# Tramayne Monaghan

> Tramayne Monaghan is a seed investor at NEXT176 (Johannesburg) backing Software and FinTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NEXT176](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/next176)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tramaynem

Tramayne Monaghan is a seed investor at NEXT176 in Johannesburg focused on Software and FinTech. Tramayne Monaghan is based out of Johannesburg, NA - South Africa, and is the Chief Venture Officer of NEXT176. Tramayne previously worked at Tencent Africa as a Chief Innovation Officer. Tramayne Monaghan attended the Nelson Mandela University. Tramayne Monaghan has been certified as Landing the Value of Corporate Venturing Spring 2024.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |
| Analytics | 1 | 25% |
| Data Visualization | 1 | 25% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jem | Jem builds HR Software for companies with frontline workers. Using WhatsApp, we make it easy for HR and Payroll Managers to send payslips, process leave requests and communicate with thousands of frontline workers in just a few clicks.Jem is system-agnostic and easily plugs into your existing payroll system, whether it's Sage or SAP. Thatmeans we can get you up and running in a day. HR and Payroll managers use the Jem Dashboard, a simple web-based application to communicate with their entire workforce. Frontline employees use the Jem WhatsApp channel to request payslips, apply for leave or take a salary advance without the need for an email address or an employee self-service app. | $1.6M | Seed | Mar 25, 2025 |  |
| Pumpkn | Pumpkn is an SME finance partner that helps in boosting agribusiness's financial health to raise funds. | $400K | Seed | Sep 12, 2024 |  |
| JOBJACK | JOBJACK is an online platform bridging the gap between job seekers and job providers by creating access and automating the entire entry-level recruitment process. | $2.5M | Seed | Nov 06, 2023 |  |
| The Awareness Company | The Awareness Company believes in empowering people, communities, and organizations by giving them the ability to come together to create a positive impact on a local and global scale. We create technology that tells a story. Your story. And we know it’s going to be an amazing story to tell. | $1.6M | Seed |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aions Creative Technology](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aions-creative-technology) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Catalyst Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catalyst-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E Squared Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e-squared-investments) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Holocene](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/holocene-75e1) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jozi Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jozi-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Michael & Susan Dell Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-susan-dell-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NEXT176

VC Fund

NEXT176 creates disruptive and sustainable businesses to positively impact 1 Billion lives.

1 contacts available at NEXT176.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Tramayne Monaghan | Chief Venture Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tramayne-monaghan |

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## FAQ

### What does Tramayne Monaghan invest in?

Tramayne Monaghan invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Internet startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 4 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 Tramayne Monaghan last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Tramayne Monaghan closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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