HAVAIC

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 and capital raising services to emerging, internationally scalable businesses.

Grant Rock

Executive director

Kiara Suttner

Senior Associate

16 past transactions

ShopEX

Pre Seed Round in 2022
ShopEX is the teleshopping startup offers a different shopping experience from existing eCommerce players.

CrowdForce

Debt Financing in 2022
CrowdForce is a company that operates an offline distribution network focused on market research and financial services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CrowdForce leverages mobile technology to facilitate the mass adoption of digital, cryptocurrency, and financial services. The company collaborates with businesses, banks, digital wallets, multinational organizations, NGOs, and government agencies to effectively reach underserved populations in various communities. By providing innovative solutions and a global agent network, CrowdForce aims to enhance access to essential services and drive engagement in financial literacy and technology adoption.

CrowdForce

Seed Round in 2022
CrowdForce is a company that operates an offline distribution network focused on market research and financial services. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, CrowdForce leverages mobile technology to facilitate the mass adoption of digital, cryptocurrency, and financial services. The company collaborates with businesses, banks, digital wallets, multinational organizations, NGOs, and government agencies to effectively reach underserved populations in various communities. By providing innovative solutions and a global agent network, CrowdForce aims to enhance access to essential services and drive engagement in financial literacy and technology adoption.

RatherChat

Seed Round in 2022
RatherChat, operated by CompariSure Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, is a chatbot technology platform based in Cape Town, South Africa, founded in 2017. The platform serves as a digital marketplace, allowing consumers to compare various financial services products from established insurers. By utilizing messaging applications like Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, RatherChat facilitates the distribution of life insurance quotes, enhancing customer engagement and providing meaningful connections between businesses and their clients. This innovative approach aims to streamline the process of finding suitable financial products, thereby generating leads and improving communication across various business functions.

Tanda

Venture Round in 2021
Tanda is a fintech startup working to revolutionize access to essential digital financial services for MSME's across Africa. Through Tanda, micro-retailers can not only access inventory credit, but also become access points for essential services such as Airtime, Utility payments, M-banking & Insurance for their customers. For the longest time, shopkeepers have been the cradle for African communities. They supply over 70% of essential goods, worth over $180 Billion annually across the continent. It comes as a shock that despite their importance to local economies, over 90% of micro-retailers do not have any credit history nor access to financing from Banks or MFI's. Tanda plans to close this financing gap and drive financial inclusion for low income MSME's across the continent.

Tanda

Seed Round in 2020
Tanda is a fintech startup working to revolutionize access to essential digital financial services for MSME's across Africa. Through Tanda, micro-retailers can not only access inventory credit, but also become access points for essential services such as Airtime, Utility payments, M-banking & Insurance for their customers. For the longest time, shopkeepers have been the cradle for African communities. They supply over 70% of essential goods, worth over $180 Billion annually across the continent. It comes as a shock that despite their importance to local economies, over 90% of micro-retailers do not have any credit history nor access to financing from Banks or MFI's. Tanda plans to close this financing gap and drive financial inclusion for low income MSME's across the continent.

AURA

Seed Round in 2020
AURA APP (Pty) Ltd is a South African startup that has developed a cloud-based platform designed to enhance security and safety. Founded in 2016 and based in Johannesburg, the company offers an on-demand service that connects clients with the nearest available armed response units from a network of independent reaction companies. This innovative approach not only facilitates rapid access to security responders but also aids in managing crime prevention efforts in various geographical areas. AURA's platform aims to improve safety by ensuring a swift and effective response to security incidents.

MPost

Series A in 2019
MPost means Mobile Post office.It enables any mobile phone user to have his or her phone act like a mobile post office. It allows you to make your mobile number be a formal postal address. With it, you get access to Postal Services through your mobile phone.

3X4Genetics

Series A in 2019
Developer of a genetics-based health platform and network intended for diagnosing general health. The company combines advanced genetics testing, nutritional genomics education, and a global network of accredited practitioners to provide data on the identified gene pathways and health analytics, enabling clients to predict and monitor genetic diseases to make sound lifestyle choices.

Sortd

Venture Round in 2019
Sortd, Inc develops a a subscription-based application plugin for the users of Gmail and GSuite. The company offers a web-based mobile application, Sortd, which manages tasks and emails and organizes to do lists. It also provides e mail applications for professionals, sales and client service market, and projects and finance market. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Newark, Delaware.

MPost

Seed Round in 2019
MPost means Mobile Post office.It enables any mobile phone user to have his or her phone act like a mobile post office. It allows you to make your mobile number be a formal postal address. With it, you get access to Postal Services through your mobile phone.

Instant Property

Venture Round in 2018
Instant Property’s robust property-centric technology is exponentially transforming the way real estate professionals do business.

AURA

Seed Round in 2018
AURA APP (Pty) Ltd is a South African startup that has developed a cloud-based platform designed to enhance security and safety. Founded in 2016 and based in Johannesburg, the company offers an on-demand service that connects clients with the nearest available armed response units from a network of independent reaction companies. This innovative approach not only facilitates rapid access to security responders but also aids in managing crime prevention efforts in various geographical areas. AURA's platform aims to improve safety by ensuring a swift and effective response to security incidents.

Vula Mobile

Seed Round in 2018
Globally, there are 39 million blind people. An estimated 80% of all blindness is preventable or curable, which means that there are in excess of 30 million people around the world who have lost their sight unnecessarily. In the majority of cases, blindness can be prevented or cured through simple, effective and inexpensive procedures like cataract operations. So the main cause of blindness isn’t a lack of treatment options, but rather a lack of access to decent healthcare.

RecoMed

Venture Round in 2017
RecoMed is South Africa’s largest and fastest growing online healthcare booking platform and marketplace. The company’s online booking platform and the marketplace is its core product, and it has developed white-labelled solutions for, among others, Discovery, Medicross (owned by Netcare) and Clicks. RecoMed’s mobile-friendly platform helps patients quickly find and make appointments with a range of healthcare providers, 24/7, without any phone calls or paperwork. RecoMed seamlessly connects doctors and patients in real-time and is a strong consumer and B2B platform business that reaches stakeholders across the healthcare, life insurance and corporate wellness ecosystem.

Digital Cabinet

Venture Round in 2017
Digital Cabinet PTY (LTD), established in 2007 and located in Johannesburg, South Africa, offers a cloud-based document management and scanning solution tailored for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The platform allows users to organize their documents online in a manner that reflects their existing business processes, ensuring a seamless transition to digital management. Digital Cabinet provides features such as full audit trails and data analytics, enabling remote viewing and uploading of documents through various devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. The service requires no software installation, emphasizing user-friendliness and flexibility. Additionally, Digital Cabinet offers comprehensive training and support to assist clients in maximizing their use of the platform.