# Francois Swart

> Francois Swart is a startup investor at AngelHub Ventures (Cape Town). See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [AngelHub Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/angelhub-ventures)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francois-swart-33b7052b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fwswart

Francois Swart is a startup investor at AngelHub Ventures in Cape Town. Francois Swart is the Chief Executive Officer of Mxit and is a member of the AngelHub Ventures’ Investment Committee. Prior to his appointment at Mxit, Francois Swart was with PSG Group from 2007 where he was involved with new listings, capital raising exercises and general corporate finance advice. After 2 years, he was appointed CEO of PaladinCapital. In 2003 Francois Swart joined Goldman and Sachs International in London as Executive Director in the fixed income, currencies and commodities division – a position he held for 4 years. Having completed his articles at Deloitte, Cape Town and further afield at Deloitte’s New York enterprise, Francois Swart went on to achieve 7th position in South Africa in the Chartered Accountant board examination part II. Swart received a B.Acc Hons degree from Stellenbosch University in 1999. He is a certified Chartered Accountant (CASA) and a CFA Charter Holder.

## About AngelHub Ventures

VC Fund · Stellenbosch, South Africa

Operating out of Stellenbosch in South Africa and backed by two family offices Angelhub Ventures's team is passionate about early stage investments in (South) Africa. Being entrepreneurial ourselves, we thoroughly understand the challenges and changes our founders face – which is why we back them in any way we can. Most importantly, we believein building great businesses and we are in it for the long haul.

5 contacts available at AngelHub Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Francois Swart | Investment Committee member | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-swart |
| Kevin Harris | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-harris-4 |
| Mathew Palin | Partner & Entrepreneur in Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mathew-palin |
| Michael Jordaan | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-jordaan |
| Brett Commaille | CEO, Lead Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brett-commaille |

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