fashion marketplace where women can buy and sell their new or used fashion items online. Dabchy is headquartered in Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
  • Uptale — Uptale provides an enterprise solution that enhances employee learning through immersive experiences in 360° and virtual reality. The platform allows organizations to create, share, and analyze training modules without requiring technical expertise.
  • Thunder Code — Transform your QA process with Thunder Code's AI-powered test automation platform. Create, manage, and run automated tests without coding - perfect for QA teams seeking efficiency, reliability, and seamless integration.
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Andre Pienaar
Angel · London, England, United Kingdom · 1 investments in South Africa startups

André Pienaar is Managing Partner, Founder and Executive Chairman of C5 Capital, a specialist venture capital firm focused on cloud computing, big data analytics, artifial intelligence and cyber security. He is also a Mentor for C5 Nebula which aims to empower women aspiring to engage in the tech space.André founded C5 in 2014, to providelong-term support, private equity and venture capital to innovative cyber security companies. The firm is made up of a varied international team of investors and entrepreneurs and has offices in Washington, London, Munich, Luxembourg and Bahrain.A recognised expert on cyber law and cybercrime, André Pienaar started his career with Kroll in 1996 where he went on to hold the position of the company’s youngest ever Managing Director and also built and lead Kroll’s Africa & Natural Resources Division out of London prior to Kroll’s sale in 2004.Following this success, André Pienaar went on to launch G3 (which stands for Good Governance Group), an advisory consultancy which provided advice on regulatory compliance, risk mitigation and cyber security to its global client base.André is also a member of: • USIP (United States Institute of Peace) International Advisory Council • The National Council on White House History

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Cyber Security, Delivery
  • Stage:Series F
  • Geography: Luxembourg, South Africa, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Parcelninja — ParcelNinja is an outsourced warehousing & fulfilment cloud service, aimed at providing ecommerce business owners a turnkey solution.
  • Cassava Technologies — Cassava Technologies is an innovative technology company encompassing fiber networks, data centers, renewable energy, cloud & cybersecurity.
  • Haven Cyber Technologies — Haven Cyber Technologies is an industrial holding which is focused on creating a European champion in Managed Security Solution Providers (MSSP) for enterprise customers. Haven brings together a network of organisations onto its platform, enabling it to offer a bespoke product suite to each client. Companies within Haven maintain their own brandsand management and benefit from innovation across the platform, which focuses on cloud computing, machine learning and automation and also provides companies with world-class talent and mentorship.
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Idris Ayodeji Bello
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Ayodeji Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He isalso a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)The 'Afropreneur' (entrepreneur with an African focus), as he self-describes, Idris Bello is a Partner at LoftyInc Allied Partners Limited and co-founder of The Wennovation Hub, an innovation platform based in Nigeria, that has successfully accelerated the launch of several technology start-ups in social impact sectors. He is also a Founding Partner at Loftyinc Capital Management, owners of the Afropreneurs Fund (I&II)A first class honors graduate of Computer Engineering from Obafemi Awolowo University, Nigeria, he has an M.Sc in Computer Science & Data Mining from the University of Houston; an MBA in Entrepreneurship & Strategy from Rice University in Houston and an M.Sc in Global Health Science from the University of Oxford, where he was a 2011 recipient of The Lord Weidenfeld Scholarship for demonstrating remarkable potential as a future leader from an emerging economy.Idris spent the greater part of a decade working at Chevron Corporation and ExxonMobil USA, where he led several large upstream technology projects across the USA and Sub-Saharan Africa. Idris has also worked with the Clinton Foundation Health Access Initiative where he played a major role in the deployment and evaluation of Swaziland’s first mobile health patient appointment reminder system as part of the country’s National AIDS Program. Listed among CNN’s Top Ten African Technology Voices, he is a Singularity University Impact Fellow, Harambe Entrepreneur Alliance Associate, Clinton Global Initiative University Fellow, MIT Global Start-up Fellow, SAP Ashoka Global Changemakers Award Winner, Dell Technology Award Winner, StartingBloc Innovation Fellow and a Nigeria Leadership Initiative Future Leader.As a leader, Idris has mentored and catalyzed scores of contributors across the growing African landscape and is an angel investor and advisor to several African startups including Andela, Flutterwave, RelianceHMO, among others. He continues to devote his efforts to the development of innovation-driven, technology-enabled social enterprises that empower the underserved and develop transformative ideas to change lives on the African continent.He spends most of his time between Lagos, Cairo, or airport lounges.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
  • Stage:Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, United States, Egypt

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 36
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Bypa-ss — Bypa-ss is working on creating a world-class SaaS healthcare environment and revolutionizing healthcare in Egypt, Join Us
  • SimpliFi — We power the cards behind your brand. Instantly issue and manage virtual or physical cards, enable payments in multiple currencies, and scale globally through one secure API platform.
  • ORDA — Process orders, accept payments, connect to logistic providers, engage with your customers + more. We equip you with everything you need to grow your business.
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Michael Leeman
Angel · San Diego, California, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Michael is the San Diego based Senior VP Business Development for Cognician, a self coaching and behavior change platform based in San Francisco. He is also a shareholder and director. Michael also has array of investments in and advisory roles with a number of other start ups, including Gyft, Yola, ChessCube and Skyrove.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Publishing, Software
  • Stage:Angel, Seed
  • Geography: United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 6
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Personera — Personera is a technology company focused on the development of Facebook applications and personalized products. Personera's unique platform allows brands to offer their communities a variety of branded print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with their socialnetwork content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. Products include calendars, photobooks, cards, and posters, and are available in professional print versions or digital downloads. All of their products include shared content between the brand and the individual consumer, creating a one of a kind keepsake or merchandise piece for every customer. Implementing Personera on websites or Facebook fan pages (or both) is easy. All it requires is installation of an app by adding a new tab to a fan page or embedding a line of code onto a website. Personera handles payments, printing and delivery via their global network.Personera's business model works on a per-sale revenue share basis, so there are zero setup fees for clients. They have a global network of commercial print partners that manage physical production and delivery of the products, ensuring high quality, fast and reliable service worldwide. Personera makes it easy for brands to monetize their Facebook page while engaging their fans with personalized product offerings. The Personera personalized products platform has been used by a variety of brands including leading magazines, musicians, celebrities and consumer focused companies.
  • Swiftly — Harness your public transit data with Swiftly's urban mobility solutions to make your city's mass transportation move more efficiently.
  • Appstores.com — Appstores is making it easier for consumers to find apps by giving small and large niche publishers and API/platform companies the tools to showcase apps most relevant to their users.
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Tim Parsonson
Angel · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Tim Parsonson is the Non-Executive Chairman at Undo. Tim Parsonson attended University of Cambridge.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Mobile, Shopping, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.
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Brian Corrigan
Angel · Saratoga Springs, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Brian Corrigan is the VP and Head of Americas at PUBG Corporation. He attended Clarkson University and the University at Albany, SUNY. (This website is horribly out of date, probably best to hit my website or LinkedIn)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Gaming, Internet, SaaS
  • Stage:Series A, Seed, Angel
  • Geography: United States, Estonia, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 4
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Powerspike — Powerspike is a new type of advertising network based on content creators - where any marketer can make their brand famous in a few clicks. Our Endorsement Serving technology automatically buys, executes, and optimizes content creator endorsements - replacing the traditionally lengthy process of RFP’s, human negotiations, and insertion orders.
  • Ready Player Me — The Ready Player Me platform leverages AI, ML , and a suite of developer-first tools to empower developers to integrate avatars into their games and apps to launch faster, improve user adoption, and grow revenue through asset monetization.
  • Carry1st — Carry1st develops and publishes enriching mobile games and content apps for African consumers.
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Tom Berckt
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Tom is currently a commercial executive at Clicks2customers.com, a global Search Engine Marketing company. His background is in (bio-) engineering but he has been involved in online companies for the past 10 years. Besides working at Clicks2customers, Tom is a part time lecturer at TSIBA (http://www.tsiba.org.za/) a South AfricanNGO providing tertiary education to economically disadvantaged children. He is also an angel investor in a number is technology startups and is an active member of the Silicon Cape initiative (www.siliconcape.com)

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Apps, Events, Printing
  • Stage:Angel
  • Geography: South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 1
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Personera — Personera is a technology company focused on the development of Facebook applications and personalized products. Personera's unique platform allows brands to offer their communities a variety of branded print products or digital downloads, easily ordered directly from the brand's Facebook fan page and fully personalized with their socialnetwork content. Personera's platform is white-labeled and completely customizable for any unique brand identity. Products include calendars, photobooks, cards, and posters, and are available in professional print versions or digital downloads. All of their products include shared content between the brand and the individual consumer, creating a one of a kind keepsake or merchandise piece for every customer. Implementing Personera on websites or Facebook fan pages (or both) is easy. All it requires is installation of an app by adding a new tab to a fan page or embedding a line of code onto a website. Personera handles payments, printing and delivery via their global network.Personera's business model works on a per-sale revenue share basis, so there are zero setup fees for clients. They have a global network of commercial print partners that manage physical production and delivery of the products, ensuring high quality, fast and reliable service worldwide. Personera makes it easy for brands to monetize their Facebook page while engaging their fans with personalized product offerings. The Personera personalized products platform has been used by a variety of brands including leading magazines, musicians, celebrities and consumer focused companies.
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Nasir Jones
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Nas, byname of Nasir bin Olu Dara Jones, also called Nasty Nas, (born September 14, 1973, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.), American rapper and songwriter who became a dominant voice in 1990s East Coast hip-hop. Nas built a reputation as an expressive chronicler of inner-city street life.Nasir Jones, the son of a jazz musician, grew up in public housingin Queens, New York. He dropped out of school in the eighth grade and searched for a creative outlet, finally settling on hip-hop. His breakthrough came in 1992, when his song “Half Time” (credited to Nasty Nas) appeared on the sound track to the film Zebrahead. Columbia Records soon signed him to a contract. His debut recording as Nas, Illmatic (1994), drew widespread acclaim for its poetic narration of hard-edged inner-city life.The more pop-oriented approach of It Was Written (1996) helped that album reach an even wider audience than its predecessor but ignited a recurring tension in Nas’s career between the appetite of the pop audience and the demands of hip-hop purists. He maintained his commercial appeal with I Am... (1999), although by that time he had also become embroiled in a public feud with fellow rapper Jay-Z over which of the two was the preeminent voice in East Coast hip-hop. The schism inspired Stillmatic (2001), which many fans considered a return to form. The two rappers publicly settled their differences in 2005, and shortly thereafter Nas signed with Def Jam, of which Jay-Z was president at the time.Nas’s penchant for provocation marked Hip Hop Is Dead (2006) and an untitled follow-up (2008), while Life Is Good (2012) struck an introspective tone. He also notably collaborated with reggae musician Damian Marley (the youngest son of Bob Marley) on the album Distant Relatives (2010).Nas also made occasional film appearances, notably in Belly (1998), a crime drama in which he starred opposite rapper DMX, and Black Nativity (2013), an adaptation of Langston Hughes’s gospel play.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: E-Commerce, Internet, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, Brazil

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 64
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Magic Spoon — Magic Spoon cereal is high-protein, low-sugar, keto-friendly, and gluten-free. Available in Cocoa, Frosted, Fruity, Blueberry, Peanut Butter, and Cinnamon.
  • Everyrealm — Leaders in metaverse innovation and development.
  • Altered State Machine — Altered State Machine, aims to be a platform and protocol which any developer can build on it; can create, own, and compete with AI-based agents (bots) and upgrade and train their AI, buy, and sell them as NFTs. This will bring an evolution for NFTS.
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Vishal Agarwal
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Vishal Agarwal serves as a Founder & CEO at ItsaCheckmate.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Finance
  • Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: Nigeria, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 2
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • OnePipe — OnePipe aggregates APIs from banks and fintechs into a standardized gateway that is easy to integrate and makes partnerships seamless.
  • Momint — Momint is the Web3 investment platform of the future. The safest and easiest to use NFT marketplace in the world. Discover the real-world potential of NFTs.
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Olugbenga Agboola
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Olugbenga Agboola is the Co-Founder and CEO of Flutterwave. He previously worked at Africa Fintech Foundry as a Senior Entrepreneur In Residence. Olugbenga Agboola attended MIT Sloan School of Management.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
  • Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, United States

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 23
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • Sipay — Sipay is a next-generation financial technology company offering a comprehensive all-in-one financial services platform. It enables B2B, B2C, and Sipay as a Service (Embedded Finance) customers to address all their banking and financial needs without requiring any other partners.
  • Curacel — Curacel creates APIs & tools that enable businesses to embed insurance in digital channels and to administer claims cost-effectively.
  • Afropolitan — Afropolitan is building a Network State to unleash the maximum potential of Africans around the world. Are you interested? Join us with your email.
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Charlotte Lawrence
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Charlotte Lawrence is a Managing Director at Providence Strategic Growth. She was previously an investor at The Carlyle Group European Technology Fund for over a decade and worked at Merrill Lynch and UBS in investment banking. She has sat on the board of more than eight technology investments including Zenchef, Nalanda Global, Visualfabriq,Mapal, Eggplant, Itconic, Graze and The Foundry.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce
  • Stage:Private Equity, Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, Spain, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 14
  • Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

  • PAIX — PAIX data centres is a Pan-African provider of cloud- and carrier-neutral colocation data centre services and is headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. PAIX is the acronym for “Pan African Internet Exchange data centres”. PAIX was founded in 2016 by a team of data centre, telecom industry and investment professionals with a track record inthe African market. In its data centre operations, PAIX aims to offer a leading global quality service level to its national and international customer base across the African continent.
  • Connido
  • Skin + Me — Discover dermatologist-designed skincare, prescribed just for you. Delivered to your door. Start tackling your skin goals today with a free online skin consultation.
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Andreas von Blottnitz
Angel · Santa Barbara, California, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Mr. Andreas von Blottnitz is an angel investor and on the advisory board at e.ventures.Prior to his Venture Capital work, Mr. von Blottnitz was the President and Chief Executive Officer of Citrix Online, Inc following Citrix’s acquisition of Expertcity in February 2004. He served as the Chief Executive Officer and President at Expertcity from1999 until its acquisition by Citrix Systems.Mr. von Blottnitz also serves as a Director of AppFolio, RightScale, Eucalyptus, LogicMonitor, Lastline and Entersekt. He was a Director of Sonos, Inc.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, Enterprise Software, Information Technology
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $500k–$3M
  • Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • ViQi — Cloud-based Image Visualization and Analysis Software for health, life, and earth science companies. Researchers and developers can view, analyze, share and store large-scale complex data and images to get results faster.
  • Foundshopping.com — Found (formerly Pashash) is the app that lets you Share Real-World Shopping.Finding a great buy is something worth sharing. Found lets you take a picture, tag your buy and share it on Facebook and Twitter. Express yourself, start a trend, or just help somebody find a great deal.Have it with you when you're out shopping - in the realworld. Discover the best buys at your location and see the Found things your friends have found.
  • Anchore — Protect your software supply chain with the first SBOM-powered platform for continuous visibility into software supply chain security risks.
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Marc Bhargava
Angel · Miami, Florida, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Marc Bhargava is the Managing Director at General Catalyst. He attended Harvard Business School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
  • Geography: United States, Canada, France

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 52
  • Round size: Seed $3.2M–$20M; Series A $20M–$115M; Series B $27M–$600M
  • Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Pluto — Unlimited corporate cards with spend controls, petty cash management and automated receipt collection built for businesses in MENA (UAE, Saudi Arabia & more).
  • Vantage — Vantage is a self-service cloud cost platform that gives developers the tools they need to analyze, report on and optimize AWS, Azure, and GCP costs.
  • DELV — Element is an open source protocol for fixed and variable yield markets
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Michael Vaughan
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Michael Vaughan is based out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and is the Chief Executive Officer of North America of IG Group. Michael Vaughan previously worked at Stem Disintermedia as a Board Member. Michael Vaughan attended The Wharton School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
  • Stage:Seed, Series A
  • Geography: United States, Brazil, Germany

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 26
  • Round size: Seed $4M–$21M; Series A $11M–$100M
  • Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Whym — Conversational commerce makes shopping online easy. Whym, allows you to use your mobile number to pay, share and checkout with your favorite brands.
  • Jerry — Jerry simplifies the expensive, frustrating, and time-consuming aspects of car ownership.
  • Flip — Transfer uang, top up e-wallet & kirim uang ke luar negeri lebih mudah dengan Flip. Bayar pulsa, listrik, BPJS, PDAM, dan pembayaran lainnya bisa lebih hemat.
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Iqram Magdon-Ismail
Angel · New York, New York, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Iqram Magdon-Ismail is based out of New York and is the Co-Founder of JellyJelly. Iqram previously worked at Venmo as a Co-Founder. Iqram Magdon-Ismail attended the University of Pennsylvania.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Information Technology, Software, Social Media
  • Stage:Seed, Angel, Series A
  • Geography: United States, South Africa, United Kingdom

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 9
  • Round size: Seed $50k–$4M; Angel $500k–$785k; Series A $14M–$16M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Clyx — Clyx is the next-generation friendship platform built for Gen Z, using curated IRL events, game-based discovery, and behavioral science to create real relationships. Guided by neuroscience and led by a Gen Z founder Alyx Van Der Vorm, Clyx turns online curiosity into community. Clyx is on a mission to reverse-engineer the disconnection of socialmedia. Where platforms once brought relationships online, Clyx helps turn those online signals into meaningful real-world interaction.
  • Modal Labs — Modal develops machine learning software to help run code in the cloud. The software enables users to run or deploy machine learning models, massively parallel compute jobs, task queues, web apps, and more. It also writes the code to launch hundreds of custom containers and runs scripts in the cloud faster than on the local machine.
  • Stitch — One API integration for enterprise online payments across South Africa. Accept Pay by bank, debit + credit card, cash, manual EFT, debit order and crypto.
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Emilie Choi
Angel · San Francisco, California, United States · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Emilie Choi is the President and Chief Operating Officer at Coinbase. She attended the Johns Hopkins University and the Wharton School.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
  • Geography: United States, Mexico, Singapore

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 22
  • Round size: Seed $1.9M–$15M; Pre-Seed $1.2M–$2M; Series A $11M–$25M
  • Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • dub — The first Copy-Trading platform for stocks. Copy anyone's investments. For free. Regulated Broker-Dealer member FINRA and SIPC & FDIC insured.
  • Aide Health — Aide Health is a clinician-to-patient service which uses conversational AI to improve patient engagement and clinical assessment for chronic disease.
  • Dot Product — AI coworkers for operations teams.
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Oli Farago
Angel · 1 investments in South Africa startups

Oli Farago Founder & CEO at Coyote Software. He attended Culford School during 1996-2002.

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Investment focus

  • Industry: Real Estate, Software, Financial Services
  • Stage:Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A
  • Geography: United Kingdom, United States, South Africa

Investor stats

  • Total investments: 21
  • Round size: Seed $1.4M–$3.9M; Series A $5.1M–$64M; Equity Crowdfunding $360k–$7.5M
  • Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow

Portfolio highlights

  • Maroo — The smartest way to pay for your wedding
  • HyperionDev — Accelerate your career with a online coding bootcamp. Learn to code in just 3 - 6 months.
  • The Smart Container Company — The Smart Container Company is the team behind KegTracker and BeverEDGE, a first-to-market IoT device and platform that instantly turns kegs into SMART containers. Our technology tracks real-time location, volume, temperature, and motion for each keg and delivers actionable insights that enable transparency and zero.
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Angel investor funding in South Africa at a glance

Stats across 80 deals from 115 investors.

115
investors
in South Africa startups
80
deals
in South Africa startups
$2.1M
median round
in South Africa startups
12%
lead investors
lead at least one round
51%
Seed
most common funding stage

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