Edge Growth
VC Fund
Johannesburg, South Africa
Edge Growth is an enterprise and supplier development firm which focuses on underlining strategic partnership that connect business and SME development, commercial leadership, corporate citizenship, and Enterprise Development Strategy (ESD).
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 43%
- Fund size:
- $21M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Edge Growth invests in
Stages Edge Growth invests in
Countries Edge Growth invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $142k–$1.4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy Storage 2 (29%)
- Internet 1 (14%)
- Software 1 (14%)
- Education 1 (14%)
- Accounting 1 (14%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 3 (43%)
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
- Debt Financing 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Daniel Hatfield
Founder/Managing Director
|
Founder/Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dinao Lerutla
Non-Executive Director
|
Non-Executive Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jason Goldberg
Director: Growth Acceleration Services
|
Director: Growth Acceleration Services | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jayesh Nair
Director: ESD Programmes
|
Director: ESD Programmes | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Maggie Mojapelo
Non-Executive Director
|
Non-Executive Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 7 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Creslow Energy Solutions
|
Creslow Energy Solutions is a manufacturer of sustainable energy storage technologies. | Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 15, 2026 | |
Sensor Networks
|
Sensor Networks helps insurance companies improve risk mitigation, enhance loss management and better engage with customers through smart sensors. We've created Sensor Desk, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that controls and manages a range of internally developed and third-party-connected sensors. Our focus is to predict and prevent lossor damage insurance claims, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for end users. | $1.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 16, 2022 | |
Aviro Health
|
Aviro Health enables healthcare workers to engage in more complex situations by offering technology-enabled services that automate workflows, improve access to medical information, and offer digitally enabled counseling services. | Seed / Sep 08, 2021 | |
I-G3N
|
I-G3N is a South African developer of lithium-ion batteries. The company’s core market is on stationary storage in conjunction with Solar PV and focuses on superior products and on the incorporation of the latest technologies to battery functionality. One of the key focus areas is on exporting to the SADC region and the rest of Africa, asextraordinary opportunities exist on the rest of the continent, especially in the development of mini and micro-grids to impact development. | $1.4M / Seed / Aug 03, 2021 | |
Syafunda
|
Syafunda is an educational platform that provides access to digital content through mobile technology. Inspired by personal experiences growing up in townships where there was a shortage of textbooks and math and science teachers. | $142.2K / Venture - Series Unknown / May 21, 2020 | |
ProfitShare Partners
|
ProfitShare Partners utilises tech to fast-track SME performance and delivery through its profit-sharing business model. ProfitShare Partners financially partners on transactions with SMEs to deliver successfully on their orders and contracts with reputable organisations, allowing them to access bigger business and grow exponentially in shortperiods of time. | $1.4M / Debt Financing / Nov 05, 2019 | |
SMEasy
|
SMEasy is a business management and accounting system solution for people in small businesses. It allows business owners to access to their business contacts online; offers social media and customer communication solutions; allows users to capture and store staff information, including staff payroll information; provides money management solutionsfor owners and businesses; offers reporting solutions for business owners; and provides various information for accountants to generate annual financial statements and monthly management accounts.The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sherwood, South Africa. | $513K / Jun 01, 2012 |
Co-Investors
4Di
1 deal together
4Di Capital
1 deal together
Sanari Capital
1 deal together
Savant Technology Incubator
1 deal together
Technology Innovation Agency
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Edge Growth invest in?
Edge Growth invests primarily in Energy Storage, Internet and Software startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 Edge Growth's check size?
Edge Growth typically joins rounds of $142k–$1.4M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Edge Growth participates in.
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Who are the partners at Edge Growth?
The team at Edge Growth includes Daniel Hatfield (Founder/Managing Director), Dinao Lerutla (Non-Executive Director) and Jason Goldberg (Director: Growth Acceleration Services), among 7 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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