# Grant Rock

> Grant Rock is a seed investor at HAVAÍC (Cape Town) backing SaaS, Software and SMS. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HAVAÍC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/havaic-sa)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grant-rock-havaic/

Grant Rock is a seed investor at HAVAÍC in Cape Town focused on SaaS and Software. Grant Rock

## Investment focus

### Industry

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

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Series C | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| RapidDeploy | Founded in 2016, and based in Austin, TX, RapidDeploy is the leading cloud-native platform for public safety. We provide Next Generation 911 solutions that deliver intelligent information throughout the emergency response journey, empowering agencies and first responders to drive better outcomes in mission-critical situations. With a curatedpartner network, our platform combines mobile signals, critical datasets, and call information into a single operating system, improving emergency response with location accuracy, situational awareness, modern communications, and actionable insights. Our products improve outcomes and ultimately save lives. |  | Series C | Aug 22, 2023 |  |
| Mobiz | Mobiz is a saas mobile marketing platform that connects brands with their customers. They generate text links with content, landing pages, and deliver them through SMS's broad reach. They specialize in text marketing services. They also provide tools for post-click experiences through templates and MMS campaigns. | $4M | Seed | Nov 23, 2021 |  |
| Vula Mobile | Globally, there are 39 million blind people. An estimated 80% of all blindness is preventable or curable, which means that there are in excess of 30 million people around the world who have lost their sight unnecessarily.In the majority of cases, blindness can be prevented or cured through simple, effective and inexpensive procedures likecataract operations. So the main cause of blindness isn’t a lack of treatment options, but rather a lack of access to decent healthcare. | $57K | Seed | Apr 10, 2018 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allan Gray](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-gray-6e30) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capaci.Tech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capaci-tech) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Endeavor South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-south-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E Squared Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-squared-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About HAVAÍC

VC Fund · Cape Town, South Africa

HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory andcapital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.

3 contacts available at HAVAÍC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ian Lessem | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-lessem |
| Grant Rock | Executive director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grant-rock |
| Rob Heath | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rob-heath |

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## FAQ

### What does Grant Rock invest in?

Grant Rock invests primarily in SaaS, Software and SMS startups, most often at Seed and Series C stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Grant Rock last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Grant Rock closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### 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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