# 54 Collective

> 54 Collective is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Software and Marketplace. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/54collective
- Website: https://x.com/54Collective_vc

54 Collective is a business-focused investor that incorporates impact into all operations. Their catalytic capital provides investors with returns while enabling founders to scale their businesses with customized investments.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for 54 Collective. Shizune tracks 4 team members at 54 Collective. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/54-collective?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 3 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 2 | 33% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |
| SaaS | 1 | 17% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Seed | 2 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 4 | 67% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alina Truhina | Co-Founder & CSO | 9 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alina-truhina |
| Bongani Sithole | CEO | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bongani-sithole-e123 |
| Milkah Wachiuri | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/milkah-wachiuri-bed3 |
| Philani Mzila | Investment Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philani-mzila |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Liquify Digital | Liquify is an invoice marketplace that transforms invoices from SMEs in emerging markets into an investable asset class for financiers seeking reliable yield | $2M | Seed | Jun 26, 2025 |  |
| Aya Data | Aya Data provides data annotations, data collection, natural language processing, and transcription services. | $900K | Seed | Oct 18, 2024 |  |
| Scale | Scale accelerates market entry and revenue for fintechs with a people-first approach. | $700K | Pre-Seed | Oct 03, 2024 |  |
| Mida Technologies Inc | Mida leverages advanced analytics and AI to predict & deliver significantly better collections performance for lenders, enabling them to scale confidently and improve client retention and growth. Full scale product suite includes: Repayment setup, Digital Collections, Remote Collections, Field Recovery and enterprise debt management solution. | $450K | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2024 |  |
| Niteon | With our proprietary customer experience narrow A.I technology, we are facilitate Africans on the continent, in diaspora and the international market with access to the best quality of African products at manufacturers price , through escrow payment options while aiding African manufactures to list and export their products to the internationalmarket, opening them up to a $367Billion growing African buying market across the world. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Mar 05, 2024 |  |
| Carbin Africa | A B2B automotive platform that empowers auto merchants and dealerships to source, manage, and transact quality vehicles with ease and efficiency across the African market. | $300K | Pre-Seed | Oct 20, 2023 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [First circle capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/first-circle-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sunny Side Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sunny-side-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Technovision Communications](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technovision-communications) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Zenith Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zenith-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does 54 Collective invest in?

54 Collective invests primarily in Software, Marketplace and Financial Services startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact 54 Collective?

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### Who are the partners at 54 Collective?

The team at 54 Collective includes Alina Truhina (Co-Founder & CSO), Bongani Sithole (CEO) and Milkah Wachiuri (COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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