# Stuart van der Veen

> Stuart van der Veen is a Series A investor at Platform Investment Partners backing AgTech. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Platform Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/platform-investment-partners)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Feb 2019
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuvanderveen
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/Stuvanderveen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stuvdv

Stuart van der Veen is a Series A investor at Platform Investment Partners in Johannesburg focused on AgTech and Drones. Stuart van der Veen is the founder and CEO of Paper Plane Ventures. He previously worked at Nedbank as a Corporate and Investment Banking director. Stuart van der Veen attended the University of Cape Town.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Drones | 1 | 100% |
| Farming | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Aerobotics | Aerobotics provides intelligent tools for optimal perennial crop farming practices. |  | Series A | Feb 27, 2019 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Platform Investment Partners

VC Fund · Johannesburg, South Africa

Platform Investment Partners is an investment holding company focused on telecoms and technology.

1 contacts available at Platform Investment Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Stuart van der Veen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/stuart-van-der-veen |

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## FAQ

### What does Stuart van der Veen invest in?

Stuart van der Veen invests primarily in AgTech, Drones and Farming startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Stuart van der Veen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stuart van der Veen closed in Feb 2019. Shizune tracks 1 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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