# Getihu

> Getihu is a VC fund in Cape Town backing SaaS, SEO and Apps. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Nov 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Dec 2018
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Nov 2026
- Website: https://www.getihu.co/

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.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Getihu. Shizune tracks 2 team members at Getihu. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/getihu?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 67% |
| SEO | 1 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Medical | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 2 | 67% |
| France | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ryan Paterson | Founder & Chief Entrepreneur Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ryan-paterson |
| Thomas Schmider | Founder & CIO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thomas-schmider-6ec3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EMGuidance | 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 | https://www.emguidance.com/ |
| DOZ | 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 | http://www.doz.com/ |
| Hi5 Technologies | 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 | https://get5.io |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [The ASISA ESD Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-asisa-esd-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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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.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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