# Karidas Tshintsholo

> Karidas Tshintsholo is a Series A investor at Khula! backing AgTech and Farming. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Khula!](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/khula)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Karidas Tshintsholo is a Series A investor at Khula! focused on AgTech and Farming.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Khula! | Khula is a business which creates technology solutions for agriculture in Africa. Our main focus is on creating an inclusive mobile marketplace which will drive the success and growth of farmers, disrupting the wholesale food market. This marketplace optimizes logistics by using geolocation and by offering efficient and cost-effective logisticsservices for emerging farmers. | $6.8M | Series A | Mar 03, 2025 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Absa group (Bank)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/absa-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [AECI](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aeci) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E Squared Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-squared-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kgodiso Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kgodiso-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Khula!

VC Fund · Johannesburg, South Africa

Khula is a business which creates technology solutions for agriculture in Africa. Our main focus is on creating an inclusive mobile marketplace which will drive the success and growth of farmers, disrupting the wholesale food market. This marketplace optimizes logistics by using geolocation and by offering efficient and cost-effective logisticsservices for emerging farmers.

4 contacts available at Khula!.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ayanda Mbonani-Vana | Chief Operating Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ayanda-mbonani-vana-b1d7 |
| Jackson Dyora | Founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jackson-dyora-77a5 |
| Karidas Tshintsholo | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karidas-tshintsholo-51f0 |
| Matthew Piper | Founder & CPO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matthew-piper-3184 |

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## FAQ

### What does Karidas Tshintsholo invest in?

Karidas Tshintsholo invests primarily in AgTech, Farming and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Karidas Tshintsholo last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Karidas Tshintsholo closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 1 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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