4Di Capital

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.

17 past transactions

CompariSure

Seed Round in 2022
CompariSure is an independent life insurance comparison platform. CompariSure provides you with multiple life quotes from South Africa’s most-established and trusted life insurers.

Tagmarshal

Seed Round in 2019
Tagmarshal is a B2B SaaS Golf Course Optimization system. As global leaders in course traffic and flow of play management, the company’s solution uses IoT, predictive analytics and actionable data to deliver a solution that ensures golf courses operate more efficiently, save costs and generate material revenue while delivering exceptional player experiences. Working with 40 of the top 100 clubs (Pebble Beach, Baltusrol, Kiawah Ocean, Valhalla, Whistling Straits etc.) Tagmarshal has built market-leading traction, having rapidly scaled into the middle tier of what is a 34 000 strong global B2B market.

Aerobotics

Series A in 2018
Aerobotics is a data analytics company, providing tree and fruit insights enabled by drone imagery and artificial intelligence.

Lumkani

Seed Round in 2018
Lumkani is an impact-focused South Africa-based InsureTech, building community resilience using a combination of technology and financial services. It started its journey tackling informal settlement fires and has built a platform to deal with the broader protection gap - the large base of underserved customers who lack access to affordable, relevant insurance products. Lumkani's first product was a mesh networked IoT fire detector designed for informal homes, to create a community wide alert in the event of fire. This award winning technology has proven to have a significant impact in limiting the spread of fire. It is in over 50000 homes predominantly in South Africa, as well as in Bangladesh and Kenya. In 2017, Lumkani launched a world first fire detection and fire insurance bundle for people living in informal settlements/slums, partnering with Hollard Insurance. This product gives customers the finances they need to get back on their feet after disaster. In developing a platform to distribute to and service this low income customer base, Lumkani discovered the protection gap. As it scales its distribution platform across South Africa and other markets, it is also dealing with the protection gap by launching additional relevant products onto the Lumkani platform.

Sensor Networks

Series B in 2018
Sensor Networks helps insurance companies improve risk mitigation, enhance loss management and better engage with customers through smart sensors. We've created Sensor Desk, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that controls and manages a range of internally developed and third-party-connected sensors. Our focus is to predict and prevent loss or damage insurance claims, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for end users.

Flare

Seed Round in 2018
Flare is providing lifesaving infrastructure (technology and systems) for millions of people around the world, who lack access to help during an emergency. Presently operating in Kenya, we manage all aspects of the 911 system. Our software, Flare, coordinates emergency response vehicles onto a real-time digital map (like Uber). Our innovative membership product, Rescue, ensures that everyone has access to our emergency response network through our innovative financing model of individual and family or corporate memberships. Our 24/7 dispatch center connects members with the nearest ambulance through our cloud-based dispatch software, thereby saving time and lives. Leapfrogging traditional landline infrastructure, our system is scalable, sustainable, and next generation.

Sensor Networks

Series A in 2017
Sensor Networks helps insurance companies improve risk mitigation, enhance loss management and better engage with customers through smart sensors. We've created Sensor Desk, an Internet of Things (IoT) platform that controls and manages a range of internally developed and third-party-connected sensors. Our focus is to predict and prevent loss or damage insurance claims, improve operational efficiency and reduce costs for end users.

Aerobotics

Seed Round in 2017
Aerobotics is a data analytics company, providing tree and fruit insights enabled by drone imagery and artificial intelligence.

Zoona

Series B in 2016
Zoona is a mobile technology company developing products such as money transfers, electronic voucher payments, and agent payments. It brings together the drive of young entrepreneurs and the power of cutting-edge technology to bring safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities all over Africa! It has support offices in South Africa with operations in Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Since being founded in 2009, they have processed over $2 billion in transactions and been recognized by The Nike Foundation and The Unreasonable Group as one of the top ten Startups best positioned to take girls out of poverty by helping them become entrepreneurs.

Wasoko

Pre Seed Round in 2015
Wasoko transforms access to essential goods and services by connecting small shops to the digital economy. It increases sales and market coverage for companies in emerging markets. It also enables informal retailers to order products at any time via SMS or mobile app, and receive free same-day delivery to their store. This makes it easier for shopkeepers to source goods and helps manufacturers ensure that their products are consistently available to consumers.

HealthQ Technologies

Seed Round in 2012
HealthQ Technologies is a high-tech startup company combining skills from various disciplines to provide solutions in the digital health and wellness space. HealthQ Technologies (HealthQ) is a Stellenbosch-based company responsible for the testing and industrialization of LifeQ technology. The multi-disciplinary team with expertise spanning human life science, electronic-, software-, industrial-, and biomedical engineering, digital signal processing, and mathematical statistics has since the last quarter of 2016 and early 2017 expanded across Research, Analytics, User Engagement, Support, and Software/Cloud to a total of 82 full-time employees (of which 4 interns) and 11 contractors.

SMEasy

Venture Round in 2012
SMEasy is a business management and accounting system solution for people in small businesses. It allows business owners to access to their business contacts online; offers social media and customer communication solutions; allows users to capture and store staff information, including staff payroll information; provides money management solutions for owners and businesses; offers reporting solutions for business owners; and provides various information for accountants to generate annual financial statements and monthly management accounts. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Sherwood, South Africa.

Snapt

Seed Round in 2011
Snapt specializes in developing solutions for application delivery. It provides load balancing, web acceleration, caching, and security for critical services. Its products and services are designed to improve and protect the clients’ virtual infrastructure while providing fast delivery and stellar customer experience.

FireID

Series A in 2010
FireID is a technology incubator based in Stellenbosch, South Africa. We focus on the development and commercialisation of innovative and disruptive technologies. We operate across a number of industries where we help our clients to take advantage of new technology trends. Our success is driven by a committed and dynamic team who are passionate about creating products that have major impact.

Motribe Mobile Networks

Seed Round in 2010
Motribe makes the mobile web social. Motribe is a platform that allows anyone, anywhere to build, manage and generate revenue from their own social mobile website optimized for over 4000 mobile phones. It provides a simple and easy way for enthusiasts, brands and community managers to launch social networks optimised for the mobile web. It alleviates the initial investment of building and testing and puts a set of functionality onto your mobile service right away.

BetTech Gaming

Seed Round in 2010
BetTech develops gaming software, with a focus on usability and the mobile channel, for both internal brand and white-label usage. The business was formally established in 2009, by repeat entrepreneur Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Mark Bosman, to facilitate investment by outside parties. 4Di Capital has provided seed capital of an undisclosed amount to the South Africa-based start up, which seed capital is intended to support the business through product development and an initial "own-brand" product launch.
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