# Erick Yong > Erick Yong is a seed investor at Zeitec Investment Office backing Mobile and Internet. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Zeitec Investment Office](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zeitec-investment-office) - Location: Flörsheim Am Main, Germany - Total investments: 3 - Last investment: Nov 2021 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erick-yong-53a10ba/ - X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/guessombol - Website: https://x.com/guessombol Erick Yong is a seed investor at Zeitec Investment Office in Flörsheim Am Main focused on Mobile and Internet. Erick Yong is the MD and Co-founder of Zeitec Investment Office. He previously worked at GREENTEC CAPITAL PARTNERS as a CEO and Co-Founder. Erick Yong attended ISEG. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Mobile | 1 | 33% | | Internet | 1 | 33% | | Software | 1 | 33% | | CleanTech | 1 | 33% | | Insurance | 1 | 33% | 8 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Seed | 2 | 67% | | Funding Round | 1 | 33% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Kenya | 1 | 33% | | Nigeria | 1 | 33% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ShapShap | ShapShap enhances delivery experience through its commission-based marketplace by assigning efficient orders to drivers to ensure their sustainability and scalability. | | Seed | Nov 26, 2021 | | | ARED GROUP | ARED Group Inc was founded in August 2020, we are building a distributed cloud infrastructure as a service company headquartered in the USA with subsidies in Rwanda, Uganda, and Nigeria. ARED started as a Research Lab in 2013, our goal was to help bridge the digital divide that affects over 4 billion people across the world. Most of the investmentin the digital divide is focused on bandwidth, yet most of the storage and computing power is controlled by 3 main companies and centralized infrastructure is very expensive. Also, most of the smartphones in developing countries are low-end smartphones with low internal memory and low processing power that accentuate the digital divide. Finally, lack of energy access is a huge problem, if you do not have electricity at home you cannot charge your phone and use it the way you want, also building storage and computing power solution require energy that is why at ARED we use renewable energy. To solve this digital divide, ARED developed a mini-server platform to store digital applications closer to the users and minimize the cost of the internet, and we developed a solar kiosk platform to power the technology but also provide additional services such as phone charging to become a one-stop-shop platform. We spent 6 years developing the technology, and in 2020 we started piloting our technology in 6 African countries with local partners (Rwanda, Uganda, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Burkinafaso, and Ivory Coast). ARED mission is simple, eliminate the digital divide across the world by building a distributed infrastructure closer to the users to minimize the digital access for users. | $250K | Seed | Apr 01, 2019 | | | Bismart Insurance | Bismart is a leading Kenyan insurance aggregator, leveraging on digital platforms and technologies to connect their customers to the best insurance and investments solutions available in the market. It is regulated by Insurance regulatory authority. They provide their clients with education and the ability to compare and buy premier insurance andinvestment solutions at the convenience of their palms.Insurance is a complex product but they believe that their customers deserve the best and should get the best without hustles. Given the right and correct information, they can chose and buy the investments and the insurance solutions that they desire and meet their needs.They believe that people are more productive when they are in charge of their money. Unfortunately money management is not taught in school. They provide their customers with online personal financial planning advisory which include but not limited to budgeting, goal setting and estate planning. | | | Jul 10, 2018 | | 3 of 3 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Agrolay Advisors](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agrolay-advisors) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Zeitec Investment Office VC Fund 1 contacts available at Zeitec Investment Office. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Erick Yong | MD and Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erick-yong | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Erick Yong invest in? Erick Yong invests primarily in Mobile, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Erick Yong last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Erick Yong closed in Nov 2021. 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. ### 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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