# POTRAZ

> POTRAZ is a VC fund in Harare backing Health Care, Internet of Things and Music. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Harare, Zimbabwe
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Dec 2020
- Lead investor: 63%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/potraz
- Website: https://x.com/Potraz_zw
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Potraz.Zw

POTRAZ is a VC fund in Harare focused on Health Care and Internet of Things. POTRAZ provides information about authority, licensing, legislation, and consumer protection. They are in charge of issuing licenses in the postal and telecommunications industries.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $30k–$35k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 25% |
| Internet of Things | 2 | 25% |
| Music | 1 | 13% |
| AgTech | 1 | 13% |
| EdTech | 1 | 13% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 63% |
| Nigeria | 1 | 13% |
| United States | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| The Virtual Clinic | Access to high-quality healthcare Doctors Online. | $35K | Pre-Seed | Dec 13, 2020 | https://thevirtualclinic.co.zw |
| Shift Organic Technologies | Shift Organic Technologies is agri-tech startup |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 | https://x.com/shiftorganics |
| Redpen | RedPen is Zimbabwe's first school management software with mobile apps for students, parents, teachers and management. RedPen ensures smooth running of day-to-day school operations and our mobile App enables parents to receive timely updates on their child's attendance, discipline and progress in learning. |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 | http://www.redpen.co.zw/ |
| Afrimom | Afrimom is e-health startup |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 | https://x.com/afrimomzim1 |
| Purple Signs | Purple Signs is deaf communication platform |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 |  |
| Oyos | Oyos is online music store. |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2018 |  |
| Purple Future Trust | The Purple Future Trust develops STEM education tools and products for women and children in sub-Saharan Africa, especially those from underrepresented communities. We use STEM education to empower women and children by providing them with the resources, mentorship and training they need to develop their skills and confidence in the subject.Through our programs, we offer learners the chance to experiment with science and robotics kits, learn hardware assembly as well as software programming. In addition, our programs feature interactive activities to help strengthen their problem-solving skills. By engaging learners in this way, we hope to help them use STEM education as a tool to make a positive impact in their lives and the lives of others. | $30K | Pre-Seed | Mar 18, 2018 | https://purpletrust.org |
| NatiV Project | The NATIVE Project provides medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, patient care coordination, wellness, and prevention services. They offer services that include drug, alcohol treatment, diabetes prevention, management, children, youth services, adult behavioral health, and nutrition counseling. |  | Seed | Mar 19, 2016 | https://x.com/TheNATIVEProj |

8 of 8 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does POTRAZ invest in?

POTRAZ invests primarily in Health Care, Internet of Things and Music startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Zimbabwe. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is POTRAZ's check size?

POTRAZ typically joins rounds of $30k–$35k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds POTRAZ participates in.

### When did POTRAZ last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for POTRAZ closed in Dec 2020. Shizune tracks 8 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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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