# Rou Capital

> Rou Capital is a VC fund backing FinTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://rou.capital/

Rou Capital is a VC fund focused on FinTech and Blockchain. Fintech, AI, Blockchain

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $50k–$460k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 50% |
| Cryptocurrency | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ivorypay | Ivorypay is a crypto payment gateway that enables businesses to get paid in stable cryptocurrency and leverage Defi and NFT for growth.Our goal is simply to create a blockchain based payment solution that powers seamless and cheap cross-border transactions in Africa without FX restrictions and also create better spend use cases for theexponentially growing base of crypto adopters on the continent. | $460K | Pre-Seed | Dec 01, 2023 |  |
| Ivorypay | Ivorypay is a crypto payment gateway that enables businesses to get paid in stable cryptocurrency and leverage Defi and NFT for growth.Our goal is simply to create a blockchain based payment solution that powers seamless and cheap cross-border transactions in Africa without FX restrictions and also create better spend use cases for theexponentially growing base of crypto adopters on the continent. | $50K | Pre-Seed | Oct 20, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blockchain Founders Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blockchain-founders-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CV Labs](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cv-labs) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Kaleo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kaleo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## Similar investors

### Similar industry
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/coinbase-ventures) — VC Fund
- [Polychain](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/polychain-capital) — VC Fund
- [Digital Currency Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-currency-group) — VC Fund

### Similar stage
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — 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
- [Web3 Investors in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/web3-investors-south-africa)
- [Web3 VC Funds in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/web3-vc-funds-south-africa)
- [Cryptocurrency Investors in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-investors-africa)
- [Cryptocurrency VC Funds in Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-vc-funds-africa)
- [Cryptocurrency Investors in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/cryptocurrency-investors-south-africa)
- [Payments VC Funds in South Africa](https://shizune.co/investors/payments-vc-funds-south-africa)

## FAQ

### What does Rou Capital invest in?

Rou Capital invests primarily in FinTech, Blockchain and Cryptocurrency startups, most often at Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 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 Rou Capital's check size?

Rou Capital typically joins rounds of $50k–$460k 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 Rou Capital participates in.

### When did Rou Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Rou Capital closed in Dec 2023. Shizune tracks 2 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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co