# Harry Apostoleris

> Harry Apostoleris is a Series C investor at UW Ventures backing Payments and Mobile Payments. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [UW Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/umkhathi-wethu-ventures)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 57%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harryapostoleris/

Harry Apostoleris is a Series C investor at UW Ventures focused on Payments and Mobile Payments. Harry Apostoleris is the Co-Founder of Umkhathi Wethu Ventures. He previously worked at IEP Group Proprietary as a Transactor.Harry Apostoleris attended the University of the Witwatersrand.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Payments | 3 | 43% |
| Mobile Payments | 3 | 43% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 43% |
| FinTech | 2 | 29% |
| SaaS | 1 | 14% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 2 | 29% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 29% |
| Seed | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Synatic | Synatic is a modern data integration and automation platform that combines iPaaS, ESB, ETL and API Management into a simple yet powerful tool. Connect any system, whether through API (SOAP or REST), ODBC, flat file or SDK, all through drag and drop simplicity. Synatic also works with cloud, on-premise or hybrid systems. Overall, Synaticprovides a holistic integration solution that delivers value with incredible speed. With simple to use tools coupled with enterprise grade features, Synatic cuts data integration, automation and analytics time and cost by up to 80%. | $2.5M | Seed | Dec 05, 2022 |  |
| MFS Africa | MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services. |  | Series C | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| onafriq | MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services. | $70M | Series C | Nov 10, 2021 |  |
| Peach Payments | Peach Payments provides payment solutions to online and mobile businesses enabling them to easily accept payments from consumers across the globe and especially from those in the emerging markets. Our specific focus is on Africa and the BRIC countries where the local infrastructure requires a unique and tailored approach to online payments. | $200K | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 01, 2021 |  |
| Synatic | Synatic is a modern data integration and automation platform that combines iPaaS, ESB, ETL and API Management into a simple yet powerful tool. Connect any system, whether through API (SOAP or REST), ODBC, flat file or SDK, all through drag and drop simplicity. Synatic also works with cloud, on-premise or hybrid systems. Overall, Synaticprovides a holistic integration solution that delivers value with incredible speed. With simple to use tools coupled with enterprise grade features, Synatic cuts data integration, automation and analytics time and cost by up to 80%. | $1M | Seed | Oct 23, 2020 |  |
| Peach Payments | Peach Payments provides payment solutions to online and mobile businesses enabling them to easily accept payments from consumers across the globe and especially from those in the emerging markets. Our specific focus is on Africa and the BRIC countries where the local infrastructure requires a unique and tailored approach to online payments. | $500K | Venture - Series Unknown | May 20, 2020 |  |
| CompariSure | CompariSure is an independent life insurance comparison platform. CompariSure provides you with multiple life quotes from South Africa’s most-established and trusted life insurers. | $500K | Venture - Series Unknown | May 15, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Allan Gray](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/allan-gray-6e30) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [E Squared Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-squared-investments) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Endeavor South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-south-africa) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [AfricInvest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/afric-invest) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [CommerzVentures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commerzventures-gmbh) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Endeavor Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/endeavor-catalyst) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About UW Ventures

VC Fund · Johannesburg, South Africa

UW is a multi-stage investor that provides growth and replacement capital across the equity-cycle. Its activities span from high-growth venture to mid-market private equity opportunities.

1 contacts available at UW Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Harry Apostoleris | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harry-apostoleris |

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## FAQ

### What does Harry Apostoleris invest in?

Harry Apostoleris invests primarily in Payments, Mobile Payments and Financial Services startups, most often at Series C and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Harry Apostoleris last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Harry Apostoleris closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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