Top 50 Angel Investors in South Africa (June 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel
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8 | South Africa | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | $1.6M–$14M |
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Yossi Hasson
Angel
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5 | South Africa, United States, Ghana | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, Blockchain, Payments | $120k–$551k |
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Justin Stanford
Angel
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4 | South Africa | Seed, Angel, Series A | FinTech, Security, Financial Services | $3.4M–$6.4M |
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Hesham Zreik
Angel
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4 | United States, Nigeria, India | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence | $32k–$5M |
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Vinny Lingham
Angel
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4 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Blockchain, Internet, Software | $125k–$5.6M |
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Ragnar Sass
Angel
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4 | Estonia, Ukraine, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, SaaS | $110k–$6M |
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Martin Villig
Angel
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4 | Estonia, Spain, South Africa | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Education | $111k–$6M |
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Markus Villig
Angel
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3 | Estonia, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | $230k–$3.5M |
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Wes Schwalje
Angel
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3 | India, United States, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel | FinTech, Financial Services, Information Technology | $150k–$2M |
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Wayne Gosling
Angel
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2 | South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Rental, Internet, Analytics | |
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Daniel Guasco
Angel
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2 | South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel | Rental, Internet, Analytics | $60k–$110k |
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Leonard Stiegeler
Angel
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2 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, B2B | $1.3M–$6M |
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Frederik Gerner
Angel
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2 | South Africa, The Netherlands | Seed, Angel | B2C, Energy, Organic | $28k–$55k |
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Mato Perić
Angel
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2 | Germany, India, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $2M–$100M |
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Robby Hilkowitz
Angel
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2 | Israel, Hong Kong, Singapore | Series A, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Payments | $1M–$4M |
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Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Angel
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2 | United States, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, FinTech, Software | $172k–$30M |
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Walid Aradi
Angel
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2 | India, United States, Nigeria | Seed, Angel, Series A | Information Technology, Internet, Health Care | $500k–$4M |
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Sebastian Stoddart
Angel
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2 | United Kingdom, South Africa | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Rental, Internet, Analytics | |
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Bas Hochstenbach
Angel
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2 | South Africa, The Netherlands | Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed | B2C, Travel, Tourism | $28k–$55k |
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Michael Jordaan
Angel
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2 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | SaaS, EBooks, EdTech | |
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Jean-Paul Zammitt
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Seed | Retail, Fashion | |
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Ham Serunjogi
Angel
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1 | Nigeria, United States, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Mobile Apps, Financial Services, FinTech | |
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Marc Bhargava
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, France | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | $3.2M–$600M |
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Michael Vaughan
Angel
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1 | United States, Brazil, Germany | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | $4M–$100M |
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Iqram Magdon-Ismail
Angel
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1 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Series A | Information Technology, Software, Social Media | $50k–$16M |
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Emilie Choi
Angel
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1 | United States, Mexico, Singapore | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $1.2M–$25M |
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Oli Farago
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, South Africa | Seed, Equity Crowdfunding, Series A | Real Estate, Software, Financial Services | $360k–$64M |
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Charley Ma
Angel
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1 | United States, Canada, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $3.5M–$30M |
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Niklas Adalberth
Angel
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1 | Sweden, South Africa, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | FinTech, Financial Services, Apps | $242k–$27M |
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Marko Virkebau
Angel
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1 | Estonia, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Energy, Mobile | $636k–$2.4M |
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Joe Caruso
Angel
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1 | United States, France, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Internet | $420k–$2.2M |
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Llew Claasen
Angel
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1 | Egypt, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Series A | Logistics, Retail, Health Care | $2.3M–$5.5M |
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Guilherme Steinbruch
Angel
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1 | Mexico, United States, Brazil | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Financial Services, FinTech | $1M–$39M |
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Emilian Popa
Angel
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1 | Egypt, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, Apps, Travel | |
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David de Picciotto
Angel
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1 | United States, Brazil, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance | $550k–$24M |
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Matt Robinson
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Germany | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $650k–$50M |
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Will Herman
Angel
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1 | United States, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Convertible Note | Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software | $100k–$8.8M |
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Michael Greve
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Angel | Mobile, Shopping, E-Commerce | |
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Tom Blomfield
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech | $500k–$47M |
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Calvin Ayre
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Spain | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin | $393k–$4.4M |
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Wissam Otaky
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Seed | FinTech, Payments, Point of Sale | |
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Kristjan Vilosius
Angel
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1 | Estonia, United States, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce | $410k–$12M |
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Johan Bosini
Angel
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1 | South Africa, Egypt, Turkey | Seed, Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, AgTech | $3M–$6.8M |
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Sima Gandhi
Angel
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1 | United States, Indonesia, South Africa | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Software, Financial Services | $4M–$27M |
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Charles Delingpole
Angel
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1 | United Kingdom, United States, Spain | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments | $382k–$20M |
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Calanthia Mei
Angel
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1 | South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Financial Services, Finance | $4M–$5.5M |
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Tim Draper
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $400k–$50M |
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Jean-Pierre Mondalek
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Seed | FinTech, Payments, Point of Sale | |
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Odunayo Eweniyi
Angel
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1 | South Africa, United States | Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel | EdTech, Facebook, Education | |
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Oliver Merkel
Angel
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1 | Germany, South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Fashion, Retail, Delivery | |
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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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- 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.
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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- 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.
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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- 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.
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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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 577
- Round size: Seed $50k–$2M; Pre-Seed $32k–$1M; Series A $170k–$5M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Junotrax — Junotrax is a company dedicated to addressing the critical supply gaps in Southern Africa’s construction, mining, and agricultural sectors.
- UrbanFarmers — UrbanFarmers is a platform that connects city dwellers with local urban farms and community gardens.
- 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.
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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- 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
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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- 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.
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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- 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!
Markus Villig is founder and CEO of Taxify. He attended University of Tartu.
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- 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
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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- 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 !
Wayne Gosling - COO @ Twangoo South Africa
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- 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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- 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 —
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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- 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.
Frederik Gerner
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- Industry: B2C, Energy, Organic
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: South Africa, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 6
- Round size: Angel $28k–$55k
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- DX Digital Africa — DX Digital Africa specializes in automotive intelligence to build capabilities for vehicles of the future. Optimizing processes and reducing maintenance costs throughout the lifecycle of vehicles from the factory floor to scrap yard.
- Yebo Fresh — Yebofresh is a new online shopping service, delivering popular groceries straight into areas that are generally unserved by most formal retailers. Our unique business model and partnerships with manufacturers allow us to deliver top quality products and A-brands at extremely competitive prices. Yebofresh serves Imizamo Yethu, Langa, Khayelitsha,Mfuleni and Gugulethu and following recent seed funding, is rapidly expanding across the greater Cape Town area.
- Zelda Learning — Zelda provides free online career guidance for students looking to enter university and then links them to bursary and study opportunities.
Mato invests in technology companies globally. His portfolio companies have raised over US$ 5 billion in capital, employ >15,000 people and have operations in 35 countries across six continents.
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- 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.
Robby Hilkowitz is an angel investor.
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- 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.
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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- 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.
Entrepreneur, investor. Advising global tech companies navigate through MENA+ regulatory environments, market entry and scaling
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- 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.
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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- 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
Bas Hochstenbach is the Co-Founder of Conservation Club. He attended Leiden University.
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- 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.
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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- 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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- Industry: Retail, Fashion
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: no public data
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.
Ham Serunjogi is a co-founder and CEO at Chipper Cash.
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- 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.
Marc Bhargava is the Managing Director at General Catalyst. He attended Harvard Business School.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, France
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$20M; Series A $20M–$105M; Series B $27M–$600M
- Lead/follow: 31% lead, 69% 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
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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- 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.
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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- 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.
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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- 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.
Oli Farago Founder & CEO at Coyote Software. He attended Culford School during 1996-2002.
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- 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.
Charley Ma is based out of New York City and is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Pathlight Ventures. Charley previously worked at Alloy as a Growth Advisor. Charley Ma attended the University of Pennsylvania.
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- Industry: FinTech, Software, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Canada, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $3.5M–$11M; Series A $10M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Series — Series provides full-stack enterprise financial services designed for institutions & enterprises.
- Default — The command center for modern sales teams.
- Heard Technologies — Heard combines smart software with real humans to handle accounting, payroll and taxes. We act as a trusted financial advisor for your private practice.
Niklas Adalberth is co-founder, Deputy CEO and board member of Klarna, the leading European payments company with investors such as Sequoia, Atomico, and General Atlantic. Niklas has a master’s degree in international business from the Stockholm School of Economics, where he founded Klarna together with his two co-founders, Sebastian Siemiatkowski,CEO, and Victor Jacobsson. Klarna is used by 50,000 retailers and 35 million people across Europe and launched in the UK in July 2014. During 2015, consumers in the US will also start buying with Klarna.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Apps
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Sweden, South Africa, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $242k–$4M; Series A $11M–$27M
- Lead/follow: 8% lead, 92% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Klarna — Einkaufen, was du willst. Bezahlen, wie du willst. Klarna bietet dir verschiedene Zahlungsarten an. Du entscheidest, welche am besten zu dir passt.
- ClimateView — ClimateView is a Swedish climate action technology company that helps cities transform climate planning into progress. We combine data, agent-based modelling and interface design to help cities successfully manage the transition to zero carbon economies.
- 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.
Marko Virkebau
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- Industry: Software, Energy, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Estonia, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $636k–$2.4M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% 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.
- LynxPower — Cleantech platform offering wireless metering and AI-driven energy management to track, analyze, and optimize energy use in real time.
- DriveX Technologies — Decrease your average claim size with AI vehicle inspection tool for CASCO pre-checks and windshield claims.
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Browse database — It's Free!For the last 20 years Joe has served as mentor, coach, and personal advisor to CEO’s and entrepreneurs. In recent years, he has served as investor, advisor and active director with dozens of companies, public and private.Joe is currently a member of Launchpad Venture Group and was previously a member of Walnut Ventures, Common Angels, eCoastAngels and a principal of Brookwood Partners, all investment groups for early stage companies. He also maintains an active consulting practice dealing with structuring and negotiation of acquisitions, strategic partnerships and financings, and issues related to dispute resolution.He has served on dozens of boards over the years and is recipient of the Leadership in Private Corporate Governance award from the National Association of Corporate Directors New England Chapter. He is a graduate of Northeastern University (BSEE with honors) and the Harvard Business School (MBA) He has served as advisor to Northeastern’s School of Technological Entrepreneurship, and serves as a mentor for Boston University's entrepreneurship program, the Boston TechStars program, and Mass Challenge.Previously, Joe served as interim CEO for companies in need of strategic change - running businesses ranging from 5 to 1,000 employees. Early in his career, he worked at Teradyne and Autex, Inc., and was CEO at Cyborg Corporation, a venture-funded company that was a pioneer in the use of PC’s in laboratory and factory automation. He also has served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.Former board memberships include: ACT Medical, Acumenta, Adhesive Technologies, American Fantasy Sports, Audiofile, Boston Restaurant Associates, Boston University's Photonics Center (advisory director), Coffee Connection, Colonial Mills, Common Angels, Corion, Cyborg Corporation, General Analysis, Haymarket Bank, Iconics, i2Chem, Laser Science, Metrisa, MicroE, Nimbit, Qiave Technologies, QD Vision, Quant Funds (trustee); Tytronics, Wwwhoosh, Zentox, the Turnaround Management Association (founding director, New England Chapter), the National Association of Corporate Directors (New England Chapter), the Association for Corporate Growth (New England Chapter) and WEST (Women Entrepreneurs in Science and Technology). Joe has also served as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, France, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $420k–$2.2M; Pre-Seed $650k–$1.4M; Series A $1.6M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Konnecto — Market Intelligence | Konnecto | Prescriptive Analytics Konnecto is a GTM Intelligence Platform that provides brands with an ongoing blueprint on how to increase online sales and improve marketing ROI
- Mylestone — The pictures of your greatest memories are likely stored somewhere just out of reach. Maybe in an old photo album lost in the basement - or maybe indiscernible from the 3,000 other pictures on your phone, buried in streams on Facebook, or auto saved to a massive photo storage account.But what if you could access stories generated from thosepictures simply by talking to Alexa?With Mylestone, all you have to do is say “Alexa, tell me a story about Mom.” and voila, memories of loved ones at your beck and call.
- HomeBinder — HomeBinder is a residential home management platform that reduces complexity in partnership with the businesses who serve them, improving client relationships and increasing referrals, bringing effortless homeownership to all.
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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- 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.
Guilherme Steinbruch - Partner @ 468 Capital
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- 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
- Zenpli — Zenpli makes it easy for enterprises and startups in LatAm to manage KYC and fraud complexity through a single modular API, no matter the use case.
- 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.
Investor and Entrepreneur with 10+ years of successful launching, fund raising, growing, and exiting more than 20 technology ventures in Africa, Asia, Middle East, and Russia. Present focus on Africa. Extensive process and strategy consulting experience with leading consulting firm in Europe, US, Africa. Joint MBA Columbia Business School /London Business School.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Apps, Travel
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: Egypt, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Swvl — Swvl | Book Your Daily Ride or Make Money Driving Now
- Curve — Curve is a banking platform that consolidates cards and accounts into one smart card and app.It allows customers to supercharge their legacy banks to the 21st century without leaving their bank or topping-up. Curve offers a host of benefits to its customers; it makes cards fee-free when spending abroad, get instant notifications andcategorization of spend, earn an instant 1% cashback at the likes of Amazon, Uber, Netflix and Sainsbury’s and Time Travel enables customers to swap spend to a different card in the app for up to two weeks after the purchase was made. Curve also offers Curve Customer Protection, a policy that covers all credit and debit card payments made via the Curve card up to £100,000, giving cardholders an extra layer of protection for disputes with merchants and any unauthorised use of their Curve card. IDC Ventures backs Curve with Fuel Venture Capital, Vulcan Capital, OneMain Financial, and Novum Capital backs Curve.Shachar Bialick, Anna Mostyn Williams, and Tom Foster-Carter established the company in London, England in 2015.
- Click2Sure — We provide cloud-based Insurance SaaS solutions for omnichannel distribution, which can save costs & support data-driven decision making. Contact us today.
David de Picciotto - Co-Founder & CEO @ Pledge
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $3.6M–$24M; Pre-Seed $550k–$2M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Quansa — Changing the way workers access financial services.
- Sundayapp — Our solution is the world's fastest and easiest way to pay at restaurants. Your customers scan a QR code and pay in 10 seconds
- FrankieOne — FrankieOne helps banks and fintechs make better decisions using a single API and dashboard to manage KYC/AML and fraud.
Matt Robinson is the CEO and a co-founder at Nested, a property technology company. Prior to this, he founded GoCardless in 2010 and remains on the board of the recurring payment company.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Investor stats
- Total investments: 72
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $650k–$3M; Series A $6.5M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 4% lead, 96% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Malga — Malga is an online payment platform that offers fraud protection and payment split services.
- Feather — Feather gives you insurance advice for expats in Germany. Our digital insurance agent will help you get the right insurance policies for your need.
- Malga — Instant access to multiple payment providers with a single integration
Will Herman is an active angel investor, corporate director, author, and startup mentor. He was previously a serial entrepreneur, having started five companies, taking two of them public. Will is an adviser at the hardware incubator, Bolt, and a mentor at TechStars. He lives and works mostly in the Boston area.
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Enterprise Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Convertible Note
- Geography: United States, South Africa, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 60
- Round size: Seed $100k–$2.8M; Series A $557k–$8.8M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- VueBox — VueBox places interactive content in rideshare vehicles
- Pristeem — The laundry & dry cleaning services industry has seen no hardware innovation in a long time resulting in 24 hr+ turnarounds, insanely expensive prices, and a complete lack of reliability. Pristēm has built a magical new clothing care experience that's 150x faster, 10x cheaper, and hassle free. Our smart hardware and consumable cleansyour outfit exactly when you need it, not 24 hours later.Our nationwide network of smart hardware products can be accessed through your mobile phone and a monthly subscription. Pristēm provides the best customer experience that's a faster, greener, and more enjoyable alternative to the laundry and dry cleaning services available today.
- Looking Glass Factory — Introducing Looking Glass Portrait, your first personal holographic display. Designed for people, real and imagined. Available for pre-order today.
Michael and his brother Matthias are probably two of the most successful founders in the German-speaking Internet industry. Among numerous ventures they founded Flug.de and grew the site into one of Germany´s most successful flight booking destinations. (Sold to Otto Group). They launched Lastminute.de and turned the service into the largestGerman last-minute travel site in Germany. (Sold to Lastminute.com). Most notably the brothers founded WEB.DE and, after successful IPO, grew the company to become one of Germany's largest Internet portals and online media businesses (sold to United Internet).
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- Industry: Mobile, Shopping, E-Commerce
- Stage:Angel
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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.
Tom Blomfield is based out of San Francisco, California and is currently works as a Group Partner for Y Combinator. Tom previously worked at Monzo Bank as a President. Tom Blomfield attended the University of Oxford.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 197
- Round size: Seed $2M–$7M; Pre-Seed $500k–$500k; Series A $11M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 1Bstories — Helping publishers and brands increase engagement and conversions using AI. Mobile, vertical, 60 second video formats made in an instant. Tell your story today!
- Prosper — Prosper's offering includes fee-free investments in public market index funds, including fund fees, as well as SIPP and ISA wrappers.
- Arcane — Turn insights into valuable content, craft thought leadership posts with your TOV and re-purpose long-form content in one platform.
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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- 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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- 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.
Kristjan Vilosius - Co-Founder and CEO @ Katana
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- 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.
Johan Bosini is based out of Cape Town, Western Cape and is the Partner of Quona Capital. Johan previously worked at JUMO.WORLD as a Managing Director : Digital Financial Services. Johan Bosini attended the Stellenbosch University.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, AgTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, Egypt, Turkey
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $3M–$6.8M; Series A $5M–$6.5M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tarfin — Using its cloud-based platform and smart algorithms, Tarfin provides underbanked farmers with high-quality farm inputs and competitive point-of-sale financing. Tarfin is the winner of EFSE's 2016 Financial Inclusion Challenge.
- Cowrywise — CowryWise is a FinTech company democratizing access to premium financial services by making these services available to the mass market cheaply. We are leveraging technology and investment management to re-imagine how personal finance services are delivered to people. We do this by helping our customers achieve their savings and investments goalsin a simple, secure and rewarding manner.
- 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.
Sima Gandhi is Co-founder and CEO at Creative Juice.
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- 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.
Charles Delingpole is Founder and CEO of ComplyAdvantage, a technology company focused on wiping out financial crime using Machine Learning. As CEO, Charles leads the product development and growth of the company. His passion for the issue came from his time as the MLRO of a previous startup he founded when he realized how inefficient processesaround money laundering are. Charles previously worked at The Student Room as a Founder and CEO. He attended the University of Cambridge and The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).Over 99% of money laundering is successful, ComplyAdvantage is working to stop it completely. Founded in 2014 with offices in London, New York, Singapore, and Cluj, ComplyAdvantage work with over 350 firms across 45 countries. Charles set up his first company, The Student Room Group, now the world’s largest student discussion forum when he was 16. After completing his MA in Politics at Trinity College Cambridge, and then an MSc in Management, Strategy, and Finance from the LSE, he became an associate at J.P. Morgan Cazenove.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United Kingdom, United States, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $2M–$10M; Pre-Seed $382k–$2.3M; Series A $6.4M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Ascendx Cloud — Supercharge Salesforce with connected apps that streamline sales, automate data, and drive enterprise-scale growth - Salesforce Solutions By Ascendx
- Firenze — Firenze aims to expand financial services by extending investment-backed lending to a wider audience, recognizing its importance in wealth creation and preservation. The founding team aims to democratize Lombard lending, making it accessible to all, while focusing on mass affluent clients.
- Isembard — Isembard has experience from the military, government, large enterprises, and a successfully exited technology business.
Calanthia Mei currently serves as the director of strategy at Fast. She is also an investment partner at the Community Fund, where she invests in early-stage, community-driven FinTech and commerce enablement companies. Prior to joining Fast, Calanthia was a FinTech venture capital investor at PayPal Ventures where she joined as the 2nd full-timehire in 2017.
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Round size: Seed $4M–$5.5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Moov — Moov is rebuilding banking infrastructure for a cloud-native world without any legacy technology dependencies. Moov’s banking-as-a-service platform takes a developer-first approach of being open-source, portable to cloud providers or on-premises, modular for customization, and decoupled from any single bank program. Their protocols offer the firstde facto standard for embedded payment infrastructure offered publicly.Moov was established in 2017 and is based in Cedar Falls, Iowa, United States.
- 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.
Tim Draper is the Founding Partner of Draper Associates. He attended Harvard Business School.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 283
- Round size: Seed $400k–$5.9M; Series A $2.5M–$25M; Series B $3M–$50M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GALY — GALY biocrafts premium cocoa and cotton with quality, traceability, and scalable supply for modern brands.
- Buupass — BuuPass is Kenya's market leader for online bus booking. We enable travelers to reserve seats and make payments in a convenient and timely way. Try BuuPass today!
- Vivoo — Get personalized wellness insights with Vivoo's innovative, science-backed products. Understand your body's needs and take control of your body. Shop now!
Jean-Pierre Mondalek - Head of Peak Events and XCM, MENA @ Amazon
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- 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.
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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- 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.
Oliver Merkel is the Co-Founder of Flink Food.
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- 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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