Top 50 Software Startup Investors in South Africa (November 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Knife Capital
VC Fund
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15 | South Africa, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Software, Information Technology, Education | $1M–$15M |
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HAVAÍC
VC Fund
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13 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Software, Health Care, FinTech | $83k–$15M |
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Launch Africa
VC Fund
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11 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $200k–$4M |
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Kalon Venture Partners
VC Fund
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11 | South Africa, Luxembourg, United States | Seed, Series A | Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet | $715k–$11M |
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Injini
VC Fund
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9 | South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya | Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed | Education, EdTech, E-Learning | $7k–$500k |
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UW Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments | $563k–$31M |
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Imvelo Ventures
VC Fund
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8 | South Africa | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $302k–$5M |
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4Di Capital
VC Fund
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7 | South Africa, United States, Kenya | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Financial Services, Mobile | $677k–$47M |
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54 Collective
VC Fund
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7 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed | Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech | $40k–$2M |
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AngelHub Ventures
VC Fund
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7 | South Africa, Mexico, Colombia | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, Information Technology, Education | $300k–$2.3M |
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TLcom Capital Partners
VC Fund
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7 | Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom | Series A, Seed | Mobile, Software, Information Technology | $1.9M–$20M |
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Everywhere Ventures
VC Fund
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6 | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence | $250k–$20M |
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CRE Venture Capital
VC Fund
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5 | Nigeria, South Africa, United States | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Software, FinTech | $250k–$21M |
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Industrial Development Corporation
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa, Australia, Luxembourg | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A | Renewable Energy, Mining, Mobile | $6M–$509M |
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I’M IN
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed | Mobile Apps, Information Technology, Apps | $40k–$120k |
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Allan Gray
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa, United States, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series C | FinTech, Payments, Health Care | $563k–$100M |
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IDF Capital SA
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Retail | $81k–$1.3M |
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Hlayisani Capital
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa, Mauritius | Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A | Software, Education, Information Technology | $2M–$11M |
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Vumela Fund
VC Fund
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5 | South Africa, Brazil | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Debt Financing | Education, Hospital, Software | $500k–$1.7M |
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Standard Bank South Africa
VC Fund
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4 | South Africa, United States, United Kingdom | Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed | Financial Services, FinTech, Payments | $1M–$301M |
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Fireball Capital
VC Fund
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4 | South Africa, Australia, Nigeria | Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Mobile Apps | $473k–$40M |
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Flourish Ventures
VC Fund
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4 | United States, India, Brazil | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | $1.3M–$65M |
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Futuregrowth Asset Management
VC Fund
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4 | South Africa, France, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Software, Transportation, Financial Services | $1.8M–$22M |
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Naspers Foundry
VC Fund
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4 | South Africa, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, Software, Farming | $989k–$17M |
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Oui Capital
VC Fund
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4 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed | Financial Services, Finance, Apps | $40k–$4.9M |
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Technology Innovation Agency
VC Fund
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4 | South Africa | Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed | Information Technology, Software, Electronics | $25k–$1.3M |
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Jozi Angels
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Health Care, B2B, Apps | $188k–$1.6M |
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Old Mutual Investment Group
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, Malawi, Australia | Private Equity, Series A, Seed | Retail, FinTech, Finance | $5.4M–$15M |
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Smollan
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | Apps, SaaS, Mobile | |
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Soma Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United States, India, Mexico | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $125k–$35M |
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Speedinvest
VC Fund
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3 | United Kingdom, Germany, Austria | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence | $411k–$32M |
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Quona Capital
VC Fund
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3 | India, Brazil, Indonesia | Series A, Seed, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, Finance | $3M–$87M |
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Savannah Fund
VC Fund
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3 | Kenya, United States, South Africa | Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed | Software, E-Commerce, FinTech | $25k–$12M |
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Phillip Sebole Masango
Angel
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Series A, Private Equity | Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence | $700k–$14M |
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Musha Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Nigeria, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Financial Services, FinTech | $100k–$10M |
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FSD Africa
VC Fund
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3 | Kenya, Ethiopia, United States | Grant, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed | Financial Services, Energy, Finance | $10k–$10M |
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University Technology Fund
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Grant | Biotechnology, AgTech, Medical | $467k–$5M |
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Venture Capital Studio
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Information Technology, Venture Capital, Software Engineering | $262k–$14M |
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Newtown Partners
VC Fund
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3 | United States, South Africa, Ghana | Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown | Logistics, Software, Health Care | $600k–$30M |
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Alameda Research
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Singapore, United Kingdom | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A | Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services | $250k–$40M |
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LoftyInc Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United States, Nigeria, Egypt | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Software | $100k–$37M |
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Sequoia Capital
VC Fund
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3 | United States, China, India | Series A, Series B, Seed | Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology | $1.2M–$100M |
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Base Capital
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, Australia, United States | Seed, Series A, Series B | Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce | $2M–$200M |
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Blue Label Ventures
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, United States | Seed, Venture - Series Unknown | SaaS, Mobile, Hardware | $207k–$1M |
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Future Africa
VC Fund
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3 | Nigeria, United States, Kenya | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology | $100k–$40M |
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Capaci.Tech
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa, Kenya, United States | Seed | Apps, Software, B2B | $10k–$4M |
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4 Decades Capital
VC Fund
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3 | South Africa | Seed, Series A | Apps, Travel, Big Data | |
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Goodwell Investments
VC Fund
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2 | Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa | Series A, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, Software | |
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Hustle Fund
VC Fund
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2 | United States, Singapore, Canada | Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A | Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech | $100k–$25M |
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Microsoft
VC Fund
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2 | United States, United Kingdom, Canada | Grant, Non-Equity Assistance, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $5k–$18M |
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Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Education
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 40
- Round size: Series A $2M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $1M–$2M
- Lead/follow: 70% lead, 30% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- wamly — Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.
- Cue — Cue is one customer service platform for live chat, chatbots and broadcasts across WhatsApp, Messenger, web chat, email and many other digital channels.
- Optique Optometrists — Optique Optometrists provides comprehensive eye care services, including eye tests, prescription glasses, and contact lenses. The company offers affordable eye care solutions and has multiple branches across South Africa. Customers can book appointments online and access a wide range of eyewear options. Optique Optometrists focuses on deliveringquality vision care and ensuring customer satisfaction through professional services and convenient booking options.
HAVAÍC is an investment and advisory firm that specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa. As a complementary offering, HAVAÍC provides corporate advisory andcapital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 49
- Round size: Seed $83k–$4M; Series A $1.9M–$15M; Venture - Series Unknown $318k–$632k
- Lead/follow: 65% lead, 35% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $50M in 2024
Portfolio highlights
- NjiaPay — Payments-as-a-Service platform that will streamline your operations and elevate your online payments across the African continent.
- SwiftVee — SwiftVEE is a livestock trading mobile app. They support live webcast livestock auctions and silent auctions. Their platform facilitates the discovery and viewing of livestock auctions.They provide webcast advertising, online auctions, and online livestock insurance services and data products for financial institutions.
- Tanda — As a Tanda Agent, you can sell Kenya's favorite digital products, and grow your duka while you're at it
Launch Africa is a leading Pan-African VC fund solving the significant funding gap in the Seed and pre-Series A investment landscape in Africa
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 218
- Round size: Seed $200k–$4M; Pre-Seed $200k–$1.8M; Venture - Series Unknown $200k–$500k
- Lead/follow: 39% lead, 61% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Zazu — Manza is an all-in-one financial platform for African SMEs, helping businesses manage payments, automate cash flow, and access real-time financial insights from one simple dashboard.
- Fincart — Fincart is a leading shipping platform in Egypt, connecting your business with top courier services, automating operations, and helping you scale your eCommerce logistics.
- Udu Technologies — Explore GPU cloud and hardware through AGH Cloud, UduTech's flagship product, and AI advisory for teams in the United States, Africa, the Caribbean and beyond.
A growing number of South Africans are investing in venture capital companies that operate under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act. Contact us now.
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- Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Apps, Internet
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Luxembourg, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Seed $715k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$11M
- Lead/follow: 62% lead, 38% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
- Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
- visionAI — Discover how AI MES software enhances factory efficiency and reduces blindspots to minimize equipment downtime and boost productivity.
Injini's EdTech Accelerator and Think Tank aims to support founders of African startups with a mission to improve educational outcomes across the region.
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- Industry: Education, EdTech, E-Learning
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 56
- Round size: Seed $39k–$500k; Grant $55k–$132k; Pre-Seed $7k–$40k
- Lead/follow: 7% lead, 93% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Book Village — Together Let's End The Reading Crisis In South Africa Tutor Young South African Learners From Anywhere with Book Village. Sign up now to hear first...
- Buddy Learning — Explore educational resources for families with Buddy Learning in the United States. Join us today!
- The Marking App — The Marking App provides a data-free application that automatically marks handwritten school assessments while also automating school administration.
UW is a multi-stage investor that provides growth and replacement capital across the equity-cycle. Its activities span from high-growth venture to mid-market private equity opportunities.
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- Industry: FinTech, Payments, Mobile Payments
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $563k–$2.5M; Series A $1.3M–$31M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Pargo — Pargo is a convenient logistics solution that lets you collect and return parcels at Pargo parcel points throughout the country when it suits you best.
- Rather.chat — Rather.chat offers a platform that facilitates meaningful connections between businesses and their customers through WhatsApp. This service is designed to make customer interactions more personal and efficient, allowing for real-time communication. By leveraging the widespread use of WhatsApp, Rather.chat aims to enhance the customer serviceexperience, making it easier for businesses to address inquiries, resolve issues, and maintain engagement with their audience. The focus is on creating a seamless bridge for dialogue that respects the convenience and preferences of the modern consumer, who increasingly favors instant messaging over traditional forms of communication.
- Manholes 4 Africa — m4a (Pty) Ltd specializes in the manufacturing of composite and plastics products designed for the utilities networks industry. As an Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), the company offers a comprehensive range of products including access chambers, microducts, bundled microducts (multiducts), sub ducts, corrugated pipes, axsCHAMBERS™,cnktCLOSURES™, fibreDUCT™, and fibreCABLE™. These products cater to the telecommunications sector, providing end-to-end solutions for infrastructure needs. m4a (Pty) Ltd is recognized for its innovative approach in developing polymer and composite civil infrastructure solutions. The company holds ISO9001 certification, ensuring high standards in quality management systems.
Imvelo Ventures is a venture capital and growth equity firm in South Africa managed by Capitec Bank.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series B
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $659k–$2M; Venture - Series Unknown $302k–$5M
- Lead/follow: 63% lead, 37% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Botlhale AI — From call centre analytics to speech APIs, we help African businesses deliver smarter, more inclusive customer experiences
- Acumen Software — Acumen Software develops configurable SaaS solutions for enterprise work management, asset management, field service, smart city engagement and AIoT solutions.
- The Cape Town Stock Exchange — The Cape Town Stock Exchange is a south Africa’s stock exchange for small- and medium-sized businesses.
4Di Capital is an independent seed- and early-stage technology venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. Nurture capital is the term that best describes 4Di Capitalâ€:tm:s purpose and philosophy. We understand that in the early days of any business, support, mentoring and access to networks is just as important as seed capital. Using tried and tested international venture capital best practices, adapted for local use, we believe in entrepreneur-friendly finance without frills, and in working as a team with our investments to achieve their true potential. 4Di Capital Early-Stage Technology Fund 1 targets startup investment opportunities with high growth potential at the seed- and early-stages in the mobile, enterprise software and web sectors. We look for founder teams with hungry passion, commitment, domain expertise and deep insights into the large market problems they wish to solve with their technology solutions.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, Mobile
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 41
- Round size: Seed $677k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $1.8M–$4M; Series A $2M–$47M
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $24M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- BFree — BFree focuses its collection processes on sustainably leading customers out of debt by giving them back control over their finances.
- FireID — FireID is a venture builder that helps makers, with unique skills and passion, build businesses to solve meaningful problems.
- Kuunda — Kuunda provides consulting, liquidity management, data insight tools enabling users to fulfill financial needs through a digital platform.
Building and scaling African tech startups with catalytic capital, value-add support and our global network.
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- Industry: Health Care, Information Technology, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 112
- Round size: Seed $40k–$2M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 35% lead, 65% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Yeah — Yeah is a financial technology company that offers payment processing services while building a credit profile for the banked and unbanked.
- REasy — Top up locally, pay suppliers globally, and manage international shipments with REasy. Fast, secure, and designed for African businesses expanding worldwide.
- Konnect — Konnect provides a cross borders payment solution intended to simplify complex financial flows allowing companies of any scale and size to send and receive payments in a practical, secure, and low-cost way.
Operating out of Stellenbosch in South Africa and backed by two family offices Angelhub Ventures's team is passionate about early stage investments in (South) Africa. Being entrepreneurial ourselves, we thoroughly understand the challenges and changes our founders face – which is why we back them in any way we can. Most importantly, we believe in building great businesses and we are in it for the long haul.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Education
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Mexico, Colombia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Seed $2M–$2.3M; Series A $300k–$1.7M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2014
Portfolio highlights
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- Syscap — Syscap is a financial technology company that offers cutting-edge solutions to financial institutions to have a better administration and management of their funding sources. It connects the leaders of financial and real estate institutions with their funders. For institutions, the company ensures the optimization of their funding source managementprocesses, but also the strengthening of the relationship with their funders. To funders, Syscap guarantees the transparency and timely monitoring of its funds for the safety and growth of its resources.
- Velocity — Velocity is a micro fulfillment dark store that delivers through digital channels.
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- Industry: Mobile, Software, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 78
- Round size: Seed $1.9M–$8.5M; Series A $3.8M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 55% lead, 45% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $150M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Satlyt — Satlyt helps satellites run AI and applications onboard, process data in orbit and work together as a network.
- Myka.Insure — Myka is a insurance sales platform that enables individuals to sell insurance policies to their family, friends, colleagues, and community while earning income . It operates as a micro-entrepreneurship program where anyone (students, gadget sellers, car dealers, parents, retirees) can start their own insurance business with zero investment,flexible hours, and free training . The company is licensed by the National Insurance Commission of Nigeria and provides instant payouts to its partners .
- LittleFish — Full stack enterprise platform that extends your infrastructure, instead of replacing it.
Everywhere Ventures is a global pre-seed venture capital fund for founders, by founders. Click to read Everywhere VC, by Everywhere Ventures, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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- Industry: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1308
- Round size: Seed $1M–$6.5M; Pre-Seed $250k–$2.5M; Series A $6M–$20M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $4.4M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Donna — Meet Donna, the AI assistant built for field sales teams. Save time, cut admin, and close more deals with less effort.
- Netsec — Professional cybersecurity and managed IT services to protect your business 24/7.
- Electric Plant Company — We are a plant intelligence company transforming plant care today and accelerating the techno-biophillic future of tomorrow.
Founded in 2015, CRE Venture Capital invests in early stage tech companies that are levered to Africa. CRE is headquartered in the New York metro area, with a regional office in Lagos, Nigeria.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 66
- Round size: Seed $250k–$4M; Pre-Seed $250k–$3.3M; Series A $1.1M–$21M
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — fund raised in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Flood — Flood is a marketplace platforms that provides merchant solution, self services and big data solution.
- Letly — Letly is developing an AI‑driven platform for the rental property market that automates tasks related to managing rental listings and tenant interactions. It aims to use intelligent agents to handle tasks such as scheduling viewings, responding to inquiries, and optimizing property management workflows. The platform is currently in a waitlistphase, signaling ongoing development and private access only.
- Cutstruct — Cutstruct is your one source for bulk construction materials purchase. Get the best prices for cement, steel, granite, sharp sand wood, and more.
The Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Ltd (IDC) is a national development finance institution set up to promote economic growth and industrial development.
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- Industry: Renewable Energy, Mining, Mobile
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, Luxembourg
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Series A $6M–$26M; Post-IPO Debt $11M–$49M; Debt Financing $30M–$509M
- Lead/follow: 61% lead, 39% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $68M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Fedgroup — Fedgroup offers financial solutions in South Africa & abroad, providing investments, asset-backed lending, group risk & fiduciary services
- AMEA Power — Founded in 2016, AMEA Power has assembled a leading team of global industry experts to deliver clean energy projects across Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
- Minbos Resources — Minbos has to build a nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security. They provide nutrient supply and distribution business that stimulates agricultural production and promotes food security.
I’M IN is a pre-investment readiness program that believes in making a sustainable impact on the entrepreneurial ecosystem. It helps tech startups access seed investment and achieve business sustainability by providing an effective eco-system which offers business and technical support. I’M IN is an IDF Capital initiative that gives start-upentrepreneurs an opportunity to present their innovative ideas to a group of high-net-worth investors. Entrepreneurs with an exceptional business concept, who have an early stage market-viable product or service, are invited to apply to participate in the program.
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- Industry: Mobile Apps, Information Technology, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 8
- Round size: Seed $40k–$120k
- Lead/follow: 13% lead, 87% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jobox — Jobox places graduates into funded roles at small businesses across South Africa. Your existing social investment budget becomes a real person, in a real job.
- Droppa — Discover the courier & moving company that makes nationwide delivery easy. Droppa offers a wide range of delivery services & fleet solutions. Contact us today!
- 3DIMO — 3DIMO provides solutions to monitor the health and pattern of animal movements to detect abnormalities.
Allan Gray is Africa's largest privately owned investment management company focused on generating long-term wealth for investors..
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- Industry: FinTech, Payments, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series C
- Geography: South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 16
- Round size: Seed $563k–$4M; Series A $1.3M–$31M; Series C $70M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 25% lead, 75% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Sendmarc — Manage your organization's DMARC, SPF, and DKIM with world-class implementation services and support. All in one easy-to-use platform.
- Peach Payments — Get Peach as your Payment Gateway and Grow your ecommerce. Process online payments with Visa, Mastercard, Debit Orders, EFT payments, and subscriptions. Plugins for Wix, Shopify, WooCommerce.
- Pan African Resources — Pan African and its subsidiaries are a South African based gold mining group which produces in excess of 200,000oz of gold per annum. The group also produces 10,000oz of PGM’s and approximately 400,000t of saleable coal annually.
IDF Capital is an established financier, investing in high growth SMEs/Entrepreneurial businesses. We invest with a gender lens strategy
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- Industry: E-Commerce, Mobile Apps, Retail
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 7
- Round size: Seed $81k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 43% lead, 57% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Droppa — Discover the courier & moving company that makes nationwide delivery easy. Droppa offers a wide range of delivery services & fleet solutions. Contact us today!
- Carscan — cARscan is an Augmented Reality app with an embedded visual recognition AI to track the visual condition of every motor vehicle during its life-stage.
- Mortgage Market — Mortgage Market is a fintech startup that has created an online marketplace for home loans. Users are able to access a home loan easily via its online platform.
Hlayisani Growth Fund is focussed on mid-market, high growth private equity investments focussed on South Africa with an allowance for Sub-Saharan Africa and East African countries.
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- Industry: Software, Education, Information Technology
- Stage:Venture - Series Unknown, Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa, Mauritius
Investor stats
- Total investments: 21
- Round size: Series A $3M–$11M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$3.2M
- Lead/follow: 71% lead, 29% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $24M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- wamly — Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work.
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
- Spatialedge — Empowering Businesses to Make the Right Data-driven Decisions. We specialise in building and operationalising cutting-edge analytical solutions that deliver business value through a suite of decision tools.
Vumela was established in 2009 by FNB Business Banking and Edge Growth. The objective was to create an innovative model for the development of a sustainable and a financially and operationally independent investment business which invests in high growth small, medium and micro size enterprises with good economic and impact returns. Vumela was capitalised in 2010. Within the first four years, we’d invested R90 million into eight high growth SMEs, and created a total of 400 jobs. They launched their second fund in 2015, after a further investment of R100 million from FirstRand and R127 million from the Jobs Fund. Within the first year of launching this second fund, we’ve committed R43 million to five investments that are expected to create over 1800 new jobs. The first fund of its kind in South Africa, Vumela’s main goals are to invest in and develop entrepreneurial companies in order to help alleviate poverty in South Africa by creating jobs, and to generate a return for its beneficiaries: the Shalamuka Foundation and the FirstRand Group.
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- Industry: Education, Hospital, Software
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Debt Financing
- Geography: South Africa, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $600k–$910k; Debt Financing $1.1M–$1.7M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 81% lead, 19% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $20M in 2015
Portfolio highlights
- Trade Shield — Trade Shield's aim is to increase access to trade credit facilities for those companies that most need them and will benefit the most from them.
- Breaze Delivery — Optimize your last-mile delivery in SA. Breaze offers same-day delivery, easy Shopify/WooCommerce integration, and live WhatsApp tracking for your brand.
- Iris Fresh Pty Ltd — Iris Fresh exports fresh produce from Southern Africa to international buyers.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Payments
- Stage:Debt Financing, Post-IPO Debt, Seed
- Geography: South Africa, United States, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $1M–$2M; Post-IPO Debt $46M–$301M; Debt Financing $13M–$300M
- Lead/follow: 54% lead, 46% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Bridgement — Need a business loan or funding to grow your business? Bridgement is the simplest way to get business funding online up to R10 000 000 in South Africa.
- Helios Towers — Driving the growth of communications in Africa and the Middle East Helios Towers is a market-leading telecom tower infrastructure company. We enable mobile operators to roll out and enhance coverage in high-growth markets.
- Wilderness Holdings — Wilderness Holdings is a group of responsible ecotourism companies, such as Wilderness Safaris and Governors’ Camp Collection, that together use responsible tourism to build sustainable conservation economies in Africa. Wilderness Safaris and the Governors’ Camp Collection operate camps and safaris in some of Africa’s best wildlife and wildernessareas across seven different countries: Botswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Recognising that conservation is as much about people as about the environment, the company has pursued important goals by supporting its non-profit partners, Children in the Wilderness and the Wilderness Wildlife Trust, which have helped change the face of nature-based tourism in southern Africa.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Mobile Apps
- Stage:Series A, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, Nigeria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $473k–$1M; Series A $5.7M–$40M; Venture - Series Unknown $500k–$4M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Plentify — Plentify connects home appliances with cheaper cleaner energy. It does this with an intelligent residential load management platform which matches demand with clean energy supply for 75% cheaper than batteries. Plentify combines advanced hardware, AI, and user-centric design to create smart home products that delight customers while alsostrengthening electricity systems.
- Immobazyme — 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.
- Contactable — Contactable operates as a secure identity solutions company. Contactable offers SMEs faster and more cost effective customer on-boarding and validation solutions, whilst giving the customer full control of their personal data.
We are an early-stage global venture capital firm investing in fintech founders.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: United States, India, Brazil
Investor stats
- Total investments: 260
- Round size: Seed $1.3M–$8.5M; Series A $3.3M–$25M; Series B $10M–$65M
- Lead/follow: 17% lead, 83% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $350M in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Spiko — Cash management for companies and individuals. Open your account in under 5 minutes, earn daily yield on your treasury and access cash anytime.
- Madica — Home for Africa's pre-seed stage ventures
- Parallel Loop — Parallel Loop is a software engineering company that builds AI solutions, and custom software for startups and enterprises.
Futuregrowth manages the full range of fixed interest and developmental impact funds on behalf of our clients. We are committed to managing and investing our clients' funds in a responsible manner.
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- Industry: Software, Transportation, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, France, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $1.8M–$5.3M; Series A $3.4M–$11M; Series B $11M–$22M
- Lead/follow: 68% lead, 32% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2018
Portfolio highlights
- CubeSpace — Industry-leading modular attitude determination and control (ADCS) products and solutions. Laser-focused on our customers' success. Your global ADCS partner.
- Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
Naspers Foundry is a global internet group and invests in technology-based companies. The company believes in the power of local backed by global scale and they look for opportunities to address big societal needs in markets where they see the greatest growth potential.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Software, Farming
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $989k–$6M; Series A $3.3M–$15M; Series B $2.3M–$17M
- Lead/follow: 89% lead, 11% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Planet42 — Having your own car has never been easier. Planet42 is a vehicle rental company offering rent-to-buy car service for private clients.
- LifeCheq — LifeCheq partners with insurers and advisory firms to deliver AI-enabled distribution, boost adviser productivity, and transform how financial advice is delivered.
- SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
Oui Capital is an Africa-focused VC firm backing tech-enabled businesses at the pre-seed & seed stage.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Finance, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 37
- Round size: Seed $600k–$4.9M; Pre-Seed $40k–$1.3M
- Lead/follow: 27% lead, 73% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $30M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- Herconomy (Ex AGS Tribe) — Herconomy is a platform that allows women build their finances, capacity, collaborate and access opportunities.
- Alliance Chemicals Global — Alliance Chemicals Global supplies raw materials, commodities, and specialty chemicals to manufacturers across sectors such as home and personal care, food and nutrition, plastics, polymers, construction, coatings, and industrial applications. The company supports chemical distribution, sourcing, and logistics, including local currency invoicingand dedicated transport. It focuses on compliant, sustainable supply, working with global manufacturers and African clients. Its projects include plastic chemical recycling and development of a shea butter value chain. The organization serves customers mainly across African markets.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software, Electronics
- Stage:Grant, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 19
- Round size: Seed $46k–$1.3M; Grant $25k–$1M; Pre-Seed $50k–$188k
- Lead/follow: 79% lead, 21% follow
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- Ann-Connect — Ann-Connect is an EdTech SaaS for learning, teaching, exams and assessments rolled into an all-in-one education platform.Founded in 2021 by Bonginkosi Mabaso, Nexa was born from a real problem: students missing exams and learning opportunities because of unreliable internet. Our mission is simple: make online education accessible to everystudent, regardless of connectivity or background. Today, Nexa is trusted by universities, training institutions, and professional bodies across South Africa, with partnerships that give access to more than 450,000 learners. One workspace. All your education tools: - Nexa ExamCore: Offline exam tool where students can access, write, and submit online exams even without internet. - Nexa Invigilator: Invigilation tool designed to monitor for online exams. - Nexa Invigilator Venue-based – Proctoring for physical/venue-based exams for schools, corporates & teams. - Nexa Room – Low-bandwidth video conferencing just like MS Teams but designed for teaching and learning, with AI-driven student engagement tracking. - Integrations – Seamless connection with Learning Management Systems (LMS), plagiarism checkers, and other education tools — all in one place. Recognised with awards from TIA, ABSA, and the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), Nexa is shaping the future of global education by making it inclusive, resilient, and accessible everywhere. Ready to experience THE platform for inclusive learning? Visit ann-connect.com and join us in building education without limits.
- Aviro Health — We believe that empowering and supporting people to manage their own health benefits everybody.We built the Aviro Pocket Clinic to support self-care and provide access to services. We give people what they need to perform important health checks like regular HIV self-testing and connect them to experts and services who can offer hands-on and supported care when needed.
- All Weather Roads Engineering — All Weather Roads Engineering is a building material manufacturing firm also offering supply of construction material.
Jozi Angels is an angel network based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We exist to grow the startup ecosystem and facilitate the growth of innovative startups.
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- Industry: Health Care, B2B, Apps
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $200k–$1.6M; Pre-Seed $188k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 9% lead, 91% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Jahazii — Jahazii helps employers offer on-demand access to earned wages, giving employees financial flexibility without loans while reducing pressure on HR and payroll teams. Funds on M-PESA in seconds, at no cost to you.
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- The Awareness Company — We use data to tell stories that are useful to humans.
As a leading African investment manager, we aim to deliver sustainable long-term returns for clients via our comprehensive range of investment capabilities.
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- Industry: Retail, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Private Equity, Series A, Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Malawi, Australia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 14
- Round size: Series A $5.4M–$15M
- Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow
Portfolio highlights
- CoverGo — Looking for an enterprise AI insurance platform? CoverGo automates workflows across distribution, policy servicing, and claims.
- Gala Macs — Gala Macs is an agricultural company engaged in the production of macadamia nuts.
- Pineapple — In short, Pineapple see the traditional insurance model, user journey and products as lacking and set out to remedy these by doing the following: 1) Changing the business model to align incentives, show people how premiums are used and award members leftover premium back 2) Making insuring as easy as snapping a picture where AI does the rest andcover is issued in under 60 seconds 3) Allowing per-item insurance and new product innovation to address cover not currently offered or accessible to manyPineapple launched in South Africa in 2018 with their "My Stuff" per-item insurance and have since launched their auto offering "My Ride". They have also partnered with Travelers in the US and have white-labeled their platform in the US.
Smollan helps brands and retailers grow through connected retail solutions spanning sales, merchandising, activation, data and technology across 60+ markets.
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- Industry: Apps, SaaS, Mobile
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- wiGroup — Award-winning loyalty and rewards software powering South Africa's largest network. Bank card-linked loyalty, digital gift cards, and vouchers across 27,000+ stores.
- SNAPnSAVE — SNAPnSAVE is a shopping app that gives you cash back when you shop in-store. No paper coupons, no plastic cards and no loyalty points. Just real cash back on items that you buy everyday, leaving you with more to spend on the things you want. Ka ching!
- SweepSouth — Book a home cleaning online from your mobile, tablet or computer. SweepSouth connects you with a cleaner in minutes. Cleaners are experienced, reliable, efficient and insured.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, India, Mexico
Investor stats
- Total investments: 1093
- Round size: Seed $1.1M–$8.5M; Pre-Seed $125k–$3.8M; Series A $5M–$35M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $37M in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Rebill — Rebill.com is the payments and subscriptions platform specifically designed for digital businesses and global companies scaling in Latin America.With our platform and API, companies can integrate over 100 local payment methods from the region, including cards, bank transfers, cash, and even wallets. In addition, they always receive the best humansupport with fair pricing and utmost transparency, enabling them to scale across the region 10 times faster.We are backed and have received investment from some of the world's leading funds such as Tiger Global Management, Soma Capital, SV Angel, Y Combinator, as well as incredible angel investors like Guillermo Rauch (Vercel), Arash Ferdowsi (Dropbox), among others.
- FirstWork — Applied AI for frontline enterprises. Forward-deployed AI agents that automate workforce operations inside your existing systems.
- Ramp — Join thousands of forward-thinking businesses using Ramp to control spend, save time, and automate busywork.
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Browse database — It's Free!Speedinvest is a globally active European venture capital firm built on a simple belief: many move more. From six offices across EMEA, our sector-focused investment teams back relentless founders from pre–Seed to Growth with long-term conviction, providing day-one access to our global network of corporate customers, experts, industry leaders, and top-tier follow-on investors to scale smarter and faster. Building lasting companies like Bitpanda (Austria), Moove (Nigeria), Gigs (U.S.), Tide (UK), ARX Robotics (Germany), Wayflyer (Ireland), GoStudent (Austria), Seqera Labs (Spain), and Cylib (Germany) — together. Big ideas may start with one. But scaling and winning take The Power of More.
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- Industry: Software, FinTech, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: United Kingdom, Germany, Austria
Investor stats
- Total investments: 684
- Round size: Seed $798k–$7.9M; Pre-Seed $411k–$3.8M; Series A $4.1M–$32M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $372M in 2022
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- Findery — Find and leave notes anywhere in the world, discover local knowledge, hidden secrets, and exciting stories. Share your travel knowledge, geoblog, or local news!
- GAMINSIDE — GAMINSIDE revolutionizes your relationship with your customers. As European full service provider, we deliver the complete package with solutions, services and software for gamified loyalty that is tailor-made and unique to your products, brands and customers. Integrate the best ideas from gamification and customer loyalty in your business areato exceed your commercial targets with GAMINSIDE.
- Polaron — Polaron connects process, structure, and performance using AI and image data to accelerate how materials are characterised, designed, and manufactured.
Quona Capital invests in fintech innovators that are advancing financial inclusion around the globe. Through our investments, Quona aims to deliver outstanding financial returns while making a lasting and positive impact on the world.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Finance
- Stage:Series A, Seed, Series B
- Geography: India, Brazil, Indonesia
Investor stats
- Total investments: 219
- Round size: Seed $3M–$10M; Series A $3.1M–$25M; Series B $8M–$87M
- Lead/follow: 42% lead, 58% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $332M in 2022
Portfolio highlights
- JULO — JULO provides affordable unsecured personal loan (KTA) exclusively to smartphone users.They strive to provide low cost loan product to the masses while ensuring that it's economically viable to their lender partners. This is achieved by exercising prudent underwriting assessments to ensure that approved applicants are both able and willing topay back.They also reward positive behavior by giving cashback bonus and allowing good customers to borrow a higher amount at lower interest rate at loan maturity.
- Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
- International Payments Identity — iPiD provides a single global API for real-time payee validation, reducing fraud and ensuring seamless payments across borders. Discover our KYP solutions today.
Savannah Fund is a seed capital fund specializing in US$25,000-US$500,000 investments in early stage high growth technology (web and mobile) startups in sub-Saharan Africa. Initially focused on East Africa, the fund aims to bridge the early stage/angel and venture capital investment gap that currently exists in Africa. The Fund expects to achieve this objective by combining capital with mentor networks both in the region and from Silicon Valley via an accelerator program and a follow-on independent seed fund. The fund is managed by an experienced and technology savvy team that have founded companies or are actively involved in angel investing or having run successful accelerator programs in past but also understand the unique Subsaharan African environment. They are backed and supported by both local, regional and international networks of angels,venture capitalists whose expertise we can draw on to help startups succeed and scale to fully fledged regional or global companies. They believe in the potential for Africa to become a global technology innovator by creating sustainable for profit companies that create jobs and make an impact.
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- Industry: Software, E-Commerce, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Geography: Kenya, United States, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 48
- Round size: Seed $25k–$3.3M; Pre-Seed $25k–$2.1M; Series A $750k–$12M
- Lead/follow: 29% lead, 71% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — raised $25M in 2021
Portfolio highlights
- Aya Data — Aya Data provides high-quality data annotation, AI training data, 3D annotations, machine learning solutions and also specialises in geospatial, NLP and computer vision projects.
- Kubik — Kubik makes low-carbon buildings from plastic waste. Bringing environmental dignity to how countries grow.
- Hohm Energy — We make the process of going solar simple. Generate your free, custom solar proposal and get matched with an accredited solar provider in under 5 mins.
Phillip Sebole Masango, is a South African C-Siute Executive and Venture Capitalist, a visionary who seamlessly navigates the intersections of Technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Development, Business Intelligence (BI), Design, Web, Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, IoT, Digital Strategy, Creativity, and Innovation. With aproven track record of assuming CEO, CTO, and other top executive roles, he brings a rare fusion of technical expertise, business acumen, and strategic foresight to every venture he leads. Phillip doesn’t just build companies—he drives innovation, scales businesses, and redefines industries.A Mission Rooted in Empowerment and Progress: With extensive experience in the Startup Ecosystem, Technology Industry, Creative Industry, Digital Innovation, Management Consulting, and Venture Capital, Phillip thrives in environments where innovation flourishes. His mission is to empower individuals, startups, businesses, and organizations by delivering cutting-edge technology and digital solutions that drive exponential growth. However, his work extends beyond personal ambition—it is a devotion to serving humanity. Phillip is committed to creating a world where technology democratizes and decentralizes industries, enabling individuals and businesses to innovate, lead, and thrive. He envisions a future where technology not only liberates but also elevates and inspires—enabling companies to reach new heights and igniting a wave of global prosperity.A Legacy of Meaningful Success: For Phillip, success is not defined by accolades or financial gain—it is measured by the profound impact he creates. He refuses to chase success in pursuits that lack meaning, believing that true success comes from doing what one loves—better than anyone else—driven by passion, joy, and self-mastery. His approach to business and innovation is holistic, tackling challenges from multiple angles to fuel transformative change. He thrives in collaborative environments where boundaries are pushed, industries are reshaped, and new possibilities emerge.Yet beyond business, Phillip understands that life is a journey of emotions and meaning. He embraces every experience—both triumphs and challenges—as stepping stones toward a greater purpose. With unwavering dedication and a heart set on impact, he continues to push forward, leaving a legacy that will resonate for generations to come.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Private Equity
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 11
- Round size: Seed $700k–$11M; Series A $1.6M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 82% lead, 18% follow
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- TRVL CAPE — Your Cape Town travel companion App. Your gateway to Cape Town! Quickly book flights, hotels, shuttles, and rental cars. Enjoy real-time updates, exclusive deals on our app! Let our travel experts help you plan the perfect trip to Cape Town. Let our skilled advisors craft a flawless itinerary for your journey.
- The AI Studio — The AI Studio is an advanced artificial intelligence research and innovation hub operating under Amani Creative Studios. It is designed to enhance and integrate AI capabilities into our existing services, spanning Web2, Web3, cybersecurity, branding, and software development. Every solution we offer at Amani Creative Studios and Web3 Studio willnow be AI-powered and AI-enhanced, unlocking new capabilities in automation, prediction, personalization, and efficiency.AI-Powered Web3 Solutions – AI-driven smart contracts, blockchain forensics, and decentralized automation., AI-Driven Branding & Marketing – Intelligent content creation, data-driven strategies, and hyper-personalization, AI-Powered SaaS & Software Development – Automated workflows, predictive analytics, and intelligent decision-making, AI-Optimized UI/UX & Product Design – AI-powered design systems, adaptive interfaces, and automated A/B testing.
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
Seed capital for technology startups globally.
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- Industry: Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 215
- Round size: Seed $120k–$7.5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3M; Series A $2.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 2% lead, 98% follow
Portfolio highlights
- HoneyCoin — HoneyCoin is a web3/web2 ecosystem of products built in a way that abstracts complexity and brings all the value of web3 and web2 to the forefront.
- Zeno — Zeno is a climate conscious motor company that offers eco-friendly motorcycles.
- Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
Created in 2012, FSD Africa is a £30 million financial sector development programme or ‘FSD’ based in Nairobi. It is funded by UK aid from the UK Government. FSD Africa aims to reduce poverty across sub-Saharan Africa by building financial markets that are efficient, robust and inclusive.FSD Africa is a market facilitator or catalyst. It appliesa combination of resources, expertise and research to address financial market failures and deliver a lasting impact. FSD Africa has a mandate to work across sub-Saharan Africa on issues that relate to both ‘financial inclusion’ and ‘finance for growth.’FSD Africa is also a regional platform. It fosters collaboration, best practice transfer, economies of scale and coherence between development agencies, donors, financial institutions, practitioners and government entities with a role in financial market development in sub-Saharan Africa. In particular, FSD Africa provides strategic and operational support to the FSD Network.
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- Industry: Financial Services, Energy, Finance
- Stage:Grant, Venture - Series Unknown, Seed
- Geography: Kenya, Ethiopia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 23
- Round size: Seed $4M–$6M; Grant $10k–$134k; Venture - Series Unknown $4.5M–$10M
- Lead/follow: 78% lead, 22% follow
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- Miarakap — Miarakap is the first impact investment company dedicated to financing and supporting Small and Medium Enterprises with high potential in Madagascar.
- Dhamana Guarantee — Dhamana provides guarantees that unlock local currency financing, mobilise domestic capital and support sustainable growth across East Africa.
- Africa Renewables Katalyst — Helping African renewable energy projects monetize their clean power through international certification.
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- Industry: Biotechnology, AgTech, Medical
- Stage:Seed, Grant
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 25
- Round size: Seed $484k–$5M; Grant $467k–$473k
- Lead/follow: 32% lead, 68% follow
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- Jem — We give employers the ability to send company-wide communications, deliver payslips, manage leave & give employees access to their earnings, via WhatsApp.
- Immobazyme — 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.
- Happy Pay — Happy Pay is a credit scoring system developing company. The company integrates an autonomous artificial intelligence technology system with the merchant's platform to increase their average basket size and customer conversion metrics, providing users with buy now, and pay later services.
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- Industry: Information Technology, Venture Capital, Software Engineering
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 10
- Round size: Seed $928k–$10M; Pre-Seed $262k–$3.7M; Series A $2.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 90% lead, 10% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $250000B in 2025
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- Accrual Software — We are a Software Development Company
- Cyrrix Cybersecurity — At Cyrrix Cybersecurity, we understand the importance of protecting your business from online threats. Our team provides a full range of cybersecurity services to help safeguard your company's sensitive information and systems. We offer comprehensive risk assessments, penetration testing, and incident response planning to identify and addressvulnerabilities in your network. Our managed security services provide ongoing monitoring and threat detection to keep your business protected around the clock. With our help, you can rest easy knowing that your company's valuable assets are secure.
- Aesthetic Prosthetic Bionics — Biological Engineering, Bionics, Biomimetics, Hydraulics, Prosthetics, Neuroprosthetics, Exoskeleton Suits, Dynamics, Kinematics Robotics, Human-Robot Interaction, Artificial Organs, Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, Knowledge Reasoning, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Robotics, Artificial GeneralIntelligence, Deep Learning, Bayesian Networks, Evolutionary Algorithms, Computational Neuroscience, Neurocybernetics, Cybernetics, Cognitive Science, Source Coding, Channel Coding, Algorithmic Complexity Theory, Algorithmic Information Theory, Information-Theoretic Security, Grey System Theory & Biotechnology
Newtown Partners is a venture capital firm that actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startups.
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- Industry: Logistics, Software, Health Care
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: United States, South Africa, Ghana
Investor stats
- Total investments: 38
- Round size: Seed $600k–$5.3M; Series A $3.3M–$30M; Venture - Series Unknown $2M–$2.5M
- Lead/follow: 26% lead, 74% follow
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- MDaaS Global — At MDaaS Global, we build and operate modern, tech-enabled diagnostic centres in clinically-underserved communities, starting in Nigeria. Our big goal is to create affordable healthcare solutions for Africa's next billion.
- Chefaa — Chefaa is a GPS-enabled pharmacy benefits platform connecting patients & pharmacies nation-wide to help patients manage all their pharmacy needs. Chefaa uses big data, data ming & machine learning
- Waspito — We are the platform that engages Africa into the conversation and action to drive affordable and accessible quality healthcare across the continent.
Alameda Research is a quantitative cryptocurrency trading firm that provides liquidity in cryptocurrency and digital assets markets. It was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Central and Western, Hong Kong.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Financial Services
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 327
- Round size: Seed $1M–$8M; Series A $2.7M–$35M; Venture - Series Unknown $250k–$40M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
Portfolio highlights
- 3Commas — 3Commas develops a crypto-asset management tool for tracking investments and exchanges in a unified platform. It provides access to a unified dashboard as the central hub for trading and portfolio management execution.
- Fuel Labs — At Fuel, we are building the fastest execution layer for the modular blockchain stack.
- Optim Finance — Optim Finance provides investment tools that optimize yield on digital assets. Their financial primitives enable users to rent ADA delegation rights to power novel use cases such as SPO loans, leverage into ISOs, and initial bonds.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Software
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Nigeria, Egypt
Investor stats
- Total investments: 187
- Round size: Seed $100k–$5M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.4M; Series A $250k–$37M
- Lead/follow: 12% lead, 88% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $43M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Cauridor — Cauridor is a Financial Services company.
- WafR — WafR is a reward-based loyalty startup that allows users to earn phone recharges while shopping at retail shops.
- Nucleon Security — Nucleon Smart Endpoint, AI and Zero-trust powered EDR platform.
We help the daring build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology
- Stage:Series A, Series B, Seed
- Geography: United States, China, India
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2614
- Round size: Seed $1.2M–$14M; Series A $5M–$48M; Series B $11M–$100M
- Lead/follow: 40% lead, 60% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fund raised in 2026
Portfolio highlights
- Skai — Skai is an AI-powered platform that offers consumer and market insights, strategic planning, omnichannel media activation, testing, and measurement services to brands and retailers. It is the go-to-market engine that enables smarter decisions and better outcomes with actionable intelligence in making customer connections. It includes a suite ofdata-driven products for market intelligence, omnichannel media activation, testing, and measurement, enabling brands and agencies to make predictions, improve strategic planning and drive growth on the most important customer channels.
- Medallion — Provider credentialing and enrollment reimagined. Accelerate time-to-revenue, stay compliant, and scale provider operations, without adding headcount, through automated credentialing and enrollment.
- Sourcepulse — Sourcepulse empowers engineering leaders to spot delays early, fix process bottlenecks, and confidently commit to deadlines.
Base Capital is an investment firm.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, E-Commerce
- Stage:Seed, Series A, Series B
- Geography: South Africa, Australia, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 22
- Round size: Seed $2M–$8M; Series A $5.1M–$200M; Series B $12M–$55M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Kapu — Your favorite supermarket on every street.
- Nitex — Nitex is a B2B platform for sustainable garments supply chain allowing fashion retailers to manage product design, developments, compliance, order tracking, and insurance in one platform.
- Swoop — Food delivery in Lagos. Fast, transparent, and built for how you eat. Order online from restaurants in Lagos with transparent fees and real-time tracking.
Blue Label Ventures is an accelerator that specializes in the identification, investment and global commercialization of high potential.
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- Industry: SaaS, Mobile, Hardware
- Stage:Seed, Venture - Series Unknown
- Geography: South Africa, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 4
- Round size: Seed $207k–$1M
- Lead/follow: 100% lead, 0% follow
Portfolio highlights
- iCrypto — iCrypto is an Authentication-as-a-Service solution that will disrupt the antiquated password login paradigm. The iCrypto cloud architecture delivers strong authentication through your trusted mobile device, whether that be through your smartphone, tablet or wearable device. This can be used in place of passwords, or in addition to passwords formulti-factor authentication. The iCrypto service makes the enterprise and consumer onboarding process frictionless, thereby enabling any enterprise or knowledgeable consumer a low-touch path to added security. The global authentication market is growing at a pace of 20% CAGR with a $3B market. We have pulled together a world class team from Intel, HTC, Sun, and McAfee with decades of combined experience in the mobile, enterprise and security industries. Collectively, we have worked at 16 startups. Please email info@icrypto.com for more information.
- Mobii Systems — Mobii's Media Intelligence Platform for live sports: Production AI, orchestrated by Synthetic Intelligence. Automated live production, real-time highlights, and personalized streams at broadcast scale.
Future Africa is a collective of mission-driven founders and funders building unicorns to solve Africa’s biggest challenges. They are build a future where purpose and prosperity are within everyone’s reach.
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- Industry: Financial Services, FinTech, Information Technology
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: Nigeria, United States, Kenya
Investor stats
- Total investments: 93
- Round size: Seed $500k–$4M; Pre-Seed $100k–$3.7M; Series A $7M–$40M
- Lead/follow: 14% lead, 86% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- STEM Cafe — STEMCafe by RVRB is a fun out of school learning centre for kids
- Lori Systems — Lori Systems is revolutionizing African logistics through innovative technology solutions. We connect shippers, transporters, and drivers to create efficient, reliable, and transparent supply chains across Africa.
- Talent Nation — Talent Nation trains and places AI engineers with businesses through its Learn2Earn academy.
CapaciTech operates as a South African holding company that consists of an advisory business and special purposes vehicles that house shareholdings in various entrepreneurial ventures.
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- Industry: Apps, Software, B2B
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: South Africa, Kenya, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 9
- Round size: Seed $10k–$4M
- Lead/follow: 22% lead, 78% follow
Portfolio highlights
- TUNL — Ship globally with ease. TUNL offers affordable, transparent international shipping built for South African brands. Up to 91% cheaper. No surprises.
- Marquee Group — Marquee Group is a sports management focused on Golf and train athletes to achieve goals.
- Right Now Response — The future of repairs starts soon. Counting down to smarter tracking in 2025! There are perks to working 24/7, 365 days a year... Like launching the future of repairs ahead of schedule!
4 Decades Capital is a venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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- Industry: Apps, Travel, Big Data
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 3
- Lead/follow: 33% lead, 67% follow
Portfolio highlights
- GoMetro — Fleet management simplified with GoMetro. Integrate telematics, gain real-time visibility, and optimize operations with a secure, scalable platform,
Goodwell Investments is a pioneering investment firm focused on financial inclusion, fintech and inclusive growth in sectors providing
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- Industry: FinTech, Financial Services, Software
- Stage:Series A, Series B
- Geography: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa
Investor stats
- Total investments: 35
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- MFS Africa — MFS Africa is the largest mobile money inter-operability hub in Africa, which connects mobile network operators across the continent through a single API. In addition to mobile remittance services, the MFS Africa API enables merchant payment, bulk payment, bank-to-wallet transfers, and an array of other cross border digital payments services.
- SOUK Farms — SOUK Farms is a fresh horticulture supply grower and exporter that pioneers innovation to improve agricultural sustainability and stimulate economic and social development.
- Complete Farmer — We are providing cutting-edge technological farming protocols and innovations with a unique business model and logistics that are revolutionizing...
Hustle Fund is a seed fund that invests in early-stage startups operating in software, business-to-business, fintech, and digital health sectors.
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- Industry: Software, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech
- Stage:Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, Singapore, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 549
- Round size: Seed $750k–$6M; Pre-Seed $100k–$2.5M; Series A $4M–$25M
- Lead/follow: 5% lead, 95% follow
- Last fund: Likely actively investing — fresh fund, raised $33M in 2025
Portfolio highlights
- Mintive — Mintive provides an enterprise governance platform for managing and securing AI agents and Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. The platform acts as a gateway that turns local or containerized MCP servers into production-ready services with OAuth protection, centralized authentication, and audit logging. It offers real-time monitoring, anomaly detection, and role-based access controls for AI tool usage. MintMCP connects assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI clients to internal data, databases, and SaaS systems while maintaining SOC 2-aligned security and compliance controls. It targets engineering, security, and operations teams deploying AI agents in regulated and enterprise environments.
- BON Credit — BON Credit is an AI-powered credit platform that helps customers understand, manage, and improve credit intelligently.
- Medikea Health — Feeling sick but don't want to leave your home or work? Video consult or Chat with trusted doctors from your phone.
Microsoft manufactures personal computers and accessories under the Surface line, alongside engineering the Windows operating system family for computing devices. Its product architecture incorporates the Microsoft 365 cloud productivity suite, which packages digital tools for database administration, internal communications, and electronic mailing. For corporate infrastructure, the organization supplies cloud computing capabilities via Microsoft Azure, enterprise optimization software through Dynamics 365, and cybersecurity automation applications. The firm also oversees the Xbox video gaming brand, managing subscription services, hardware consoles, and digital entertainment storefronts.
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Grant, Non-Equity Assistance, Seed
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Canada
Investor stats
- Total investments: 314
- Round size: Seed $5k–$4M; Grant $25k–$2.5M; Non-Equity Assistance $5k–$18M
- Lead/follow: 34% lead, 66% follow
- Last fund: Likely still investing — raised $1B in 2023
Portfolio highlights
- Meta — Meta is a social-technology company that offers a wide ecosystem of applications and hardware. Its Family of Apps includes platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Threads, which allow people to communicate, share content, and form communities. On the hardware side, Meta’s Reality Labs develops virtual and augmented reality devices, including Meta Quest headsets and smart glasses. Meta also builds artificial intelligence tools, notably Meta AI, powered by its Llama large language models, and envisions long-term digital spaces in the form of a metaverse.
- GuidenAI — GuidenAI Inc. makes Genpio, an AI livestream platform, and Broxi AI, custom AI agents built and run for you. Offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh City.
- NotchPixel — NotchPixel brings a dynamic island to Windows. It sits at the top of the screen as a small black pill and grows when something happens: the song that's playing, a volume or brightness change, a call timer with a one-click mic mute, a download finishing, or a notification you can open with a click. Open it and you get a set of panels you choose yourself. There's a widgets board with the date, calendar, timer, weather and system stats, a clipboard history, a file shelf that can send files to your phone over Wi-Fi, a screen recorder that captures your voice too, and a small browser drawer that stays on top of games without pulling you out of them. Streamers can show their Twitch or YouTube chat in an overlay. Everything runs on your own PC. There's no account, no ads and no tracking, and recordings and clipboard text never leave the machine. It also has full accessibility settings: larger text, higher contrast and reduced motion. NotchPixel launched on the Microsoft Store in September 2026 and is built by an independent developer.
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