# Khulisani Ventures > Khulisani Ventures is a VC fund in Johannesburg backing Books, EBooks and Farming. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: VC Fund - Location: Johannesburg, South Africa - Total investments: 6 - Last investment: May 2023 - Lead investor: 100% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - Website: https://khulisani.mic.co.za Khulisani Ventures is a VC fund in Johannesburg focused on Books and EBooks. Khulisani Ventures is Mineworkers Investment Company’s early-stage investment vehicle, providing capital for businesses that are ready to aggressively expand and increase their market footprint. ## Round sizes | Stage | Round size | | --- | --- | | Venture - Series Unknown | $568k–$3.6M | ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Books | 1 | 17% | | EBooks | 1 | 17% | | Farming | 1 | 17% | | Medical | 1 | 17% | | Hospital | 1 | 17% | 19 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Venture - Series Unknown | 4 | 67% | | Seed | 1 | 17% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Quro Medical | Quro Medical is an innovative digital health company pioneering premium hospital-at-home services. | $1.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 09, 2023 | | | TooMuchWifi | TooMuchWifi delivers choice internet service at an affordable price to underserved communities in urban areas. In addition to supporting the communities they serve through dedicated social projects and legitimate community engagement, their mission is to do these tasks quickly, profitably and sustainably. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 11, 2022 | | | Livestock Wealth | Livestock Wealth is a crowdfarmingTM company that allows people to invest in livestock and earn from sale of the offspring.Their unique CrowdFarmingTM concept allows individuals to share the facilities of a commercial livestock farm while our experts look after their cows on a day to day basis.Cows have been a source of pride and a store ofwealth in Africa for centuries. The wealth in cows is based on something real – beef. The company enables anyone to be an organic beef farmer. | $568.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 22, 2022 | | | Livestock Wealth | Livestock Wealth is a crowdfarmingTM company that allows people to invest in livestock and earn from sale of the offspring.Their unique CrowdFarmingTM concept allows individuals to share the facilities of a commercial livestock farm while our experts look after their cows on a day to day basis.Cows have been a source of pride and a store ofwealth in Africa for centuries. The wealth in cows is based on something real – beef. The company enables anyone to be an organic beef farmer. | $568.2K | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 22, 2022 | | | Rentoza | Rentoza is a subscription-based online electronics and appliance store. Rentoza makes critical technology accessible and affordable to users, particularly when traditional methods of purchasing technology are unavailable. Rentoza focuses on developing alternative methods of accessing devices that are essential in people's daily lives. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 17, 2022 | | | Kelo | Kelo is a digital bookshop platform created for the licensing or subscription-based distribution of books in various genres, including the Bible. The business offers a five-in-one app and analytics portal accessible on Android and iOS, and it stores content on the app to capture memory so that it is accessible on and offline across devices,allowing readers to read any book online or offline. | $1.5M | Seed | May 05, 2022 | | 6 of 6 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Hassium Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hassium-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## Similar investors ### Similar industry - [SVG Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/svg-ventures) — VC Fund - [SOSV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sosv) — VC Fund - [Omnivore](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omnivore-partners) — VC Fund ### Similar stage - [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund - [Almi Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/almi-invest) — VC Fund - [Korea Credit Guarantee Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korea-credit-guarantee-fund) — VC Fund ### Similar country - [Launch Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/launch-africa) — VC Fund - [Knife Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knife-capital) — VC Fund - [4Di Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/4di-capital) — VC Fund ## Featured in investor lists - [Food and Beverage VC Funds in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-africa) - [Food and Beverage VC Funds in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-vc-funds-south-africa) - [Gaming Investors in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-investors-south-africa) - [Gaming VC Funds in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/gaming-vc-funds-south-africa) - [Food and Beverage Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/food-and-beverage-investors-africa) - [Agriculture (agtech) Investors in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/agriculture-agtech-investors-south-africa) ## FAQ ### What does Khulisani Ventures invest in? Khulisani Ventures invests primarily in Books, EBooks and Farming startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### What is Khulisani Ventures's check size? Khulisani Ventures typically joins rounds of $568k–$3.6M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Khulisani Ventures participates in. ### When did Khulisani Ventures last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Khulisani Ventures closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 6 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? 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