# Johann Van Zyl

> Johann Van Zyl is a venture - series unknown investor at Nedbank backing SaaS and Solar. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nedbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nedbank1)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Johann Van Zyl is a venture - series unknown investor at Nedbank in Johannesburg focused on SaaS and Solar. Johann Van Zyl

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Solar | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 50% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 1 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| GoSolr | GoSolr is a residential solar energy company offering solar-as-a service with fixed monthly fees to households. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 21, 2023 |  |
| 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. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 18, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Nedbank

VC Fund · Sandown, South Africa

Nedbank is a one of the largest banks in South Africa.

5 contacts available at Nedbank.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adriano Iorio | Engineering Lead | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adriano-iorio |
| Johann Van Zyl | Venture Capital and Alternative Investments | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johann-van-zyl |
| Mike Peo | Head: Infrastructure, Energy and Telecommunications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-peo |
| Mpho Makwana | Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mpho-makwana |
| Stuart van der Veen | CIB Head: Disruption and Innovation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-van-der-veen |

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## FAQ

### What does Johann Van Zyl invest in?

Johann Van Zyl invests primarily in SaaS, Solar and Software startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 2 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 Johann Van Zyl last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Johann Van Zyl closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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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