Wayne Stocks
Angel Investor · at University Technology Fund
Cape Town, South Africa
Wayne Stocks is a seed investor at University Technology Fund in Cape Town focused on Biotechnology and AgTech. Wayne Stocks - Director @ Orientis Venture Capital
- Total investments:
- 22
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 27%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Wayne Stocks invests in
Stages Wayne Stocks invests in
Countries Wayne Stocks invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Type | Contact | Validation |
|---|---|---|
| Work email | ||
| Personal email | ||
| Work phone | ||
| Personal phone | ||
| Socials |
Round size
- Seed
- $484k–$4M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 2 (9%)
- AgTech 1 (5%)
- FinTech 1 (5%)
- Medical 1 (5%)
- Aquaculture 1 (5%)
Stage
- Seed 8 (36%)
- Funding Round 3 (14%)
- Grant 1 (5%)
- Series A 1 (5%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Immobazyme provides pioneering the biotechnology industry. Using innovative technologies, along with an environmentally responsible outlook.the company aims to develop an analytical laboratory platform as well as serve the industrial sector through the production of high-value products by organic synthesis and environmental remediationtechnologies. | $1.5M / Dec 01, 2025 | ||
| MariHealth Solutions is a marine biotech startup from South Africa, operating in the aquaculture healthcare sector. Currently, more than half the seafood we consume comes from aquaculture, and it is predicted that by 2030, 60% of the growing demand for high protein content foods will be met by aquaculture. However, aquaculture is not immune tounsustainable practices and high costs. For example, animal feeds for farmed fish account for up to 60% of the total production costs in commercial farming, while intensive farming is the main driver of animal stress, with disease outbreaks being responsible for 30-80% of losses. To solve this, MariHealth Solutions is leveraging biotechnology by developing a diagnostic molecular screening tool for effectively and proactively monitoring the impact of farming operations on farmed fish and shellfish. This will ultimately enable vets, farmers, and fish feed companies in optimizing farming operations and nutrition to reduce animal stress and disease outbreaks. In the long-term, this seeks to ensure a more sustainable approach to farming seafood by enabling the reduction of production costs and mitigating feed waste. | $269.6K / Jul 06, 2024 | ||
| Immobazyme provides pioneering the biotechnology industry. Using innovative technologies, along with an environmentally responsible outlook.the company aims to develop an analytical laboratory platform as well as serve the industrial sector through the production of high-value products by organic synthesis and environmental remediationtechnologies. | $1.3M / Seed / Jun 04, 2024 | ||
| CubeSpace provides a professional and comprehensive ADCS service to the international market. CubeSpace makes passion for innovation, space, and control systems an integral part of everything we do. We design, build, test, and support innovative, high-quality, miniaturized satellite components, with a strong focus on control systems. | $2.7M / Feb 13, 2024 | ||
| CubeSpace provides a professional and comprehensive ADCS service to the international market. CubeSpace makes passion for innovation, space, and control systems an integral part of everything we do. We design, build, test, and support innovative, high-quality, miniaturized satellite components, with a strong focus on control systems. | $2.5M / Series A / Feb 13, 2024 | ||
| Green X Engineering is a management of energy efficiency and energy projects - measuring, analysing, monitoring, and optimising, consultancy, and on-site intervention through energy efficiency lighting and electrical systems. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
|
Ancino Technologies
|
Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
| Fluoro Biotech provides a heterologous protein production platform to supply the local and international markets with proteins of interest. | Seed / Jan 01, 2024 | ||
Button Optics
|
Button Optics develops an all-in-one laser diagnostic device that can measure various laser characteristics from a single measurement. | Seed / Jan 01, 2023 | |
| MariHealth Solutions is a marine biotech startup from South Africa, operating in the aquaculture healthcare sector. Currently, more than half the seafood we consume comes from aquaculture, and it is predicted that by 2030, 60% of the growing demand for high protein content foods will be met by aquaculture. However, aquaculture is not immune tounsustainable practices and high costs. For example, animal feeds for farmed fish account for up to 60% of the total production costs in commercial farming, while intensive farming is the main driver of animal stress, with disease outbreaks being responsible for 30-80% of losses. To solve this, MariHealth Solutions is leveraging biotechnology by developing a diagnostic molecular screening tool for effectively and proactively monitoring the impact of farming operations on farmed fish and shellfish. This will ultimately enable vets, farmers, and fish feed companies in optimizing farming operations and nutrition to reduce animal stress and disease outbreaks. In the long-term, this seeks to ensure a more sustainable approach to farming seafood by enabling the reduction of production costs and mitigating feed waste. | $483.7K / Seed / Oct 21, 2022 | ||
| See all 22 investments → | |||
Co-Investors
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar industry
Similar country
Featured in Investor Lists
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Wayne Stocks invest in?
Wayne Stocks invests primarily in Biotechnology, AgTech and FinTech startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 22 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Wayne Stocks's check size?
Wayne Stocks typically joins rounds of $484k–$4M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Wayne Stocks participates in.
How do I contact Wayne Stocks?
Public channels for Wayne Stocks include LinkedIn. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
When did Wayne Stocks last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Wayne Stocks closed in Dec 2025. Shizune tracks 22 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.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
