# Smollan

> Smollan is a VC fund in Gauteng backing SaaS, Mobile and Retail. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2019
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.smollan.com/

Smollan is a retail solutions provider that provides growth for its clients, its people, and the community they operate.It offers advisory services by providing sales and marketing solutions, sales and retail execution by optimizing the availability and visibility of a brand by leveraging relationships at the store level, and marketing solutionssuch as influencing the shopper’s brand choice at the point of buying through effective brand education and experiences that drive sales and repeat purchase. It also Measures, manages, optimizes by providing global retail information through data-driven technology solutions and services, and delivering growth for a brand through increased availability, visibility, and engagement online.The company was headquartered in Johannesburg, Gauteng.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 50% |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| Internet | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |

13 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| SweepSouth | Online home services platform that connects homeowners with trusted service professionals. SweepSouth aims to modernize home services and to be the African pioneers in bringing technology to the industry. With over seven thousand service provider and thousands of satisfied customers being served monthly across 4 countries, company is barely scratchthe surface when it comes to the addressable market. The mission is to create happy homes by providing dignified, flexible work at decent pay to their service providers. | $3.3M | Series A | Oct 07, 2019 | https://sweepsouth.com/ |
| wiGroup | wiGroup is a SaaS provider that has developed leading Loyalty & Rewards and mCommerce products. Through these, we enable clients to deliver solutions that increase engagement, retention, sales, basket size, speed of checkout, and frequency of spend.Our tech is currently used by retailers, brands, insurance companies, banks, quick servicehospitality restaurants, and a host of other businesses looking to deliver value through mobile. The platform was launched in 2007 and is based in Cape Town, South Africa. |  | Series A | Jan 30, 2018 | https://yoyogroup.com |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [CRE Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/africa-angels-network) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Michael & Susan Dell Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-susan-dell-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Naspers Foundry](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naspers-foundry) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Newtown Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newtown-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Prosus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/prosus-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Virgin Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/virgin-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Smollan invest in?

Smollan invests primarily in SaaS, Mobile and Retail startups, most often at Series A 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.

### When did Smollan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Smollan closed in Oct 2019. 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.

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