# Nick Allen

> Nick Allen is a seed investor at Savant Technology Incubator backing Software. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Savant Technology Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/savant-venture)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Feb 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-allen-4159a8
- X (Twitter): https://mobile.twitter.com/nickallensavant

Nick Allen is a seed investor at Savant Technology Incubator in Cape Town focused on Software and Apps. Nick Allen is the Founder, Managing Partner, and Savant Venture Fund of Savant Technology Incubator. He previously worked at Acorn Technologies as a Chief Operating Officer. Nick Allen attended the University of Cape Town.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 67% |
| Apps | 1 | 33% |
| Video | 1 | 33% |
| Hospital | 1 | 33% |
| Aerospace | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 67% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Locstat | Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions. |  | Seed | Feb 21, 2023 | https://www.locstat.co.za/ |
| Hypernova Space Technologies | Hypernova is developing satellite platforms that operate in a Very Low Earth Orbit . They provide affordable, resolution earth imagery to comparable systems in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). By leveraging our proprietary thruster technology, Hypernova will be the leading company to open up VLEO for commercial applications. |  | Seed | Aug 04, 2022 | https://www.hypernovaspace.com/ |
| SmartBlade | SmartBlade offers a cost effective, novel and practical solution to the management of a difficult airway.SmartBlade has harnessed advanced smartphone application technology and cohesively linked it with video laryngoscopy in a sleek design, simplified by cutting edge biomedical engineering.The device allows single operators of varied skill levelsto intubate difficult airways.The clinician can suction a soiled airway or perform apnoeic oxygenation, both without interrupting attempts to intubate.Video conferencing, image capture, recording and secure data storage are all features of the customized SmartBlade application.Video laryngoscopy is a vital area of technology that should be available to all clinicians, regardless of their economic setting or skill set. | $650.1K | Convertible Note | Jun 02, 2019 | http://smartblade.co.za/ |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Digital Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grindstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grindstone-2a44) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Strat Tech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strat-tech-4f45) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Savant Technology Incubator

VC Fund · Cape Town, South Africa

Savant Technology Incubator is a commercially-focused hardware technology incubator that provides bespoke business development support. Savant partners with highly skilled science and technology inventors for their start-up growth journey.

5 contacts available at Savant Technology Incubator.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Francois Malan | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/francois-malan |
| Nick Allen | Founder, Managing Partner and Savant Venture Fund | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nick-allen-25f9 |
| Kate Smith | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kate-smith-turner |
| Thabelo Ratshihule | Head of Commercialisation | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thabelo-ratshihule |
| Thaheer Mullins | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thaheer-mullins-6e78 |

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## FAQ

### What does Nick Allen invest in?

Nick Allen invests primarily in Software, Apps and Video startups, most often at Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Nick Allen?

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### When did Nick Allen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nick Allen closed in Feb 2023. Shizune tracks 3 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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