# Naspers Foundry

> Naspers Foundry is a VC fund backing Financial Services and Software. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 94%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nasperslimited/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NaspersVentures
- Website: https://www.naspers.com/foundry

Naspers Foundry is a global internet group and invests in technology-based companies. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see the greatest growth potential.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $989k–$6M |
| Series A | $3.4M–$15M |
| Series B | $940k–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 4 | 22% |
| Software | 3 | 17% |
| Farming | 2 | 11% |
| FinTech | 2 | 11% |
| Insurance | 2 | 11% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 22% |
| Series A | 3 | 17% |
| Series B | 3 | 17% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 9 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Bob van Dijk | Chief executive officer and executive director | 7 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bob-van-dijk |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Planet42 | Planet42 is democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle. The company leverages technology to mitigate risk and promote financial inclusion by buying second-hand cars from a network of motor dealers and providing them to customers on a subscription basis, without the need to physically see the caror meet the customer. | $15M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 22, 2023 |  |
| SweepSouth | Online home services platform that connects homeowners with trusted service professionals. SweepSouth aims to modernize home services and to be the African pioneers in bringing technology to the industry. With over seven thousand service provider and thousands of satisfied customers being served monthly across 4 countries, company is barely scratchthe surface when it comes to the addressable market. The mission is to create happy homes by providing dignified, flexible work at decent pay to their service providers. | $10.9M | Series B | Sep 26, 2022 |  |
| LifeCheq | LifeCheq is a startup offering digitized, and holistic personal finance. | $3.4M | Series A | May 31, 2022 |  |
| LifeCheq | LifeCheq is a startup offering digitized, and holistic personal finance. | $3.4M | Series A | May 31, 2022 |  |
| Nile.ag | Nile.ag provides a platform for farmers to trade fresh produce with multiple producers across a number of African countries. Its digital solutions address inherent issues relating to food trading, quality verification, payments and traceability. | $5.2M | Seed | May 17, 2022 |  |
| FloatPays | FloatPays provides payroll integration, employee access, financial education, effective reporting, payment, and training services. Through access, budgeting, and training, the company is enabling its team to achieve financial well-being and moving them from debt to savings. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Cape Town, Western Cape. | $989.2K | Seed | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| FloatPays | FloatPays provides payroll integration, employee access, financial education, effective reporting, payment, and training services. Through access, budgeting, and training, the company is enabling its team to achieve financial well-being and moving them from debt to savings. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Cape Town, Western Cape. | $989.2K | Seed | Feb 21, 2022 |  |
| Planet42 | Planet42 is democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle. The company leverages technology to mitigate risk and promote financial inclusion by buying second-hand cars from a network of motor dealers and providing them to customers on a subscription basis, without the need to physically see the caror meet the customer. | $6M | Convertible Note | Dec 21, 2021 |  |
| Planet42 | Planet42 is democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle. The company leverages technology to mitigate risk and promote financial inclusion by buying second-hand cars from a network of motor dealers and providing them to customers on a subscription basis, without the need to physically see the caror meet the customer. | $6M |  | Dec 21, 2021 |  |
| Planet42 | Planet42 is democratising mobility by enabling people ignored by banks to get access to a personal vehicle. The company leverages technology to mitigate risk and promote financial inclusion by buying second-hand cars from a network of motor dealers and providing them to customers on a subscription basis, without the need to physically see the caror meet the customer. | $6M | Seed | Dec 21, 2021 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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- [Change Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/change-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does Naspers Foundry invest in?

Naspers Foundry invests primarily in Financial Services, Software and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 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 Naspers Foundry's check size?

Naspers Foundry typically joins rounds of $989k–$6M at Seed, $3.4M–$15M at Series A and $940k–$11M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Naspers Foundry participates in.

### How do I contact Naspers Foundry?

Public channels for Naspers Foundry include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Naspers Foundry?

The team at Naspers Foundry includes Bob van Dijk (Chief executive officer and executive director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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