# Five35 Ventures

> Five35 Ventures is a VC fund backing Health Care and Information Technology. See 21 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 21
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/five35-ventures/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/five35v
- Website: https://www.five35.ventures/

Five35 Ventures is a VC fund in Gauteng focused on Health Care and Information Technology. Five35 Ventures is committed to unlocking capital and growth opportunities for female-focused early-stage African technology startups.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $100k–$2.8M |
| Pre-Seed | $100k–$1.7M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $200k–$4.9M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 4 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 4 | 19% |
| FinTech | 3 | 14% |
| Wellness | 3 | 14% |
| Retail | 2 | 10% |

39 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 38% |
| Pre-Seed | 6 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 19% |
| Series A | 1 | 5% |
| Series B | 1 | 5% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 4 | 19% |
| Kenya | 3 | 14% |
| Egypt | 2 | 10% |
| Nigeria | 2 | 10% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |

9 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hema Vallabh | Founder & Partner | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hema-vallabh |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Fincart | Fincart helps e-commerce SMBs access working capital through streamlining their last-mile operations through multi-courier shipping platform. | $2.8M | Seed | Jul 27, 2026 |  |
| Susu | Susu is a dynamic and innovative company that offers a wide range of health services for families in the African diaspora. Susu provides a complete offer on Preventive care, Medical treatments, Management of chronic diseases, and Authentic drugs. | $4.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 14, 2023 |  |
| Kasha | Kasha is an innovative e-commerce platform based in East Africa, built for women's health, personal care, and beauty products accessibility within urban and rural areas. Kasha offers a comprehensive integrated basket of products that promotes health at all stages of life, including newborn child health, maternal health, menstrual hygiene,family planning, sexual and reproductive health, non-communicable diseases (e.g., hypertension and diabetes), and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. | $21M | Series B | Jul 20, 2023 |  |
| Zuri Health | Zuri Health is a telemedicine company that uses apps, websites, and SMS services to provide affordable and accessible healthcare solutions. Using the app, patients can schedule lab and diagnostic tests, chat and consult with doctors, purchase medication from pharmacies, and schedule home visits with qualified medical professionals.The company wasestablished in 2020 and is headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya. |  | Seed | Jul 13, 2023 |  |
| Buupass | BuuPass aims to provide seamless movement for people. They work with operators to provide digital transport solutions to facilitate convenient movement for commuters. BuuPass is Kenya's first marketplace for bus, shuttle, and train bookings; it's the fastest, easiest way to book. BuuPass is driven by young entrepreneurs who are passionateabout solving real everyday problems by making simple and powerful solutions. They envision a world where people can travel on their terms, be connected to opportunities, and live a life without borders. They provide simple transport solutions to help people get from Point A to Point B. BuuPass believes everyone’s time is valuable. When it comes to booking tickets they believe you should be able to reserve your seat and make payments with convenience. They strongly believe you should have the right to choose what works best for you in regards to your time and money. They offer digital solutions for bus booking. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Feb 13, 2023 |  |
| LNKO | LNKO is an e-commerce startup that specializes in trendy glasses. It operates on a D2C (direct-to-consumer) model. By removing intermediaries from the sales chain, the brand can offer high-quality glasses and lenses for 550 dhs. | $300K | Seed | Dec 22, 2022 |  |
| LocumBase | LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics |  | Seed | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| LocumBase | LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| Bitmama | Bitmama enables traders to buy and sell Bitcoin, Ethereum, cUSD, Celo and other digital assets in Africa via its Exchange and Api services. Users can create their own wallets and start buying or selling digital currencies by connecting with their bank accounts, credit or debit cards and mobile money accounts. | $1.7M | Pre-Seed | Sep 09, 2022 |  |
| Mother Being | Mother Being is a digital platform that provides evidence-based and culture-centered sexual and reproductive health education for women in the MENA region. Its sole mission is to arm women with the information they need, regardless of societal norms, to learn and make informed decisions about their bodies and their reproductive health. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Sep 02, 2022 |  |

10 of 21 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [54 Collective](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-factory-africa) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Adaverse](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adaverse) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Artha Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artha-india-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Grindstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grindstone-2a44) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Platform Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platform-capital-b1f1) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Five35 Ventures invest in?

Five35 Ventures invests primarily in Health Care, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 21 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 Five35 Ventures's check size?

Five35 Ventures typically joins rounds of $100k–$2.8M at Seed, $100k–$1.7M at Pre-Seed and $200k–$4.9M 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 Five35 Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Five35 Ventures?

Public channels for Five35 Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and 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 Five35 Ventures?

The team at Five35 Ventures includes Hema Vallabh (Founder & Partner). 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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