# Talent Holdings

> Talent Holdings is a VC fund backing FinTech, InsurTech and Insurance. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Talent Holdings is a VC fund focused on FinTech and InsurTech. Talent Holdings

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| FinTech | 1 | 100% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 100% |
| Insurance | 1 | 100% |
| Peer to Peer | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pineapple | In short, Pineapple see the traditional insurance model, user journey and products as lacking and set out to remedy these by doing the following: 1) Changing the business model to align incentives, show people how premiums are used and award members leftover premium back 2) Making insuring as easy as snapping a picture where AI does the rest andcover is issued in under 60 seconds 3) Allowing per-item insurance and new product innovation to address cover not currently offered or accessible to manyPineapple launched in South Africa in 2018 with their "My Stuff" per-item insurance and have since launched their auto offering "My Ride". They have also partnered with Travelers in the US and have white-labeled their platform in the US. | $21.9M | Series B | Nov 14, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [E4EAfrica](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e4eafrica) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Futuregrowth Asset Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/futuregrowth-asset-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lireas Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lireas-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Mineworkers Investment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mineworkers-investment) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Old Mutual Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/old-mutual-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The ASISA ESD Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-asisa-esd-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Talent Holdings invest in?

Talent Holdings invests primarily in FinTech, InsurTech and Insurance startups, most often at Series B 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 Talent Holdings last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Talent Holdings closed in Nov 2023. 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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