# Natalie Kolbe

> Natalie Kolbe is a Series C investor at Norrsken22 backing Banking and Financial Services. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Norrsken22](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/norrsken22)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: May 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-kolbe-64b96711
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/natalie.kolbe.52

Natalie Kolbe is a Series C investor at Norrsken22 in Johannesburg focused on Banking and Financial Services. Natalie Kolbe is based out of City of Johannesburg, Gauteng and is the managing partner of Norrsken22. Natalie previously worked at Actis as a global head of private equity. Natalie Kolbe attended the University of the Witwatersrand.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Banking | 4 | 67% |
| Financial Services | 4 | 67% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 50% |
| Payments | 2 | 33% |
| B2B | 1 | 17% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series C | 4 | 67% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 17% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| South Africa | 2 | 33% |
| Egypt | 1 | 17% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 17% |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 17% |
| Singapore | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OneOrder | One Order delivers exceptional produce, custom cuts of meat, high-quality seafood, and imported foods offering an array of global flavors. | $16M | Series A | May 23, 2024 |  |
| TymeBank | TymeBank is a fully black-owned and controlled investment company based in South Africa. It is an exclusively digital retail bank that aims to provide every South African accessible and affordable banking so that they can take part in, grow and benefit from the country’s economy. | $77.8M | Series C | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Tyme | Tyme is creating a multi-country digital bank focused on emerging markets. | $77.8M | Series C | May 23, 2023 |  |
| TymeBank | TymeBank is a subsidiary of the Tyme Group, which focuses on financial technology and banking solutions. TymeBank focuses on providing accessible financial services to the lower-income market. It emphasizes digital banking and minimal fees. Customers can open secure personal and business accounts online, benefiting from low banking charges and highsavings interest rates through their digital platform. | $77.8M | Series C | May 23, 2023 |  |
| Tyme Group | Tyme Group is a digital banking group that designs and operates banks for consumers and small businesses in emerging markets. The platform focuses on accessibility and affordability, serving over 15 million customers across various regions. | $77.8M | Series C | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Sabi Am | Sabi is a provider of digital infrastructure for the distribution of goods and services. Its platform enables and empowers underserved merchants in the world, allowing agents, merchants, aggregators, distributors, and manufacturers to expand their capabilities and grow their businesses using Sabi’s technology rails. These rails provide access toinventory, commodities, logistics, business tools, data insights, and financial services. | $20M | Venture - Series Unknown | Apr 21, 2022 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blue Earth Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-earth-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Apis Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/apis-partners) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [JG Summit Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jg-summit-holdings) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Tencent](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tencent) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [African Rainbow Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/african-rainbow-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [British International Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cdc-group) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Norrsken22

VC Fund · Cape Town, South Africa

Norrsken22 is a technology growth fund partnering with exceptional entrepreneurs building Africa’s next tech giants.

1 contacts available at Norrsken22.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Natalie Kolbe | Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/natalie-kolbe |

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## FAQ

### What does Natalie Kolbe invest in?

Natalie Kolbe invests primarily in Banking, Financial Services and Information Technology startups, most often at Series C and Series A 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.

### When did Natalie Kolbe last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Natalie Kolbe closed in May 2024. 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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