Getihu
VC Fund
Cape Town, South Africa
Getihu is a VC fund in Cape Town focused on SaaS and SEO. Getihu comes from the Chinese word for ‘single entity’, and is a word that has been commonly used for technology entrepreneurs.Their investment is more than just financial.They commit to working with our portfolio companies as partners, putting our full support and resources behind global expansion. Their vision is to create a developing worldinnovation hub across Cape Town and Lyon, providing a home for inspirational entrepreneurs, big thinkers, and people who want to change the world in their lifetime.
- Total investments:
- 3
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
Last updated:
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Industries Getihu invests in
Stages Getihu invests in
Countries Getihu invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 2 (67%)
- SEO 1 (33%)
- Apps 1 (33%)
- Medical 1 (33%)
- Software 1 (33%)
Country
- South Africa 2 (67%)
- France 1 (33%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Paterson
Founder & Chief Entrepreneur Officer
|
Founder & Chief Entrepreneur Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
|
Thomas Schmider
Founder & CIO
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Founder & CIO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| EMG Technologies is a socially minded company. They vision is to 'improve patient-care globally. They aim to do this by providing medical professionals free, instant access to trusted, on-the-ground, local clinical facilitation and medicines information. | Seed / Dec 01, 2018 | ||
| DOZ Marketing Software helps create an organic marketing campaign and to launch a customized timeline of tasks needed to achieve marketing goals.DOZ has vetted marketing professionals from around the world. DOZ automatically assigns the right experts to every task on custom, marketing campaign.DOZ helps websites to run more effective onlinemarketing campaigns by managing natives industry experts and marketing professionals. | Seed / Mar 16, 2018 | ||
| Unlock culture with ongoing recognition and feedback. Hi5 is a simple app that enables you to recognise and rate your co-workers. Hi5 helps managers get rich insights about team culture on a dashboard. Team members use a fun app to give feedback and recognition to peers. | $180K / Seed / Mar 03, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Getihu invest in?
Getihu invests primarily in SaaS, SEO and Apps startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
How do I contact Getihu?
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Who are the partners at Getihu?
The team at Getihu includes Ryan Paterson (Founder & Chief Entrepreneur Officer) and Thomas Schmider (Founder & CIO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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