Led · Series A · Nov 2025

SwiftVEE is the largest online livestock trading platform in Africa, launched in South Africa in 2019. The company facilitates more than $100 million in annual gross merchandise value of livestock and game, linking fragmented value chains so users can buy animals online and access digital finance, insurance and data services. Its footprint spans South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Zambia, while it also serves buyer syndicates in North America, Europe, the UAE, Asia and Australia. In addition to its core marketplace, SwiftVEE operates Auctionapp.IO, a white-label auction platform for non-agricultural assets, and PrysWys, an online agri-inputs marketplace. A recent fintech collaboration with Nedbank seeks to embed financial products across these platforms. With fresh Series A capital, the company plans to enter new markets and layer further fintech, insuretech and data solutions to deepen user engagement and revenue streams.

Led · Equity · Apr 2024

RNR (Right Now Response) is an on-demand breakdown management and analytics platform founded in 2019 and based in South Africa. The company connects truck fleet managers and truck OEMs with a nationwide network of certified mechanics, electricians, and repair centers, using technology to balance supply and demand. RNR completes roughly 70% of repairs on the roadside, reducing towing and freight delays, and offers live location tracking and 24/7 breakdown visibility via app and web portal. Over the past 12 months RNR reported revenue growth of 86% and an 87% increase in monthly breakdowns handled on its platform. The startup has expanded its supplier and mechanic network into Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Botswana. With the new funding, RNR plans to grow its workforce and further develop its technology platform across Southern Africa and locally.

Led · Seed · Oct 2022

Founded in 2016 by Dutch entrepreneurs Hans Osnabrugge and Jorne Schamp with South African co-founder Dean Hiine, Talk360 enables low-cost international calls to landlines and mobiles, even when recipients lack internet access. The pay-as-you-go service charges about $0.21 per minute from South Africa and $0.14 from Nigeria and is supported by a network of more than 500,000 physical points of sale across Africa. The platform has amassed a global user base of over six million people and generates approximately $12 million in annual revenue, recently reaching overall profitability. Looking ahead, the company is rolling out Shop360, which lets users send airtime, data bundles, and top-ups to contacts worldwide; payments for this feature are processed through its own infrastructure firm, NjiaPay. Management says the focus is shifting from rapid expansion to building a more resilient, trust-based communications platform. To date, Talk360 has raised $12.8 million in funding and positions itself as the most accessible option for Africa-focused international callers, competing with players like Rebtel and Libon.

Participated · Series A · Feb 2022

CrowdForce began in 2015 as MobileForms and was founded by Oluwatomi and Damilola Ayorinde. The company operates MobileForms data products and PayForce, a POS-enabled system that lets merchants double as agents to provide ATM services, transfers and bill payments in areas with limited bank presence. CrowdForce partners with brick-and-mortar businesses (notably gas stations, pharmacies and reseller networks) to source liquidity and store cash on PayForce digital wallets. The company reports partnerships with 19,000 fuel stations, 20,0000 resellers and 6,000 pharmacies and says it leverages more than ₦1.7 trillion via partners. CrowdForce says it has been cash-positive since 2020, is growing about 25% month-on-month, and serves 1.9 million unique customers across 25 Nigerian states. The firm plans to use new capital to expand its team, geographic operations and marketing, triple its 7,000-strong active agent network this year, and distribute more POS terminals over the next 12–18 months to bring services within one kilometer (15 minutes) of all Nigerians.

Led · Series A · Jan 2022

CompariSure operates a chatbot-driven marketplace and digital brokerage that distributes financial-services products using proprietary conversational technology across platforms such as Moya, Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. The company also builds white‑label chatbot solutions for financial service providers to sell to new customers and service existing ones via chat. Since 2017 it has processed over 120 million messages, sold more than 50,000 policies via chat, and engaged over six million South Africans; the company reports that over 95% of its users are buying a financial product online for the first time. CompariSure says its product delivers significantly higher conversion rates while more than halving cost of acquisition. The startup has launched a job-creation and skills-development initiative in Strand, Khayelitsha, Hammanskraal, Daveyton and Tembisa that lets smartphone users drive traffic to its chatbot marketplace and earn referral commission. It is exploring growth beyond financial services and will use the new funding to expand its footprint in the South African market. CompariSure is a Cape Town–based insurtech that distributes financial services products through a proprietary chatbot leveraging Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp. Founded in 2017 by Jonathan Elcock and Matthew Kloos, the company licenses its chatbot technology to insurance providers and has worked with Sanlam, Old Mutual, and Momentum Metropolitan. The startup reports that over 70% of its sales are completed without human engagement and that more than 250,000 South Africans have interacted with its chatbot. CompariSure said it experienced "record volumes" during the Covid-19 pandemic, though no financial figures were disclosed. The company says recent growth capital provides runway to explore new product and industry use-cases and opportunities outside South Africa. Investors are expected to provide strategic and scaling support as CompariSure pursues licensing and international expansion.