54 Collective
VC Fund
Johannesburg, South Africa
54 Collective is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Health Care and Information Technology. Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network.
- Total investments:
- 112
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 35%
Last updated:
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Industries 54 Collective invests in
Stages 54 Collective invests in
Countries 54 Collective invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Seed
- $40k–$2M
- Pre-Seed
- $40k–$1.3M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 22 (20%)
- Information Technology 17 (15%)
- FinTech 16 (14%)
- Financial Services 15 (13%)
- Supply Chain Management 13 (12%)
Stage
- Seed 49 (44%)
- Pre-Seed 34 (30%)
- Funding Round 8 (7%)
- Angel 1 (1%)
- Grant 1 (1%)
Country
- Kenya 20 (18%)
- Nigeria 15 (13%)
- South Africa 11 (10%)
- United States 9 (8%)
- United Kingdom 7 (6%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Matthew Shakhovskoy
Advisory Committee Member
|
Advisory Committee Member | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Roger Norton
Head of Product
|
Head of Product | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Roo Rogers
CEO
|
CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| REasy is a B2B cross-border payments platform that eases financial transactions for African SMEs with the global suppliers and partners. | $1.8M / Pre-Seed / Oct 09, 2025 | ||
| Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way. | Venture - Series Unknown / May 06, 2025 | ||
| Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked. | $300K / Pre-Seed / Jan 30, 2025 | ||
| Enabling businesses pay and get paid twice as fast | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way. | $1.3M / Seed / Oct 01, 2024 | ||
| 8B Education Investments is the first fintech company using innovative guarantees and income-share agreements to facilitate affordable financing for African students at leading global universities. 8B is the only company using an innovative guarantee mechanism in order to facilitate the access of African students to affordable financing, bothdirectly from investors and through third-party lenders. They connect their students to a network of mentors and leaders across a diverse range of global industries. | Seed / Sep 23, 2024 | ||
| Enabling businesses pay and get paid twice as fast | Pre-Seed / May 23, 2024 | ||
| Renda facilitating the development and operation of e-commerce companies. No part of our physical infrastructure or technological platform that is designed for your e-commerce firm is off-limits. | $1.3M / Pre-Seed / May 02, 2024 | ||
| Renda facilitating the development and operation of e-commerce companies. No part of our physical infrastructure or technological platform that is designed for your e-commerce firm is off-limits. | $600K / Debt Financing / May 02, 2024 | ||
| Tanél Health develops an integrated tool connecting all stakeholders. The software has inventory management and sales monitoring capabilities. They are healthcare operating systems for pharmacies and payers. | Pre-Seed / Apr 12, 2024 | ||
| See all 112 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does 54 Collective invest in?
54 Collective invests primarily in Health Care, Information Technology and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 112 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does 54 Collective invest in?
54 Collective typically joins rounds of $40k–$2M at Seed and $40k–$1.3M at Pre-Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not 54 Collective's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds 54 Collective took part in.
How do I contact 54 Collective?
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Who are the partners at 54 Collective?
The team at 54 Collective includes Matthew Shakhovskoy (Advisory Committee Member), Roger Norton (Head of Product) and Roo Rogers (CEO). 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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