# E4EAfrica

> E4EAfrica is a VC fund in Cape Town backing Logistics and Internet. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.e4eafrica.com/

E4EAfrica is a VC fund in Cape Town focused on Logistics and Internet. E4E (“Entrepreneurs for Entrepreneurs”) specializes in supporting early stage ventures in South Africa from very early stage (pre-series A) to scale up.E4E focus on smart entrepreneurs and business ideas that are great businesses and make a significant contribution to a better (South) Africa.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $2.7M–$7.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $1M–$2M |
| Series A | $1M–$5.4M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Logistics | 4 | 16% |
| Internet | 3 | 12% |
| Supply Chain Management | 3 | 12% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 8% |
| B2B | 1 | 4% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 36% |
| Pre-Seed | 3 | 12% |
| Series A | 2 | 8% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 11 | 44% |
| The Netherlands | 2 | 8% |
| France | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bas Hochstenbach | Co-Founder | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bas-hochstenbach |
| Tatenda Nyamuda | Principal | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tatenda-nyamuda |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ridge | Ridge is a fintech startup that provides the financial infrastructure for integrating natural assets. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Jun 18, 2026 |  |
| Shiprazor | Shiprazor is an innovative shipping aggregator that revolutionizes the logistics industry by providing seamless solutions for businesses. | $2.7M | Seed | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| Happy Pay | Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services. | $5M | Seed | Mar 23, 2026 |  |
| Conservio | Conservation Club is a direct booking platform for sustainable travel in Southern and Eastern Africa. Through our platform, you get 'backstage pass' access to curated accommodation and conservation experiences across the continent. Conservation Club is committed to building an inclusive industry that benefits conservation and communities. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Jan 15, 2025 |  |
| Octavia Carbon | Octavia Carbon is the Global South’s first Direct Air Capture (DAC) company. It designs, builds and deploys patented technology to filter CO2 from the atmosphere to reverse climate change and to end the fossil fuel age. Its approach uniquely leverages Kenya’s amazing geothermal energy, geology & talent to drastically accelerate DAC technologydown the cost curve. | $3.9M | Seed | Oct 16, 2024 |  |
| TUNL | TUNL specializes in establishing and optimizing export-related supply chain framework between Africa and the mainland United States. |  | Seed | Oct 04, 2024 |  |
| Happy Pay | Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services. | $1.8M | Pre-Seed | Sep 17, 2024 |  |
| Hohm Energy | Hohm Energy is an online marketplace that connects customers with accredited solar providers, product suppliers, and financiers. It provides clients with an evolving solar purchasing experience by utilizing scalable technology that manages their entire solar transition journey from scoping for the solution, installation, ongoing operations, andmaintenance.The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Gauteng, South Africa. | $8M | Seed | Feb 22, 2024 |  |
| TUNL | TUNL specializes in establishing and optimizing export-related supply chain framework between Africa and the mainland United States. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Dec 13, 2023 |  |
| Pineapple | In short, Pineapple see the traditional insurance model, user journey and products as lacking and set out to remedy these by doing the following: 1) Changing the business model to align incentives, show people how premiums are used and award members leftover premium back 2) Making insuring as easy as snapping a picture where AI does the rest andcover is issued in under 60 seconds 3) Allowing per-item insurance and new product innovation to address cover not currently offered or accessible to manyPineapple launched in South Africa in 2018 with their "My Stuff" per-item insurance and have since launched their auto offering "My Ride". They have also partnered with Travelers in the US and have white-labeled their platform in the US. | $21.9M | Series B | Nov 14, 2023 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [4Di Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4di-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Endeavor South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-south-africa) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BREEGA](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breega-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [elea Foundation for Ethics in Globalization](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/elea-foundation-for-ethics-in-globalization) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Enza Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/enza-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does E4EAfrica invest in?

E4EAfrica invests primarily in Logistics, Internet and Supply Chain Management startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is E4EAfrica's check size?

E4EAfrica typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$7.5M at Seed, $1M–$2M at Pre-Seed and $1M–$5.4M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds E4EAfrica participates in.

### How do I contact E4EAfrica?

Public channels for E4EAfrica include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at E4EAfrica?

The team at E4EAfrica includes Bas Hochstenbach (Co-Founder) and Tatenda Nyamuda (Principal). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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