# E Squared Investments

> E Squared Investments is a VC fund backing Health Care and Software. See 36 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 36
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 42%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/e-squared-investments/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ESquaredSA
- Website: https://www.esquared.org.za/

E Squared Investments is a VC fund in Gauteng focused on Health Care and Software. E Squared Investments empower responsible entrepreneurs to become the catalysts for economic development, transformation.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 11% |
| Software | 3 | 8% |
| Analytics | 3 | 8% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 8% |
| SaaS | 2 | 6% |

76 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 12 | 33% |
| Seed | 11 | 31% |
| Series A | 3 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 3 | 8% |
| Grant | 2 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 28 | 78% |
| United States | 2 | 6% |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thato Ntseare | Investment Manager | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thato-ntseare |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nafasi Water | Nafasi Water offers expertise in the design, construction, and operation of complex and sustainable desalination and water treatment plants. | $9.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 20, 2026 |  |
| Altera Biosciences | Altera Biosciences is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing a universal donor cell platform. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Jul 31, 2025 |  |
| MyNextCar | My Next Car enables them to make money while driving on the Bolt e-hailing platform We help drivers maximize their earnings and success by providing services like insurance, maintenance, and fleet management. | $10M | Seed | Jun 09, 2025 |  |
| Impulse Biomedical | Impulse is a producer of medical devices. They offer services that include asthma, allergy, medical devices, anaphylaxis, metered dosage inhalers, and design. |  |  | May 14, 2025 |  |
| Khula! | Khula is a business which creates technology solutions for agriculture in Africa. Our main focus is on creating an inclusive mobile marketplace which will drive the success and growth of farmers, disrupting the wholesale food market. This marketplace optimizes logistics by using geolocation and by offering efficient and cost-effective logisticsservices for emerging farmers. | $6.8M | Series A | Mar 03, 2025 |  |
| Zaio | Zaio is a customized learning journey to build a pipeline of talent for companies. Learners use a gamified platform to upskill and land a tech job in web and mobile development, data science, and other emerging technologies. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2023 |  |
| Zaio | Zaio is a customized learning journey to build a pipeline of talent for companies. Learners use a gamified platform to upskill and land a tech job in web and mobile development, data science, and other emerging technologies. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 13, 2023 |  |
| GoMetro | GoMetro designs deploy and operate flexible mobility platforms. Their proprietary technology stack empowers city leaders, transport managers, corporates, retail centres, property developers, airports and downtown to introduce bold new mobility strategies. Their connected transport digital platform equips transport planners to respond to thechallenges of increased congestion, aged infrastructure, disruptive mobility players, self-driving vehicles and a lack of quality public transport services. | $11.4M | Series A | Nov 28, 2023 |  |
| Skrmiish | Skrmiish is a mobile “play-to-earn” app that enables gamers of every level to earn cash in every match they play across the AAA+ games. | $697.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 04, 2023 |  |
| Zoie Health | Zoie is a digital health firm for women that provides family planning, fertility, and maternity care services. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2023 |  |

10 of 36 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allan Gray](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-gray-6e30) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Kalon Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kalon-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [UW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umkhathi-wethu-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Endeavor South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-south-africa) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Fireball Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireball-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [4 Decades Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4-decades-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does E Squared Investments invest in?

E Squared Investments invests primarily in Health Care, Software and Analytics startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact E Squared Investments?

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### Who are the partners at E Squared Investments?

The team at E Squared Investments includes Thato Ntseare (Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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