# WZ Capital

> WZ Capital is a VC fund backing Medical, Health Care and Wellness. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Nov 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.wzcapital.co.za/

WZ Capital is a boutique venture capital firm investing in early-stage tech startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Medical | 2 | 50% |
| Health Care | 2 | 50% |
| Wellness | 1 | 25% |
| Animation | 1 | 25% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 25% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Contro | Contro is an online prescription and delivery service for sexual health and confidence products such as birth control and erectile dysfunction treatment. Contro, through its secure digital platform, allows individuals to take control of their personal wellness by offering a convenient, affordable and discreet subscription service. Offering a cancelanytime policy, Contro makes it easier than ever to obtain sexual health products in South Africa. | $568.5K | Pre-Seed | Nov 09, 2022 |  |
| SigmaX | SigmaX is an e-learning platform that help the students to learn visualize math and learn it a fun way via online application. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2022 |  |
| RecoMed | RecoMed is South Africa’s largest and fastest growing online healthcare booking platform and marketplace. The company’s online booking platform and the marketplace is its core product, and it has developed white-labelled solutions for, among others, Discovery, Medicross (owned by Netcare) and Clicks.RecoMed’s mobile-friendly platform helpspatients quickly find and make appointments with a range of healthcare providers, 24/7, without any phone calls or paperwork. RecoMed seamlessly connects doctors and patients in real-time and is a strong consumer and B2B platform business that reaches stakeholders across the healthcare, life insurance and corporate wellness ecosystem. | $1.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Oct 27, 2021 |  |
| LocumBase | LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics |  | Seed | Aug 07, 2020 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AAIC Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aaic-holdings) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Fireball Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fireball-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Grindstone](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grindstone-2a44) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Growth Grid Venture Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/growth-grid-venture-capital-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [i-Cubed Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/i-cubed-capital) — 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 WZ Capital invest in?

WZ Capital invests primarily in Medical, Health Care and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-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 WZ Capital last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for WZ Capital closed in Nov 2022. 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?

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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