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Overview

Alternative investment partner focused on business building in Africa.

Deals · 12mo

1

Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

South Africa

Sector focus

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Investment portfolio

1rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
SwiftVEE
Nov 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
SwiftVEE
Nov 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
1
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Deal Distribution

EXEO Capital: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
EXEO Capital: 1 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Series A01

Monthly Deal Activity

EXEO Capital: 1 deals are recorded across 12 months.All available history.
EXEO Capital: 1 deals are recorded across 12 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Nov '251
Dec '250
Jan '260
Feb '260
Mar '260
Apr '260
May '260
Jun '260
Jul '260
Aug '260
Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

EXEO Capital: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

EXEO Capital: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (1 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Food & Agriculture1

Deal Size Distribution

EXEO Capital: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

EXEO Capital: 1 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M0
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

EXEO Capital: South Africa has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

EXEO Capital: South Africa has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (1 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
South Africa1
EXEO Capital: 2 co-investors are shown, with HAVAIC sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

Bubble size = shared deals

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

EXEO Capital: 2 co-investors are shown, with HAVAIC sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
HAVAIC1
Zire Africa1

Investment Strategy

EXEO Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
EXEO Capital: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating1100%
EXEO Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
EXEO Capital: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Avril Stassen

Partner & Co-founder

Benjamin Shaw

Investment Associate

Herman Marais

Managing partner & Co-founder

Izak Strauss

Founder & Partner

Paul Nguru

Director