# ZAQ Ventures

> ZAQ Ventures is a VC fund in Cape Town backing Finance, Education and E-Learning. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

ZAQ Ventures (Venture Studio) is a venture capital firm that focuses on investing in startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Finance | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |
| Communities | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FinMeUp | FinMeUp is a tech startup that provides financial education to its users via an online platform. The startup aims to empower individuals with financial knowledge all in one innovative app. | $100K | Seed | Nov 02, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does ZAQ Ventures invest in?

ZAQ Ventures invests primarily in Finance, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed 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 ZAQ Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for ZAQ Ventures closed in Nov 2021. 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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