Dean Sparrow
Chief Executive Officer @ Capitaleye Investments
Johannesburg, South Africa
Dean Sparrow is a seed investor at Capitaleye Investments in Johannesburg focused on Payments and Information Technology. Qualified as Chartered Accountant (SA) with Deloitte & Touche in 1999. Joined UCS in April 2002. Appointed CFO of UCS in August 2002. Instrumental in various corporate actions and restructurings (including international acquisitions). Appointed Deputy Group CEO in April 2009. Played lead role in the disposal of the greater part ofUCS' assets to BCX, comprising UCS' Retail IT Services businesses. Appointed CEI Group CEO with effect 1 October 2011.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Dean Sparrow invests in
Stages Dean Sparrow invests in
Countries Dean Sparrow invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Payments 2 (67%)
- Information Technology 2 (67%)
- Banking 1 (33%)
- Security 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (33%)
- Series A 1 (33%)
- Funding Round 1 (33%)
Country
- South Africa 1 (33%)
- United Kingdom 1 (33%)
Investments
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Mypinpad
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MYPINPAD has built the world’s first software only payments terminal which will deliver a consistent and secure payments experience everywhere by enabling simple and scalable card present transactions across digital and offline channels. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Cardiff, United Kingdom. | $12.7M / Jun 22, 2023 | |
VantagePay
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VantagePay provides white-label payment and technology solutions to the Banking, Telco, Financial Services, and Consumer Product Industries. | Series A / Jun 07, 2022 | |
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VantagePay
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VantagePay provides white-label payment and technology solutions to the Banking, Telco, Financial Services, and Consumer Product Industries. | Seed / Jun 07, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Capitaleye Investments
Capital Eye Investments is an investment holding company focused on investing in startups and cash generating businesses.
Capitaleye Investments Contacts
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Dean Sparrow
Chief Executive Officer
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Josie Fortuin
CFO
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Mark Hyslop
CLO
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Neels van Tonder
Chief Technical Officer
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What does Dean Sparrow invest in?
Dean Sparrow invests primarily in Payments, Information Technology and Banking startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Dean Sparrow closed in Jun 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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