Top 50 Artificial Intelligence Startup Investors in South Africa (August 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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3 | South Africa | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | $700k–$14M |
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Venture Capital Studio
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Venture Capital, Software Engineering | $262k–$14M |
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Oui Capital
VC Fund
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3 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Finance, Apps | $40k–$4.9M |
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Knife Capital
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Education | $2M–$15M |
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Industrial Development Corporation
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, Australia, Luxembourg | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A | Renewable Energy, Mining, Mobile | $6M–$509M |
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Vumela Fund
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Brazil | Seed, Debt Financing | Education, Hospital, Software | $600k–$1.4M |
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Soma Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $125k–$35M |
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54 Collective
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech | $40k–$4M |
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Operator Partners
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Israel, Canada | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care | $800k–$43M |
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MANTIS Venture Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Brazil, Pakistan | Series A, Seed, Series B | Software, Information Technology, FinTech | $2M–$80M |
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $100k–$10M |
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HAVAÍC
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, FinTech | $100k–$15M |
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Sequoia Capital
VC Fund
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2 | United States, China, India | Series A, Series B, Series C | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $6.4M–$230M |
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Bose Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, India, Denmark | Series B, Series A | Software, Mobile, Hardware | $1.5M–$80M |
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Jozi Angels
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | B2B, Legal, Finance | $188k–$1.6M |
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Futuregrowth Asset Management
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, France, United States | Seed, Series A | Software, Transportation, Financial Services | $1.8M–$11M |
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Launch Africa
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $200k–$4M |
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Kearny Jackson
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Iceland, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $3.2M–$30M |
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SV Angel
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Canada, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet | $1M–$130M |
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Alumni Ventures
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.5M–$79M |
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4Di Capital
VC Fund
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2 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Financial Services, Mobile | $527k–$47M |
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Future Africa
VC Fund
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2 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $100k–$40M |
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Hustle Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Financial Services | $100k–$25M |
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Capaci.Tech
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, United States | Seed | B2B, SMS, Apps | $105k–$4M |
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Basecamp Fund
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $500k–$40M |
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TotalEnergies Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, France, United Kingdom | Series B, Series C | Energy, Renewable Energy, Transportation | $9.3M–$175M |
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Mozilla Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, United Kingdom | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS | $580k–$20M |
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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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Crossfin Technology
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Singapore, United States | Seed, Series A | Payments, FinTech, Financial Services | |
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Kalon Venture Partners
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Luxembourg, United States | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet | $570k–$11M |
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Andrew Bredenkamp
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Seed | Software, Speech Recognition, Translation Service | |
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Digital Africa Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Tunisia, The Netherlands | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Logistics, Supply Chain Management | $1.8M–$5M |
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Jeff Dean
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Japan | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software | $450k–$60M |
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Atlantica Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, FinTech, Internet | $450k–$3.7M |
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Bill Spruill
Angel
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1 | South Africa | Series A | Facial Recognition, Identity Management, Information Technology | |
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Strat Tech
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa | Seed | Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence | |
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3 Capital Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa | Seed | SaaS, Delivery, Software | |
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Hannover Re
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Germany, Brazil | Series A, Seed, Private Equity | Insurance, FinTech, InsurTech | $9M–$47M |
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Paper Plane Ventures
VC Fund
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Microsoft for Startups
VC Fund
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1 | United States, India, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, SaaS | |
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Flori Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech | $100k–$11M |
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Bantam Group
VC Fund
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1 | United States, Canada, Israel | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $120k–$20M |
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Nedbank
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Australia, United States | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A | Software, Information Technology, Mining | $2M–$700M |
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Sanari Capital
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, New Zealand, United States | Private Equity, Series A | Information Technology, Laser, Energy | $1.9M–$23M |
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Harambeans
VC Fund
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1 | Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco | Seed, Angel | Information Technology, B2B, FinTech | $100k–$3.1M |
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Savannah Fund
VC Fund
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1 | Kenya, United States, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $25k–$8M |
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Investec
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, South Africa | Debt Financing, Series A | Software, Financial Services, Energy | $1.1M–$550M |
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Enygma Ventures
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa, Zambia, Swaziland | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Lending, Beauty | $150k–$1M |
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Automattic
VC Fund
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, India | Seed, Series A, Corporate Round | Software, SaaS, Information Technology | $777k–$30M |
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Sphere Holdings
VC Fund
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1 | South Africa | Series A | Software, Web Apps, Health Care | |
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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 $700k–$11M; Series A $1.6M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 82% lead, 18% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TRVL CAPE — Your Cape Town travel companion App. Your gateway to Cape Town! Quickly book flights, hotels, shuttles, and rental cars. Enjoy real-time updates, exclusive deals on our app! Let our travel experts help you plan the perfect trip to Cape Town. Let our skilled advisors craft a flawless itinerary for your journey.
- 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.
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Venture Capital, Software Engineering
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $928k–$10M; Pre-Seed $262k–$3.7M; Series A $2.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 90% lead, 10% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Accrual Software — We are a Software Development Company
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
- Aesthetic Prosthetic Bionics — Biological Engineering, Bionics, Biomimetics, Hydraulics, Prosthetics, Neuroprosthetics, Exoskeleton Suits, Dynamics, Kinematics Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Artificial Organs, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Knowledge Reasoning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, Artificial GeneralIntelligence, Deep Learning, Bayesian Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms, Computational Neuroscience, Neurocybernetics, Cybernetics, Cognitive Science, Source Coding, Channel Coding, Algorithmic Complexity Theory, Algorithmic Information Theory, Information-Theoretic Security, Grey System Theory & Biotechnology
Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 32
- Round size: Seed $600k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 28% lead, 72% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- Maad — Maad is Francophone Africa's fastest-growing B2B marketplace, based in Dakar, Senegal. Our tech-driven solution allows retailers to order products from our one-stop shop and benefit from working capital loans
- Herconomy (Ex AGS Tribe) — Herconomy is a platform that allows women build their finances, capacity, collaborate and access opportunities.
Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Education
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 39
- Round size: Series A $2M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 69% lead, 31% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $10M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Cue — Cue is a customer service software company that empowers you with WhatsApp Business solutions to boost customer satisfaction, and drive growth.
- Pura Soda — Discover PURA's refreshing beverages and live a little PURA.
- Optique Optometrists — Optique Optometrists provides comprehensive eye care services, including eye tests, prescription glasses, and contact lenses. The company offers affordable eye care solutions and has multiple branches across South Africa. Customers can book appointments online and access a wide range of eyewear options. Optique Optometrists focuses on deliveringquality vision care and ensuring customer satisfaction through professional services and convenient booking options.
The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) is a national development finance institution set up to promote economic growth and industrial development.
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- Industry: Renewable Energy, Mining, Mobile
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, Luxembourg
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Series A $6M–$26M; Post-IPO Debt $11M–$49M; Debt Financing $30M–$509M
- Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Fedgroup — Fedgroup offers financial solutions in South Africa & abroad, providing investments, asset-backed lending, group risk & fiduciary services
- AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
- Minbos Resources — Minbos has to build a nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security. They provide nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security.
Vumela was established in 2009 by FNB Business Banking and Edge Growth. The objective was to create an innovative model for the development of a sustainable and a financially and operationally independent investment business which invests in high growth small, medium and micro size enterprises with good economic and impact returns.Vumela wascapitalised in 2010. Within the first four years, we’d invested R90 million into eight high growth SMEs, and created a total of 400 jobs. They launched their second fund in 2015, after a further investment of R100 million from FirstRand and R127 million from the Jobs Fund. Within the first year of launching this second fund, we’ve committed R43 million to five investments that are expected to create over 1800 new jobs.The first fund of its kind in South Africa, Vumela’s main goals are to invest in and develop entrepreneurial companies in order to help alleviate poverty in South Africa by creating jobs, and to generate a return for its beneficiaries: the Shalamuka Foundation and the FirstRand Group.
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- Industry: Education, Hospital, Software
- Stage:Seed, Debt Financing
- Geography: South Africa, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $600k–$910k; Debt Financing $854k–$1.4M
- Lead/follow: 83% lead, 17% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $14M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Trade Shield — Trade Shield's aim is to increase access to trade credit facilities for those companies that most need them and will benefit the most from them.
- Mia Healthcare — Clear aligners, mobile clinics, fixed practices, practice services and lab products designed to work better together than apart.
- Breaze Delivery — Optimize your last-mile delivery in SA. Breaze offers same-day delivery, easy Shopify/WooCommerce integration, and live WhatsApp tracking for your brand.
Welcome to Soma Capital
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 928
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$9M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3.8M; Series A $6.5M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mason America, Inc. — Mason is the device innovation platform for product leaders who dare to deliver the next innovation in their field.
- Mudafy — Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for LatAm.
- Gecko Robotics — To collect and make useful physical data in order to protect civilization's most critical infrastructure
Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 111
- Round size: Seed $40k–$4M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- LipaLater — LipaLater is a lending marketplace that provides postpaid payments at e-commerce stores. They are making technology affordable for you. Get the electronic of your choice today and pay for it in comfortable monthly installments.
- REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
- Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.
Operator, no outside LPs, just our own capital. We invest in technology companies across Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A. Most importantly, we partner with founders we can help win.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Israel, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 254
- Round size: Seed $2.1M–$12M; Pre-Seed $800k–$2.5M; Series A $10M–$43M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $1.8M in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Harmony — Enterprise Service Management that Runs Itself
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
- Quartermaster AI — A distributed sensor network delivering HD video and real-time AI insights to help civil and commercial operators monitor, detect and respond across global waters.
MANTIS is an early stage technology investment firm supporting the most innovative companies across consumer tech, media & entertainment, distributed ledger and other emerging technologies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, Brazil, Pakistan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 127
- Round size: Seed $2M–$12M; Series A $13M–$50M; Series B $18M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- SolveAI —
- Pogo — Unlock the power of your data to earn and save on shopping, finances and more. Download the Pogo app today to start earning and saving cash. 4.9 stars in the App Store.
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 170
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$10M
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $14M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
- Nucleon Security — Zero-Trust and ML-based Endpoint Detection and Response Platform #EDR #FDR #EndpointSecurity
HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory andcapital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 47
- Round size: Seed $100k–$4M; Series A $1.9M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 64% lead, 36% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- MPost — MPost means Mobile Post office.It enables any mobile phone user to have his or her phone act like a mobile post office. It allows you to make your mobile number be a formal postal address. With it, you get access to Postal Services through your mobile phone.
- AURA — A South African cloud-based security and safety startup .
- Digital Cabinet — Digital Cabinet makes your business paperless. Security is the topmost priority for the Digital Cabinet, so save time and money with the Digital Cabinet.
We help the daring build We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. companies.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2068
- Round size: Series A $6.4M–$50M; Series B $11M–$100M; Series C $12M–$230M
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $65M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Despegar — Despegar operates as an online business-to-consumer travel agency that focuses on the Portuguese and Spanish speaking markets. It enables people to research travel plans, check flight availability, book airline, and hotel and car rental reservations online, as well as offer travel-related services, including access to airlines, car rentalcompanies, and hotels and vacation packages. The company serves the leisure and corporate travelers. It operates in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Venezuela, Spain, and the United States. The company was founded in 1999 and is based in Miami, Florida.
- Faire — A wholesale technology platform empowering brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
- Mercury — Everything you do with money. All in one place. Apply in 10 minutes for business banking that transforms how you operate.
Bose Ventures is looking for startups that are pushing the envelope of AR to help build some of these new experiences. They are investing in startups that are developing apps, services, and technology that leverage and extend the Bose AR platform. If you are one of these innovative startups
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- Industry: Software, Mobile, Hardware
- Stage:Series B, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Denmark
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Series A $1.5M–$10M; Series B $2M–$80M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- Vesper — Vesper is an electrical and electronic manufacturing company that specializes in microphones, piezoelectric, and audio. The company is driven by a mission is to deliver voice-powered products to every market, around the world. Vesper was founded in 2009 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
- Medrhythms — Pioneering Next-Generation Digital Therapeutics to Improve Walking
- Noise — Buy latest Noise smart watches, wireless earbuds, BT neckband earphones, wireless headphones, speakers and smart watch accessories online at best prices in India.
Jozi Angels is an angel network based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We exist to grow the startup ecosystem and facilitate the growth of innovative startups.
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- Industry: B2B, Legal, Finance
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $200k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $188k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jahazii — Jahazii helps employers offer on-demand access to earned wages, giving employees financial flexibility without loans while reducing pressure on HR and payroll teams. Funds on M-PESA in seconds, at no cost to you.
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.
Futuregrowth manages the full range of fixed interest and developmental impact funds on behalf of our clients. We are committed to managing and investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner.
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- Industry: Software, Transportation, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5.3M; Series A $3.4M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- CubeSpace — Industry-leading modular attitude determination and control (ADCS) products and solutions. Laser-focused on our customers' success. Your global ADCS partner.
- 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.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 217
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $36M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Zazu — Zazu is a neobank for African SMEs, offering seamless banking tools, cash flow automation, and real-time insights. Zazu simplifies finance management in one all-in-one solution.
- Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
- Udu Technologies — Udu Technologies is an AI infrastructure company that offers GPU systems, AI platform integration, and technical support services.
We are founder-first investors backing SaaS and Infrastructure startups at the earliest stages
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, Iceland, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 27
- Round size: Seed $3.2M–$12M; Pre-Seed $4M–$5M; Series A $12M–$30M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Cara — Cara is a domain-specific AI platform purpose-built for insurance—a modular system that enables agencies, brokerages, and MGAs to automate servicing, accelerate sales, and scale operations with a 24/7 digital workforce.
- Ellis — Ellis connects and reconciles portfolio, fund, and investor data across the systems you already use. Every number traceable. Run every fund from one trusted view.
- Sandstone — Relationship management for legal departments.
SV Angel is a service organization, investing in founders who share these values. They support entrepreneurs in building lasting companies by assisting at key inflection points and leveraging networks to help them propel their businesses forward.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1072
- Round size: Seed $1M–$11M; Series A $2.6M–$40M; Series B $8.3M–$130M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $29M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Docker — Docker is a platform designed to help developers build, share, and run container applications. We handle the tedious setup, so you can focus on the code.
- NavigateAI — An AI copilot for every person in the field. NavigateAI upskills and coaches your team, runs real-time quality control, manages the project in the background, and provides expert knowledge, instantly.
- Vulcan — Frontier AI for government, law, and policy | backed by @ycombinator @generalcatalyst @cubitcapital
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2214
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$10M; Series A $5.5M–$35M; Series B $12M–$79M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Tabs — Tabs provides AI-powered accounts receivable software to save time analyzing contracts, improve cash flow, and avoid billing errors.
- Enact — Enact is a leading solar energy and solar software company serving homeowners, businesses, and installers. Get a free quote or request a demo today!
- Beam — Smarter employee benefits including dental, vision, life, disability, and supplemental health. Our plans are easy to understand, implement, and use.
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Browse database — It's Free!4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy.We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital.Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential.4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors.We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $527k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $1.8M–$4M; Series A $2M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
Portfolio highlights
- FireID — FireID is a venture builder that helps makers, with unique skills and passion, build businesses to solve meaningful problems.
- Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
- Aerobotics — Powerful insights for precision growing and crop insurance
Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 91
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.7M; Series A $7M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- STEM Cafe — STEMCafe by RVRB is a fun out of school learning centre for kids
- Juicyway — The new shape of money? Fluid. Access global currencies with Juicyway. Buy, sell, hold, and pay globally using our fast APIs, web, or mobile apps. Download now.
- Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 503
- Round size: Seed $808k–$6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.5M; Series A $4M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- BON Credit — BON Credit's free AI helps you find money you're missing, pay less interest, improve your credit, and always know what to do next.
- EquityList — Equity management with online cap table management and employee stock option programs (ESOP) administration. Available free for Indian startups
- Orbital Sentry — Orbital Sentry delivers real-time wildfire detection and continuous geostationary monitoring to protect communities, reduce losses, and power next-generation risk intelligence. Our persistent infrared data helps insurers, governments, and first responders act faster and build true climate resilience
CapaciTech operates as a South African holding company that consists of an advisory business and special purposes vehicles that house shareholdings in various entrepreneurial ventures.
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- Industry: B2B, SMS, Apps
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $105k–$4M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- Marquee Group — Marquee Group is a sports management focused on Golf and train athletes to achieve goals.
- Right Now Response — The future of repairs starts soon. Counting down to smarter tracking in 2025! There are perks to working 24/7, 365 days a year... Like launching the future of repairs ahead of schedule!
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 50
- Round size: Seed $2.2M–$6M; Pre-Seed $500k–$2M; Series A $12M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Niche — Niche is a social application that reinvents the way people connect and build community. It is a members-only club for the user's communities, groups, and hobbies.
- Banana — Inference hosting for AI teams who ship fast and scale faster.
- Sukha — An all-in-one focus app and distraction blocker for Mac, Windows and Chromebook: AI tasks, binaural music, website and phone blocking, Pomodoro timers.
TotalEnergies Ventures is the venture capital arm of Total.As part of Total's commitment to a better energy future, TotalEnergies Ventures is focused on finding, funding and fostering high-potential start-ups which will contribute to creating a low carbon future.Current areas of interest include Renewables, Distributed Energy, NewMobility, Energy Access, Energy Storage, Bio-Plastics, Circular Economy, Carbon Capture and Hydrogen.
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- Industry: Energy, Renewable Energy, Transportation
- Stage:Series B, Series C
- Geography: United States, France, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 95
- Round size: Series B $9.3M–$175M; Series C $12M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 11% lead, 89% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Autogrid — AutoGrid Systems organizes energy data and employs big data analytics to generate real-time predictions that create actionable data.The company’s suite of flexibility management applications allows utilities, electricity retailers, renewable energy project developers and energy service providers to deliver cheap, clean and reliable energy bymanaging networked distributed energy resources (DERs) in real time and at scale. AutoGrid applications utilize petabytes of smart meter, sensor and third-party data, along with powerful data science and high-performance computing algorithms, to monitor, predict, optimize and control the operations of millions of assets connected across global energy networks.Established at Stanford University in 2011, they have assembled a team of world-class software architects, electrical and computer engineers, data scientists and energy experts who apply cutting-edge analytics and in-depth energy data science to solve the world’s most critical energy problems.
- 45-8 ENERGY — 45-8 ENERGY is exploring eco-friendly helium for uses in many industries.
- Ampersand — Ampersand catalyzes and power mass-market electric mobility. By supplying the battery swap network and operating system the company makes sustainable mobility rapidly accessible and affordable for developing markets, to improve livelihoods and the environment. With over a million km already covered by e-motorcycles in Africa using our plug-and-playpowertrain and energy network.
Mozilla Ventures seeks to invest in early-stage startups focusing on technology sector.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Software, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Germany, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 29
- Round size: Seed $2.8M–$15M; Pre-Seed $580k–$5.4M; Series A $5.8M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Galtea — Keep your AI product reliable and secure as you scale with Galtea, the AI evaluation platform built for regulated industries.
- Era — Creating intelligence to fit objects you love.
- Union.ai — We enable software users with the tools to take their ideas from conception to high quality production.
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.
Crossfin invests in FINTECH solutions to enable growth for economies in Africa and beyond. Crossfin invests in high growth and established cash generative businesses, offering investors a blended exposure to technology investments in Fintech.
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- Industry: Payments, FinTech, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Singapore, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Portfolio highlights
- My-iMali — My-iMali is a mobile wallet solution used for safe and secure transactions. Pay any number of people for only R1.25, including Staff & Students.
- DigiSquad — DigiSquad is a team of entrepreneurs in the payments industry striving to expand the reach of digital payment platforms in underserved regions.
- Retail Capital — In January 2011, Retail Capital was established to provide businesses with an accessible, flexible and convenient alternative to traditional business loans. In a survey sent to over 20,000 businesses, access to working capital and cash flow was identified as the single biggest challenge that they faced. As small to medium sized business contributeover 65% of South Africa’s employment and 50% of the country’s GDP, this is a very significant problem for the South African economy, inhibiting job creation and growth.
A growing number of South Africans are investing in venture capital companies that operate under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act. Contact us now.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Luxembourg, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $570k–$4.6M; Series A $2.5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
- Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
- visionAI — Discover how AI MES software enhances factory efficiency and reduces blindspots to minimize equipment downtime and boost productivity.
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Browse database — It's Free!Andrew Bredenkamp is founder and CEO of Acrolinx. Andrew has been solving content problems for the world’s biggest brands for over 25 years. Before starting Acrolinx, Andrew was Head of the Technology Transfer Centre at the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI) Language Technology Lab. Andrew holds degrees in languages,linguistics and a PhD in Computational Linguistics. He is on the advisory board of a number of organizations, including Translators without Borders.
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- Industry: Software, Speech Recognition, Translation Service
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Lelapa AI — Lelapa AI is an AI-driven language technology startup specializing in low-resource languages, creating innovative solutions to bridge linguistic gaps and enhance digital accessibility.
Backing the Bold. Creating African success stories, one founder at a time.
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- Industry: Software, Logistics, Supply Chain Management
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Tunisia, The Netherlands
Investor stats
- Total investments: 5
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Tripplo — Tripplo is a platform to automate and optimise operations for transporters, cargo owners and cargo brokers.
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.
Jeff Dean is the Chief Scientist of Google DeepMind and Google Research. He joined Google in 1999 and has played a pivotal role in shaping the company’s technical foundations. He currently focuses on advancing AI and deep learning research across Google’s research teams.He co-founded and led the Google Brain team, helping drive innovations indeep learning for speech recognition, computer vision, natural language understanding, and a wide range of predictive applications. Over the years, he has co-designed and implemented several generations of Google's core systems, including its web search infrastructure, crawling and indexing pipelines, and advertising technologies such as AdSense for Content.He is also a key contributor to Google's distributed computing infrastructure, having co-designed and implemented systems like MapReduce, BigTable, Spanner, Protocol Buffers, LevelDB, and TensorFlow—one of the most widely used open-source machine learning platforms.Jeff Dean earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Washington in 1996. He is a Fellow of the ACM, a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a recipient of the ACM-Infosys Foundation Award in the Computing Sciences and the Mark Weiser Award.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Software
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Japan
Investor stats
- Total investments: 101
- Round size: Seed $2.5M–$35M; Pre-Seed $450k–$2.3M; Series A $10M–$60M
- Lead/follow: 6% lead, 94% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Terraton — Terraton is a biochar platform that provides equipment, design, and financing to agribusiness operators.
- Moonlake AI — Vibe code games and worlds into existence.
- Periodic Labs — Periodic Labs develops artificial intelligence systems that simulate and predict the properties of materials using machine learning. The company applies computational models to support the discovery and design of materials used in sectors such as energy, electronics, and infrastructure. It builds tools that aim to reduce the time and costassociated with traditional research and development processes. Periodic Labs uses AI to analyze large-scale scientific data and collaborates with academic and industry partners to support material science research.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 15
- Round size: Seed $1.5M–$3.7M; Pre-Seed $450k–$2.1M
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $50M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Nosible — Nosible is the creator of a search engine that helps investors find appropriate investment ideas.
- Salus Cloud — Salus Cloud is an AI-native platform for engineers to develop and manage security.
- Cybervergent — Cybervergent is a company that helps entities across Africa and beyond seamlessly achieve governance, security, privacy, compliance, and risk management across digital ecosystems. Our platform provides organisations with a single platform to manage compliance, risk, privacy, audit and data security. With AI-powered automation, it helps you cut downmanual effort, reduce risk exposure, and demonstrate trust to regulators, customers, and stakeholders.
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- Industry: Facial Recognition, Identity Management, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- iiDENTIFii — iiDENTIFii: Secure biometric authentication for businesses. Verify customer identity in seconds with facial recognition and liveness detection.
Strat Tech operates as an investment firm.
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- Industry: Software, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
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- Locstat — Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions.
3 Capital Ventures is an investment firm, and originally founded within Allan Gray.
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- Industry: SaaS, Delivery, Software
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
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- Yazi — Yazi is an AI-powered market research platform that runs entirely through WhatsApp, enabling organisations to conduct surveys, AI-moderated interviews, diary studies, and panel research at scale through the messaging channel that 3.2 billion people already use every day. Built for emerging markets where email surveys and app-based research fail toreach representative audiences, Yazi delivers 40%+ response rates and results in hours rather than weeks. The platform serves enterprise clients and research agencies across 15+ countries, with a proprietary panel of 1.8 million pre-qualified participants across Africa.
- Pargo — Pargo is a convenient logistics solution that lets you collect and return parcels at Pargo parcel points throughout the country when it suits you best.
We stand as one of the leading global reinsurers, offering comprehensive coverage in both property and casualty reinsurance across every continent worldwide
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- Industry: Insurance, FinTech, InsurTech
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Private Equity
- Geography: United States, Germany, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Series A $9M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 18% lead, 82% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 88i Seguradora Digital S.A. — 88i is a digital platform for blockchain-based protection, insurance, and assistive services, connecting brokers and customers in a much simpler, more transparent and faster way.Founded by an ex-KPMG partner with more than 20 years of experience in the insurance market and supported by the application of the newest technology of blockchain andcryptocurrency, the company presents a new way to distribute and sell insurance. The interface is intended to be simplified by the use of a digital platform (app) that gives full transparency to the consumer to guarantee a faster path to contract and acquire insurance. The digital platform would work also as an insurance service market place, enabling different service providers linked to the insured item to offer their service. For example, home repair companies would be able to offer their services linked to a house insurance.
- BriteCo — Their cloud-based BriteCo Appraisal Management System is the gateway to making the jeweler’s life easier and more productive—-and customers happier and more secure with immediate insurance coverage of their fine jewelry and watches.
- Viridium Group — Viridium Group is the leading specialist in the efficient management of life insurance portfolios in Germany. The foundation of its activities is a customer-focused service organisation combined with efficient portfolio management. As of mid-2017, the companies of Viridium Group administered a combined total of about one million insurance policiesand about €15 billion in assets. The Group's shareholders are Cinven, a leading international private equity firm, and Hannover Re, the world's third-largest reinsurance company.
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Aerobotics — Powerful insights for precision growing and crop insurance
Microsoft for Startups is a global program designed to help startups scale with free access to Azure cloud and a streamlined path into selling alongside Microsoft and our vast partner ecosystem.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United States, India, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 71
- Lead/follow: no public data
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- VitVio — VitVio is a platform built around AI and computer vision with the goal of improving efficiency and quality of care in operating rooms.
- UniPay — UniPay is an eCommerce platform for infrastructure and industry-lacking regions that offers 5 products that enable trust, promote transparency, and enforce accountability.
- Emission Sentri — Drive emission management and reduction with insights
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 106
- Round size: Seed $250k–$11M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.5M; Series A $2.8M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 10% lead, 90% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mento Labs — Mento is bringing FX onchain. We provide institutions with access to onchain FX at real-world rates.
- Learn.xyz — Learn.xyz’s is a mixture of Duolingo and Wikipedia, powered by AI, creating bite-sized “Curiosities” which feature slides and a quiz, in mere seconds just from taking in a user’s question. Find the app on iOS and Android.
- Thrive Protocol — Thrive Protocol's vision is to maximize value creation for all people and communities.
They are passionate about seeing their portfolio companies become successful.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Canada, Israel
Investor stats
- Total investments: 132
- Round size: Seed $120k–$4.5M; Pre-Seed $500k–$5.7M; Series A $1.6M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AI Lean — AI Lean develops an all-in-one technology for processing liens and auctions. The platform automates the lien-to-auction process from end-to-end, with no need to switch between software, and it integrates with existing self-storage software.
- Aikium Inc. — Protein therapeutics
- LOOKOUT — Enhance your boating safety with Lookout Camera, the ultimate AI marine vision system. Spot hazards, navigate with augmented reality, and gain situational awareness like never before.
Nedbank is a one of the largest banks in South Africa.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mining
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Series A $2M–$7.5M; Post-IPO Debt $17M–$700M; Debt Financing $2.2M–$195M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
- Ivanhoe Mines — Ivanhoe Mines (TSX:IVN) is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company advancing three principal projects in Africa:1) The Kamoa copper discovery in a previously unknown extension of the Central African Copperbelt in the Democratic Republic of Congo's southern Katanga province. Members of the Ivanhoe Mines exploration teamrecently received the prestigious Thayer Lindsley Award from the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada for the Kamoa copper discovery, recognized as the year's top international mineral discovery.Qualified Persons under National Instrument 43-101, have reviewed and approved all of the scientific and technical information contained in the Project sections on this website. Ivanhoe Mines has published independent NI 43-101-compliant technical reports for each of the Kamoa, Platreef and Kipushi projects, which are available at www.sedar.com. These technical reports include relevant information regarding the effective date and the assumptions, parameters and methods of the mineral resource estimates on the Kamoa, Platreef and Kipushi projects in these Project sections.
- WhereIsMyTransport — WhereIsMyTransport is a leading mobility technology company and central source of complete public transport data for emerging-market megacities. Working on the ground in Africa, Latin America, Southeast Europe and South and Southeast Asia, we digitalise network information from all modes of public transport and maintain data accuracy as thesedynamic systems change. Our products and data services improve the public transport experience, and inform industry-leading clients.
More than capital, we invest in meaningful partnerships that enhance future value and produce lasting legacies.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Laser, Energy
- Stage:Private Equity, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, New Zealand, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 12
- Round size: Series A $3M–$15M; Private Equity $1.9M–$23M
- Lead/follow: 67% lead, 33% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $29M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Ctrack — Ctrack is the vehicle tracking provider with more than 24 years' experience of developing effective fleet solutions. Ctrack is a part of DigiCore Holdings, a global company listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, whose advanced Ctrack technology is fitted to almost 430,000 vehicles operating in 32 countries across 5 continents.
- LightWare LiDAR — LightWare, leader in laser range-finder technology. We develop and distribute innovative laser rangefinder products for application across multiple industries. Responsiveness to our customers, product innovation, product & service quality and business integrity are the core pillars of our success.
- Energenic Holdings — Energenic is a company that specialized in power solutions ranging from light switches to solar panels and everything in between. Energenic employs cutting-edge technologies, including generators, solar panels, inverters and batteries, and whole power control systems.
Harambeans are African innovators who have pledged to “work together as one” to build Africa’s future. Over the last decade, Harambeans has spawned a series of tech-enabled ventures such as Andela, Flutterwave, and Yoco, which have collectively generated over 3000 jobs, and raised over $700m from Google Ventures, CRE Ventures and Accel.
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- Industry: Information Technology, B2B, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Angel
- Geography: Nigeria, Kenya, Morocco
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $100k–$3.1M
- Lead/follow: 20% lead, 80% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Releaf Earth — We are industrializing food processing in Africa. We've led 1000+ smallholder farmers to provide food factories with >7.5 million kilograms of quality crops.
- ZSystems — ZSystems is a transformative super app designed to redefine B2B trade.
- MarketForce — MarketForce is a US, Kenya and Nigeria-based technology company that is building the SuperApp for Africa's 100 million merchants. MarketForce provides an all-inclusive B2B Commerce and Fintech platform (dubbed “RejaReja” – Swahili for ‘retail’) that empowers merchants in Africa to source, order and pay for inventory digitally and conveniently,access financing, collect digital payments and make extra money by reselling digital financial services such as airtime, electricity tokens and bill payments. Launched in 2018, MarketForce is a fast-growing YC backed company running an asset-light business model and is currently operational in 5 markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, with over 200,000 merchants and 50 consumer brands trading on the platform.
Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects toachieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund.The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies.They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 44
- Round size: Seed $25k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $200k–$2.1M; Series A $750k–$8M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
- Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
- Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, Energy
- Stage:Debt Financing, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 88
- Round size: Series A $1.1M–$17M; Debt Financing $72M–$550M
- Lead/follow: 56% lead, 44% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Splend — Change the way you own your rideshare vehicle for good with Splend. All-Inclusive vehicle packages for your Uber journey, in one easy weekly payment.
- Openpay — Openpay is a cutting-edge in-store, in-home and online payments solution that features a buy now and pay later service, interest-free. Openpay allows customers to make in-store and online purchases, and effectively split the payment for these purchases into multiple repayments over time. The company generates revenue from fees charged to merchantsand customers in exchange for the use of its payments platform.Openpay is available across Australia and New Zealand in many industries including retail, medical, automotive, home improvement, and more.
- Master Plastics — Discover innovative, sustainable packaging solutions for protecting and preserving agricultural and food products from farm to table with Master Plastics.
Enygma Ventures is an investment fund for female entrepreneurs and women founders, focused on Southern Africa or SADC. Unlike traditional private equity, venture capital, and banks our team is full of award winning entrepreneurs who understand the same struggles you face first hand.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Lending, Beauty
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Zambia, Swaziland
Investor stats
- Total investments: 13
- Round size: Seed $150k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 85% lead, 15% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pranary — The practical business school for entrepreneurs
- The Good Mineral — The Good Mineral is award-winning, vegan makeup designed for acne prone, sensitive skin - enjoy natural glowing lightweight coverage - free from preservatives, fragrance, talc, oils, waxes and dyes.
- PremierCredit Zambia — PremierCredit is an international financial technology company that operates an online microlending and investment platform in Sub-Saharan Africa's emerging markets. The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has licensed and regulated the company, allowing them to provide inclusive financial services throughout Africa.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Corporate Round
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 24
- Round size: Seed $777k–$9M; Series A $1M–$30M; Corporate Round $4.6M–$4.6M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
Portfolio highlights
- n8n — n8n is a workflow automation platform that uniquely combines AI capabilities with business process automation, giving technical teams the flexibility of code with the speed of no-code.
- Openvibe — Interact With Anyone On The Open Internet. All Decentralised Social Networks, Single Timeline.
- Element — Element provides services for custom development, prioritised roadmap development, support contracts and commercial products for Matrix.The company enables governments, businesses and individuals to run their own secure communication infrastructure while interconnecting via the global Matrix network. Element Creations Ltd was founded in 2017 as aEuropean startup by the creators of an open, decentralized communications standard called Matrix to drive adoption and grow an ecosystem around an alternative messaging protocol for instant messaging and VoIP apps.
Founded in 2003, Sphere is a high performing investment holding company driven to create value for funders, shareholders and business partners. With a solid track record shaped over a decade, They actively seek out investment partnerships with high quality privately owned businesses across a range of strategic sectors.Their success is drivenby an experienced team, Their own capital, a disciplined investment process, and broad business networks. Passionate about partnerships, They commit for the long term and actively work with Their portfolio companies to build great businesses.Majority black controlled and managed and boasting 71% black ownership, including 31% women ownership, Sphere has the necessary credentials to advance the broad based Black Economic Empowerment goals of South African businesses. As the focus turns to the rest of the continent, They actively support Their investments in their pan-African ambitions.Their strong belief in the principles of broad based empowerment means that approximately 15% of the shares in Sphere are held by charitable organisations. Over the years, more than five million worthy beneficiaries in nine provinces across South Africa have benefited from Their track record of delivery.
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- Industry: Software, Web Apps, Health Care
- Stage:Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1
- Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow
Portfolio highlights
- hearX Group — hearX is an award-winning start-up with the mission of providing affordable access to hearing healthcare using smart digital solutions. With a strong research and engineering background, we aim to democratize and decentralize hearing care, obliterating the traditional audiology model and market, which was never built to scale, instead providinghearing care to millions by leveraging our smart tech, big data and artificial intelligence expertise.The hearX Group four categories of solutions: Lead Generation and Remote Care solutions, Clinical solutions, Preventative Solutions as well as Direct to Consumer intervention solutions.We have had more than 1 000 000 tests and screenings done using our products across 39 countries. Our innovative solutions are as accurate, but faster, cheaper and easier to use than traditional methods. We pride ourselves in offering a fully managed service, providing an entirely new way to overcome traditional barriers to the detection and diagnosis of disabling hearing loss.
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