# HiiL Justice Accelerator

> HiiL Justice Accelerator is a VC fund in The Hague backing Legal and FinTech. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2023
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hiil-userfriendlyjustice/about/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/InnoJustice
- Website: https://www.hiil.org/what-we-do/the-justice-accelerator/innovators/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InnovatingJustice

HiiL Justice Accelerator is a VC fund in The Hague focused on Legal and FinTech. HiiL is an advisory and research institute for the justice sector, based in The Hague, city of peace and justice. Their HiiL professionals are leading academics and researchers from various cultural backgrounds. Together, they have many years of experience in places where justice is most needed.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for HiiL Justice Accelerator. Shizune tracks 3 team members at HiiL Justice Accelerator. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/hiil-innovating-justice?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 33% |
| FinTech | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Law Enforcement | 1 | 33% |
| Asset Management | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 2 | 67% |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |

### Country

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

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ronald Lenz | Director, Justice Accelerator | 0 | — |
| Sam Muller | Director | 0 | — |
| Themba Mahleka | Region Head, South Africa | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tulix | Tulix is a FinTech app enabling African migrants to pay businesses back home and allocate funds to support their beneficiaries. |  | Grant | Jun 08, 2023 |  |
| LegalFundi | LegalFundi is a law-technology startup that uses technology to diminish the barriers surrounding traditional legal systems. The startup utilizes AI-driven technology solutions to accelerate access to legal regulation, management, and ongoing compliance through affordable, on-demand, quality and empowering tooling at a fraction of the traditionallegal costs. | $11.9K | Grant | Jul 09, 2021 |  |
| Ownedby Technologies | Ownedby is an interactive asset management solution for business and household assets, focused on appliances and devices, giving these unique identity that is traceable online, yet linked to and controlled by owners. | $46K | Seed | Aug 01, 2020 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Technology Innovation Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-innovation-agency) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does HiiL Justice Accelerator invest in?

HiiL Justice Accelerator invests primarily in Legal, FinTech and Software startups, most often at Grant and 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 HiiL Justice Accelerator?

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### Who are the partners at HiiL Justice Accelerator?

The team at HiiL Justice Accelerator includes Ronald Lenz (Director, Justice Accelerator), Sam Muller (Director) and Themba Mahleka (Region Head, South Africa). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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