Lireas Holdings

Lireas Holdings (Pty) Ltd. is an investment company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, specializing in private equity and venture capital, particularly within the insurance and insurance technology sectors. The firm engages in both direct investments, which include startups, acquisitions, and growth capital for mature businesses, and fund of fund investments in private equity and venture capital funds. Lireas Holdings primarily targets companies based in South Africa and typically seeks to acquire majority stakes in its investments. The company utilizes its own capital and balance sheet to finance its ventures, as well as dividends from previous investments. Established on March 24, 1972, Lireas Holdings has developed a strong focus on traditional insurance businesses and insurance underwriting agencies.

Valerie Hayter

Managing Director

7 past transactions

Pineapple

Series B in 2023
Pineapple Tech Pty Ltd is a South African company that operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform, providing short-term insurance coverage to its members. Founded in 2017 and based in Johannesburg, the company allows users to pay and track their premiums online while selecting their preferred network for pooling. Pineapple aims to innovate the insurance experience by aligning incentives with users, offering transparency about premium usage, and returning any unused premiums to members. The platform simplifies the insurance process, enabling users to obtain coverage quickly, often in under 60 seconds, by utilizing AI technology. Pineapple launched its "My Stuff" per-item insurance in 2018 and expanded its offerings to include "My Ride" for auto insurance. The company has also formed a partnership with Travelers in the United States and provides a white-labeled version of its platform for that market.

Pineapple

Series A in 2021
Pineapple Tech Pty Ltd is a South African company that operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform, providing short-term insurance coverage to its members. Founded in 2017 and based in Johannesburg, the company allows users to pay and track their premiums online while selecting their preferred network for pooling. Pineapple aims to innovate the insurance experience by aligning incentives with users, offering transparency about premium usage, and returning any unused premiums to members. The platform simplifies the insurance process, enabling users to obtain coverage quickly, often in under 60 seconds, by utilizing AI technology. Pineapple launched its "My Stuff" per-item insurance in 2018 and expanded its offerings to include "My Ride" for auto insurance. The company has also formed a partnership with Travelers in the United States and provides a white-labeled version of its platform for that market.

LifeQ

Series A in 2021
LifeQ Inc. is a health management technology company based in Alpharetta, Georgia, that focuses on enhancing personal health and wellness. The company has developed a platform that provides users with comprehensive insights into their health across various domains, including fitness, nutrition, sleep, and stress management. By utilizing a biology-led computational systems approach, LifeQ extracts meaningful digital biomarkers from data collected through wearable devices. This technology empowers users to understand their health better and make informed decisions to optimize their well-being. Through personalized recommendations and tools, LifeQ aims to help individuals delay aging, harness energy, and reduce disease risk, ultimately fostering a healthier lifestyle.

Investsure

Seed Round in 2019
InvestSure is a technology company that uses its software to enable partner investment platforms to sell its unique Investment Indemnity (insurance) product to their clients. InvestSure provides a full set of APIs that trading platform developers can use to integrate the Investure Investment Indemnity product seamlessly and easily into their websites and mobile applications. Once InvestSure technology is added to a trading platform, it enables users to buy insurance on their shares with a single click. The full process from buying to insurance to settling claims is fully automated. The Investment Indemnity product itself is a unique innovation; it is designed to protect to protect shareholders against any losses in share value caused by actual or perceived fraud committed by management. This enables investors to secure their investments. The cost of the product is low enough to not significantly reduce returns of investors where no insurance event occurs, but to provide significant downside protection where an insured event does occur.

Lumkani

Seed Round in 2018
Lumkani is a South Africa-based company established in 2014, focused on addressing the challenges posed by fires in informal settlements. The company has developed an innovative early-warning IoT heat sensor designed specifically for urban slum environments, enabling community-wide alerts to limit fire damage. This award-winning technology is currently deployed in over 50,000 homes in South Africa, as well as in Bangladesh and Kenya. Lumkani also offers a unique fire detection and insurance bundle in partnership with Hollard Insurance, providing financial support to help individuals recover after a fire disaster. By building a platform that serves underserved customers lacking access to affordable insurance products, Lumkani aims to tackle the broader protection gap in the market. As the company expands its distribution and services, it continues to launch additional relevant products to enhance community resilience and support low-income households.

Pineapple

Seed Round in 2017
Pineapple Tech Pty Ltd is a South African company that operates a peer-to-peer insurance platform, providing short-term insurance coverage to its members. Founded in 2017 and based in Johannesburg, the company allows users to pay and track their premiums online while selecting their preferred network for pooling. Pineapple aims to innovate the insurance experience by aligning incentives with users, offering transparency about premium usage, and returning any unused premiums to members. The platform simplifies the insurance process, enabling users to obtain coverage quickly, often in under 60 seconds, by utilizing AI technology. Pineapple launched its "My Stuff" per-item insurance in 2018 and expanded its offerings to include "My Ride" for auto insurance. The company has also formed a partnership with Travelers in the United States and provides a white-labeled version of its platform for that market.

Different Technology

Seed Round in 2016
Different Technology offers technology-driven financial services solutions.
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