Sanari Capital
VC Fund
Sandston, United States
Sanari Capital is a South African private investment company. They partner with owners and management in building companies, concepts and ideas.
- Total investments:
- 12
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 67%
- Fund size:
- $27M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Sanari Capital invests in
Information TechnologyLaserEnergySensorBattery
Stages Sanari Capital invests in
Private EquitySeries AVenture - Series UnknownSeries BFunding Round
Countries Sanari Capital invests in
South AfricaNew ZealandUnited States
Round sizes
Series A $3M–$15MPrivate Equity $1.4M–$23MVenture - Series Unknown $1.4M–$1.8M
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Series A
- $3M–$15M
- Private Equity
- $1.4M–$23M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.4M–$1.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Information Technology 2 (17%)
- Laser 1 (8%)
- Energy 1 (8%)
- Sensor 1 (8%)
- Battery 1 (8%)
Stage
- Private Equity 4 (33%)
- Series A 2 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (17%)
- Series B 1 (8%)
- Funding Round 1 (8%)
Country
- South Africa 5 (42%)
- New Zealand 1 (8%)
- United States 1 (8%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neo Maruatona Ratau
Private Equity Transactor
|
Private Equity Transactor | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Samantha Pokroy
Founder and CEO
|
Founder and CEO | Total investments: 4 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Energenic is a company that specialized in power solutions ranging from light switches to solar panels and everything in between. Energenic employs cutting-edge technologies, including generators, solar panels, inverters and batteries, and whole power control systems. | $4.8M / Private Equity / Nov 12, 2024 | ||
|
Edulife Group
|
Edulife Group is the largest independent school group in the Free State Province. | $4.4M / Private Equity / Jul 10, 2024 | |
| iiDENTIFii is an automated platform that provides a remote digital biometric identity authentication process. | $15M / Series A / Sep 28, 2022 | ||
| Sensor Networks helps insurance companies improve risk mitigation, enhance loss management and better engage with customers through smart sensors. We've created Sensor Desk, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that controls and manages a range of internally developed and third-party-connected sensors. Our focus is to predict and prevent lossor damage insurance claims, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for end users. | $1.4M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 16, 2022 | ||
| LightWare designs and manufactures small LiDAR systems. Their vision of applying LiDAR technology everywhere encapsulates their belief that LiDAR has many valuable uses that will benefit humanity in ways that have not yet been realized.Almost 40 years ago founding member James Portman saw for the first time how sensors based on opticaltime-of-flight principles could detect and measure objects and surfaces in great detail, even from far away. This powerful extra-sensory capability has evolved to the point where small, autonomous machines can avoid obstacles and understand their surroundings. The same sense allows LiDAR networks to monitor and analyze stockpiles of bulk, solid materials. These are just a few of many possible applications.You may be wondering if it’s possible to design and manufacture high-quality LiDARs at a price that allows for wide adoption. The answer is a resounding yes and this is what LightWare does every day. They recognize that each application has specific requirements so they tailor the design of their products to meet these requirements. The result is economical sensors that perfectly fit your needs.The management team at Lightware is focused on building a world-class organization, from their high-quality manufacturing system that produces thousands of LiDARs each month to their experienced product development team. Their support desk guides customers as they discover powerful LiDAR solutions for their unique use cases.At LightWare they are dedicated to the mission of applying their exceptional technology to solving important problems: making drone deliveries safer, monitoring ore movement on mines, counting animals in Kenya, delivering vaccines in Malawi. The list is almost endless. Come along on their journey and show them where you can use LiDAR. | $1.9M / Private Equity / May 16, 2022 | ||
| LightWare designs and manufactures small LiDAR systems. Their vision of applying LiDAR technology everywhere encapsulates their belief that LiDAR has many valuable uses that will benefit humanity in ways that have not yet been realized.Almost 40 years ago founding member James Portman saw for the first time how sensors based on opticaltime-of-flight principles could detect and measure objects and surfaces in great detail, even from far away. This powerful extra-sensory capability has evolved to the point where small, autonomous machines can avoid obstacles and understand their surroundings. The same sense allows LiDAR networks to monitor and analyze stockpiles of bulk, solid materials. These are just a few of many possible applications.You may be wondering if it’s possible to design and manufacture high-quality LiDARs at a price that allows for wide adoption. The answer is a resounding yes and this is what LightWare does every day. They recognize that each application has specific requirements so they tailor the design of their products to meet these requirements. The result is economical sensors that perfectly fit your needs.The management team at Lightware is focused on building a world-class organization, from their high-quality manufacturing system that produces thousands of LiDARs each month to their experienced product development team. Their support desk guides customers as they discover powerful LiDAR solutions for their unique use cases.At LightWare they are dedicated to the mission of applying their exceptional technology to solving important problems: making drone deliveries safer, monitoring ore movement on mines, counting animals in Kenya, delivering vaccines in Malawi. The list is almost endless. Come along on their journey and show them where you can use LiDAR. | $1.4M / Aug 20, 2020 | ||
| LightWare designs and manufactures small LiDAR systems. Their vision of applying LiDAR technology everywhere encapsulates their belief that LiDAR has many valuable uses that will benefit humanity in ways that have not yet been realized.Almost 40 years ago founding member James Portman saw for the first time how sensors based on opticaltime-of-flight principles could detect and measure objects and surfaces in great detail, even from far away. This powerful extra-sensory capability has evolved to the point where small, autonomous machines can avoid obstacles and understand their surroundings. The same sense allows LiDAR networks to monitor and analyze stockpiles of bulk, solid materials. These are just a few of many possible applications.You may be wondering if it’s possible to design and manufacture high-quality LiDARs at a price that allows for wide adoption. The answer is a resounding yes and this is what LightWare does every day. They recognize that each application has specific requirements so they tailor the design of their products to meet these requirements. The result is economical sensors that perfectly fit your needs.The management team at Lightware is focused on building a world-class organization, from their high-quality manufacturing system that produces thousands of LiDARs each month to their experienced product development team. Their support desk guides customers as they discover powerful LiDAR solutions for their unique use cases.At LightWare they are dedicated to the mission of applying their exceptional technology to solving important problems: making drone deliveries safer, monitoring ore movement on mines, counting animals in Kenya, delivering vaccines in Malawi. The list is almost endless. Come along on their journey and show them where you can use LiDAR. | $1.4M / Private Equity / Aug 20, 2020 | ||
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Edulife Group
|
Edulife Group is the largest independent school group in the Free State Province. | $1.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Oct 06, 2019 | |
| Snapt specializes in developing solutions for application delivery. It provides load balancing, web acceleration, caching, and security for critical services. Its products and services are designed to improve and protect the clients’ virtual infrastructure while providing fast delivery and stellar customer experience. | $3M / Series A / Dec 06, 2018 | ||
| Sensor Networks helps insurance companies improve risk mitigation, enhance loss management and better engage with customers through smart sensors. We've created Sensor Desk, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that controls and manages a range of internally developed and third-party-connected sensors. Our focus is to predict and prevent lossor damage insurance claims, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for end users. | $1M / Series B / May 09, 2018 | ||
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FAQ
What does Sanari Capital invest in?
Sanari Capital invests primarily in Information Technology, Laser and Energy startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Sanari Capital invest in?
Sanari Capital typically joins rounds of $3M–$15M at Series A, $1.4M–$23M at Private Equity and $1.4M–$1.8M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Sanari Capital's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Sanari Capital took part in.
How do I contact Sanari Capital?
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Who are the partners at Sanari Capital?
The team at Sanari Capital includes Neo Maruatona Ratau (Private Equity Transactor) and Samantha Pokroy (Founder and CEO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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