# Alan Vaksman

> Alan Vaksman is a Series A investor at Launchbay Capital backing Software and Financial Services. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Launchbay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchbay-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-vaksman-1467861/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/alan_vaksman
- Website: https://digitalhorizon.vc/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alan.vaksman

Alan Vaksman is a Series A investor at Launchbay Capital in London focused on Software and Financial Services. Alan pioneered short-duration, actively managed secondary growth-fund strategies designed to unlock growth liquidity from the underlying portfolio. He builds concentrated, high-conviction positions in category-defining private companies, with current holdings including Anthropic, SpaceX, Cohere, Revolut, Crusoe, Varda, and OpenEvidence, amongothers. Notable exits include Monday.com, Lemonade,Circle, Netskope, Klarna, SpaceX, and Lambda Labs. Alan began his career in South Africa. He held senior roles in investment banking and management consulting at First Rand Bank, Goldman Sachs, PwC, and KPMG, working across South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Alan holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and psychology and a postgraduate law degree (LLB), from the University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa, he holds an MBA degree awarded jointly by NYU Stern, the London School of Economics, and HEC Paris.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| FinTech | 1 | 20% |
| Medical | 1 | 20% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Russian Federation | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SteadyPay | SteadyPay exists to improve the financial wellness of all gig economy workers. Our service enables gig economy workers to enjoy consistent income even when they work inconsistent hours (due to such factors as reduced shifts, fewer bookings, time of sick and holidays). Using the SteadyPay mobile app, customers securely link to their bank, we thenwork out the customer's average income and monitor for when income drops below that average. When this happens we provide a top-up, advancing money to the customer's bank to bring their income back up to average. No interest is charged on the top-up; we are a subscription credit service. By smoothing out income we enable gig economy workers to budget with confidence for everyday essentials, and in turn reduce the need to turn to high-cost credit solutions that trigger debt spirals. | $6.6M | Series A | Mar 04, 2022 |  |
| SteadyPay | SteadyPay exists to improve the financial wellness of all gig economy workers. Our service enables gig economy workers to enjoy consistent income even when they work inconsistent hours (due to such factors as reduced shifts, fewer bookings, time of sick and holidays). Using the SteadyPay mobile app, customers securely link to their bank, we thenwork out the customer's average income and monitor for when income drops below that average. When this happens we provide a top-up, advancing money to the customer's bank to bring their income back up to average. No interest is charged on the top-up; we are a subscription credit service. By smoothing out income we enable gig economy workers to budget with confidence for everyday essentials, and in turn reduce the need to turn to high-cost credit solutions that trigger debt spirals. | $6.6M | Series A | Mar 04, 2022 |  |
| Factorin | As of 9th October 2020 Factorin has passed the US $1 billion benchmark providing financing for nearly 600k invoices and supplies. With its 55 mainnet nodes, 35 active banks, over 600 companies, and 1.2 million transactions Factorin is among the world’s leading decentralized platforms.The platform eliminates manual steps in data and documentexchange between business parties ensuring supreme level of security and confidentiality. Factorin automated trade finance as well as AML, KYC, and scoring and greatly reduced process cost and time and minimized risks of fraud and human errors.Key metrics at https://factorin.io/en | $9M |  | Jul 27, 2021 |  |
| Healthlane | Healthlane offers an application that helps people to easily get quality and affordable healthcare services.It enables consumers to track appointments on medical facilities and compiles patient's health data. | $2.4M | Convertible Note | May 18, 2020 |  |
| Healthlane | Healthlane offers an application that helps people to easily get quality and affordable healthcare services.It enables consumers to track appointments on medical facilities and compiles patient's health data. | $2.4M | Convertible Note | May 18, 2020 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ascension Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ascension-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Capitoria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capitoria) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Launchbay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-horizon) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Launchbay Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launchbay-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Ping An Good Doctor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ping-an-good-doctor) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Launchbay Capital

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Launchbay Capital is committed to fostering innovation and liquidity in the technology space by providing essential investments and deal making expertise through the secondary investment fund and a direct investment platform.

4 contacts available at Launchbay Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Levy Raiz | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/levy-raiz |
| Alan Vaksman | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-vaksman |
| Max Dunlap | Private markets associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/max-dunlap-adaa |
| Sam Cantor | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-cantor-4313 |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Vaksman invest in?

Alan Vaksman invests primarily in Software, Financial Services and Apps startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Alan Vaksman last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Vaksman closed in Mar 2022. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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