# TuksNovation

> TuksNovation is a VC fund in Gauteng backing Consulting, Education and Mining. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Jan 2022
- Lead investor: 14%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tuksnovation/about/
- Website: https://tuksnovation.co.za/

TuksNovation is a technology business incubator that provides specialised product and business development support to startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Consulting | 3 | 43% |
| Education | 2 | 29% |
| Mining | 1 | 14% |
| Software | 1 | 14% |
| Compliance | 1 | 14% |

20 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 71% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 29% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Free Radical Process Design | Rotowinner integrates electrowinning and cathode stripping into a single continuous process that boosts output. They increase electron transfer efficiency by reducing inter-electrode resistance. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Wingu Academy | Wingu Academy offers education and e-learning services. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| Aviro Health | Aviro Health enables healthcare workers to engage in more complex situations by offering technology-enabled services that automate workflows, improve access to medical information, and offer digitally enabled counseling services. |  | Seed | Sep 08, 2021 |  |
| KTO Digital | J-Cred is a solution developed by KTO Digital to help organisations make informed decisions driven by digital access to data and aiding in business risk management. The solution is a data aggregation platform that is applicable to multiple business units such as; procurement, HR, finance, forensic auditing, governance and compliance. | $1.3M | Seed | Jan 31, 2021 |  |
| Easyburse | Easyburse offers CRET access to a student management portal which provides reports based on analytical data about student performance |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| OLINGA | OLINGA offers resource management consulting focusing on energy, water, and carbon emissions. It emphasizes regulatory compliance, assurance, disclosure, and risk mitigation strategies for regulations related to EPC, ESG, carbon tax, energy efficiency, and water efficiency. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2021 |  |
| Jobox | Jobox is a student recruitment platform, built to connect employers, students and graduate career offices. Our focus is to improve graduate employability by ensuring all students have the skills they need to enter, stay in, and progress in the world of work.Jobox’s ecosystem provides employers with access to the best diverse & youthfultalent, students with more employment opportunities and universities with data-driven insights aimed at driving graduate employability forward. | $188.2K | Pre-Seed | Mar 10, 2020 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Technology Innovation Agency](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/technology-innovation-agency) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Bonbillo LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bonbillo-llc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Edge Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edge-growth) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [IDF CAPITAL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/idf-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [I’M IN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-m-in) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Jozi Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jozi-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does TuksNovation invest in?

TuksNovation invests primarily in Consulting, Education and Mining startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 7 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 TuksNovation last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for TuksNovation closed in Jan 2022. Shizune tracks 7 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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