# Aptive Capital

> Aptive Capital is a VC fund in Frisco backing E-Commerce and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Frisco, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aptivecapital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/aptivecapital
- Website: https://www.aptivecapital.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aptivecapital

Aptive Capital is a VC fund in Frisco focused on E-Commerce and Retail. Aptive Capital invests in the development, rigorous testing, and scaling of innovations. They encourage partners, investors, and co-investors to invest in companies where purpose drives profit.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 100% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile Apps | 1 | 50% |
| Social Media | 1 | 50% |
| Retail Technology | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nigeria | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ben Peter | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ben-peter-b8cb |
| Paul Brandon Gilpin | CFO and Managing partner | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-brandon-gilpin |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Rabawa | Rabawa reseller online curated marketplace offers Social and Video Commerce opportunity in Africa. We are tackling unemployment, high cost of logistics, access to market issues, and poverty across Africa by helping housewives, students, youths, resellers and aspiring entrepreneurs become business owners at ZERO capital and holding ZERO inventory. | $163K | Pre-Seed | May 04, 2021 |  |
| One Kiosk Inc. | One Kiosk is a Retail tech solution bridging the Access to Market and Finance Gaps for Retailers (Micro, Small, and Informal) across Africa. It connects informal retail stores and supermarkets online. | $10K | Angel | Dec 14, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Aptive Capital invest in?

Aptive Capital invests primarily in E-Commerce, Retail and Mobile Apps startups, most often at Angel and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Nigeria. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Aptive Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Aptive Capital?

The team at Aptive Capital includes Ben Peter (Founder) and Paul Brandon Gilpin (CFO and Managing partner). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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