HAVAIC is a venture capital and private equity firm based in Cape Town, South Africa, focusing on early-stage, high-growth businesses across Africa. The firm specializes in investments in various sectors, including real estate, corporate finance, legal services, software and technology, marketing, and finance. HAVAIC seeks minority positions in its investments and aims for targeted annual returns exceeding 30%. In addition to investment activities, the firm offers corporate advisory and capital raising services to emerging businesses with proven concepts and global potential, catering to sophisticated investors and international venture capital firms interested in the African market.
NjiaPay is a Payments-as-a-Service provider that simplifies payment management for African businesses. The company aims to solve the pain points that African businesses face when dealing with the continent's diverse and complex payment ecosystem.
Talk360
Seed Round in 2024
Talk360 is a telecommunications company based in Leusden, the Netherlands, that offers affordable international calling services through its user-friendly mobile application. The app enables both businesses and individuals to make low-cost calls to any mobile and landline number globally, even without an internet connection. Recognizing the need for reliable communication in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, Talk360 aims to enhance accessibility by launching a single checkout platform tailored for the continent. This platform will integrate various local payment methods and currencies, along with over 1.25 million cash points of sale, allowing approximately 500 million Africans to access digital services previously unavailable to them. By bridging communication gaps, Talk360 strives to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, can engage in affordable and effective communication.
Right Now Response
Venture Round in 2024
Right Now Response is a breakdown management platform that provides continuous assistance and visibility during vehicle breakdowns. The platform enables businesses to track live locations and monitor the entire process from initial acceptance through roadside assistance to workshop repair. This comprehensive visibility allows companies to enhance productivity while effectively reducing costs associated with breakdown management.
Sportable
Series A in 2023
Sportable is a sports data company based in London, England, established in 2015, that focuses primarily on rugby. The company specializes in developing innovative hardware and wearable devices designed to collect sport-specific data in real time. Sportable's technology includes a 3D tracking rugby ball that monitors trajectories and automates key performance metrics for teams. This advanced data collection provides teams, broadcasters, and viewers with unprecedented insights into player decision-making and performance. By partnering with various teams and manufacturers, Sportable aims to enhance player development and overall performance in the sport.
RatherChat
Seed Round in 2023
RatherChat provides a platform that enhances communication between businesses and their customers through WhatsApp. The service focuses on facilitating meaningful interactions, allowing businesses to engage with their audience in a more personal and efficient manner. By utilizing the popularity of WhatsApp, RatherChat enables real-time communication, making it easier for businesses to address inquiries, resolve issues, and maintain customer engagement. The platform aims to bridge the gap in dialogue, catering to the preferences of modern consumers who increasingly favor instant messaging over traditional communication methods. Ultimately, RatherChat seeks to improve customer engagement across various functions, including sales, marketing, service, and support, thereby helping businesses generate more leads and enhance their overall customer service experience.
RapidDeploy
Series C in 2023
RapidDeploy, Inc. is a cloud-based provider of call-taking and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) solutions aimed at enhancing public safety and emergency response efficiency. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, the company specializes in Next Generation 911 technologies that integrate critical data and mobile signals into a unified platform. This system supports various functionalities, including vehicle tracking, mobile workforce management, route optimization, and event scheduling, all designed to enable public safety officials and first responders to make informed decisions quickly. By improving location accuracy and situational awareness, RapidDeploy's solutions help reduce emergency response times, ultimately contributing to better outcomes in critical situations and saving lives.
Right Now Response
Seed Round in 2023
Right Now Response is a breakdown management platform that provides continuous assistance and visibility during vehicle breakdowns. The platform enables businesses to track live locations and monitor the entire process from initial acceptance through roadside assistance to workshop repair. This comprehensive visibility allows companies to enhance productivity while effectively reducing costs associated with breakdown management.
Tanda
Seed Round in 2022
Tanda is a fintech startup aimed at enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company focuses on micro-retailers, who play a vital role in local economies by supplying over 70% of essential goods, yet face significant challenges in accessing credit. Tanda enables these retailers to obtain inventory credit and become access points for services such as airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance, thereby helping to drive financial inclusion. Additionally, micro-retailers can diversify their income streams by earning commissions from transactions related to these services. By addressing the financing gap and providing essential tools, Tanda seeks to empower low-income MSMEs and support their growth within the community.
Talk360
Seed Round in 2022
Talk360 is a telecommunications company based in Leusden, the Netherlands, that offers affordable international calling services through its user-friendly mobile application. The app enables both businesses and individuals to make low-cost calls to any mobile and landline number globally, even without an internet connection. Recognizing the need for reliable communication in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, Talk360 aims to enhance accessibility by launching a single checkout platform tailored for the continent. This platform will integrate various local payment methods and currencies, along with over 1.25 million cash points of sale, allowing approximately 500 million Africans to access digital services previously unavailable to them. By bridging communication gaps, Talk360 strives to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, can engage in affordable and effective communication.
RapidDeploy Cape Town
Venture Round in 2022
RapidDeploy Cape Town provides a cloud public safety technology workflow solution designed to reduce emergency response times.
RapidDeploy
Venture Round in 2022
RapidDeploy, Inc. is a cloud-based provider of call-taking and computer-aided dispatch (CAD) solutions aimed at enhancing public safety and emergency response efficiency. Founded in 2014 and based in Austin, Texas, the company specializes in Next Generation 911 technologies that integrate critical data and mobile signals into a unified platform. This system supports various functionalities, including vehicle tracking, mobile workforce management, route optimization, and event scheduling, all designed to enable public safety officials and first responders to make informed decisions quickly. By improving location accuracy and situational awareness, RapidDeploy's solutions help reduce emergency response times, ultimately contributing to better outcomes in critical situations and saving lives.
FinAccess
Seed Round in 2022
FinAccess is a Nairobi-based developer of a cloud-based software platform tailored for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and organizations. The platform facilitates personalized payment reminders, arrears follow-up campaigns, transaction notifications, and marketing messages, enhancing communication between MFIs and their clients. Additionally, it offers features such as detailed reporting, debit card issuance, and integration with third-party mobile money providers. By providing a comprehensive digital infrastructure, FinAccess aims to support MFIs in reducing costs, improving operational efficiency, and scaling their services, particularly in rural areas and growth markets.
ShopEX
Pre Seed Round in 2022
ShopEX is a teleshopping startup that aims to provide a unique shopping experience distinct from traditional eCommerce platforms. The company operates a multi-channel retail business, primarily focusing on television shopping, which allows customers to order products by phone and online. ShopEX offers Nigerians access to a range of international products across key categories such as lifestyle, fitness, and kitchen essentials. By providing innovative and proven products at affordable prices, ShopEX seeks to enhance everyday life for its customers.
CrowdForce
Seed Round in 2022
CrowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform that facilitates the delivery of digital, crypto, and financial services to underserved populations. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in Abuja, Nigeria. By leveraging mobile technology, CrowdForce empowers various sectors, including businesses, banks, digital wallet providers, multinational organizations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to enhance their outreach and improve service adoption. The company's offline distribution network enables effective market research and provides real-time consumer data, allowing clients to deploy financial products and services more efficiently.
CrowdForce
Debt Financing in 2022
CrowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform that facilitates the delivery of digital, crypto, and financial services to underserved populations. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in Abuja, Nigeria. By leveraging mobile technology, CrowdForce empowers various sectors, including businesses, banks, digital wallet providers, multinational organizations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to enhance their outreach and improve service adoption. The company's offline distribution network enables effective market research and provides real-time consumer data, allowing clients to deploy financial products and services more efficiently.
CompariSure
Seed Round in 2022
CompariSure Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, based in Cape Town, South Africa, operates as an independent life insurance comparison platform. Founded in 2017, CompariSure utilizes a proprietary chatbot technology to create a digital marketplace that connects consumers with reputable product providers. The platform allows users to compare various financial services products, particularly life insurance, by leveraging popular messaging platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp. By providing multiple quotes from established life insurers in South Africa, CompariSure aims to simplify the decision-making process for consumers seeking financial products.
CrowdForce
Venture Round in 2021
CrowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform that facilitates the delivery of digital, crypto, and financial services to underserved populations. Founded in 2016, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with operations in Abuja, Nigeria. By leveraging mobile technology, CrowdForce empowers various sectors, including businesses, banks, digital wallet providers, multinational organizations, non-governmental organizations, and government agencies to enhance their outreach and improve service adoption. The company's offline distribution network enables effective market research and provides real-time consumer data, allowing clients to deploy financial products and services more efficiently.
Mobiz
Seed Round in 2021
Mobiz is a SaaS mobile marketing platform that facilitates connections between brands and their customers through specialized text marketing services. The platform enables businesses to create hyper-personalized text messages that link to tailored landing pages, incorporating elements such as graphics, videos, promotions, and surveys. Mobiz allows for code-free campaign management, making it easy for businesses to develop unlimited, customer-specific landing pages based on individual data and campaign objectives. This approach enhances customer engagement, conversion rates, and overall communication effectiveness. Additionally, Mobiz supports post-click experiences with tools for creating templates and managing MMS campaigns, broadening its service offerings in mobile marketing.
RatherChat
Seed Round in 2021
RatherChat provides a platform that enhances communication between businesses and their customers through WhatsApp. The service focuses on facilitating meaningful interactions, allowing businesses to engage with their audience in a more personal and efficient manner. By utilizing the popularity of WhatsApp, RatherChat enables real-time communication, making it easier for businesses to address inquiries, resolve issues, and maintain customer engagement. The platform aims to bridge the gap in dialogue, catering to the preferences of modern consumers who increasingly favor instant messaging over traditional communication methods. Ultimately, RatherChat seeks to improve customer engagement across various functions, including sales, marketing, service, and support, thereby helping businesses generate more leads and enhance their overall customer service experience.
hearX
Series A in 2021
hearX is an innovative start-up focused on making hearing healthcare more accessible and affordable through digital solutions. With a foundation in research and engineering, the company seeks to transform the traditional audiology model by offering scalable alternatives that utilize smart technology, big data, and artificial intelligence. hearX provides a range of services, including mobile applications for audiometry and hearing screening tests, diagnostic otoscopes, self-test kiosks, and a cloud-based health data management platform. This comprehensive approach allows for more efficient and cost-effective hearing care, having facilitated over 1,000,000 tests and screenings across 39 countries. By offering a fully managed service, hearX aims to eliminate barriers to the detection and diagnosis of disabling hearing loss, ensuring that more individuals receive the care they need.
Tanda
Venture Round in 2021
Tanda is a fintech startup aimed at enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company focuses on micro-retailers, who play a vital role in local economies by supplying over 70% of essential goods, yet face significant challenges in accessing credit. Tanda enables these retailers to obtain inventory credit and become access points for services such as airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance, thereby helping to drive financial inclusion. Additionally, micro-retailers can diversify their income streams by earning commissions from transactions related to these services. By addressing the financing gap and providing essential tools, Tanda seeks to empower low-income MSMEs and support their growth within the community.
Kuda
Venture Round in 2020
Kuda is a digital-only bank founded in 2019 by Babs Ogundeyi and Musty Mustapha, with its headquarters in London. The bank aims to provide comprehensive financial services to every African, emphasizing the importance of financial health. Kuda offers free banking services that facilitate smart budgeting, saving, and spending. Its platform allows users to open digital accounts that eliminate unnecessary bank charges, earn interest on savings, and access low-interest loans. By focusing on convenience and accessibility, Kuda seeks to enrich the financial lives of its customers, encouraging them to save regularly and manage their finances more effectively.
BusyMed
Venture Round in 2020
BusyMed is a healthcare application that connects consumers directly to pharmacies through a digital platform. This service allows users to access online consultations and purchase medications and products, which can be delivered quickly to their homes. The platform enhances pharmacy operations by offering real-time stock information and performance data on best-selling items, enabling better inventory management. Additionally, it allows pharmacies to utilize existing delivery technologies, giving consumers the convenience of skipping queues and either collecting their orders in person or receiving them at their doorstep.
Mobiz
Seed Round in 2020
Mobiz is a SaaS mobile marketing platform that facilitates connections between brands and their customers through specialized text marketing services. The platform enables businesses to create hyper-personalized text messages that link to tailored landing pages, incorporating elements such as graphics, videos, promotions, and surveys. Mobiz allows for code-free campaign management, making it easy for businesses to develop unlimited, customer-specific landing pages based on individual data and campaign objectives. This approach enhances customer engagement, conversion rates, and overall communication effectiveness. Additionally, Mobiz supports post-click experiences with tools for creating templates and managing MMS campaigns, broadening its service offerings in mobile marketing.
Tanda
Seed Round in 2020
Tanda is a fintech startup aimed at enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company focuses on micro-retailers, who play a vital role in local economies by supplying over 70% of essential goods, yet face significant challenges in accessing credit. Tanda enables these retailers to obtain inventory credit and become access points for services such as airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance, thereby helping to drive financial inclusion. Additionally, micro-retailers can diversify their income streams by earning commissions from transactions related to these services. By addressing the financing gap and providing essential tools, Tanda seeks to empower low-income MSMEs and support their growth within the community.
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, or Mobile Post Office, offers a patented solution that transforms mobile phone numbers into formal postal addresses, facilitating universal access to postal services. By linking mobile numbers to postal codes, MPost creates a digital addressing exchange infrastructure that supports accurate deliveries. This innovative service is designed for seamless integration with e-commerce and logistics platforms through an API-driven approach. MPost collaborates with postal corporations to enhance accessibility and convenience, ensuring that mobile users can easily utilize postal services directly from their devices.
hearX
Series A in 2019
hearX is an innovative start-up focused on making hearing healthcare more accessible and affordable through digital solutions. With a foundation in research and engineering, the company seeks to transform the traditional audiology model by offering scalable alternatives that utilize smart technology, big data, and artificial intelligence. hearX provides a range of services, including mobile applications for audiometry and hearing screening tests, diagnostic otoscopes, self-test kiosks, and a cloud-based health data management platform. This comprehensive approach allows for more efficient and cost-effective hearing care, having facilitated over 1,000,000 tests and screenings across 39 countries. By offering a fully managed service, hearX aims to eliminate barriers to the detection and diagnosis of disabling hearing loss, ensuring that more individuals receive the care they need.
Sortd
Venture Round in 2019
Sortd, Inc. is a company that develops a subscription-based application plugin designed for users of Gmail and GSuite. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Newark, Delaware, Sortd offers a web-based mobile application that transforms the email inbox into organized to-do lists. This platform consolidates conversations, tasks, and priorities into a visually intuitive workspace within Gmail, addressing the chaotic nature of traditional email management. By providing features such as task management, reminders, and a drag-and-drop interface, Sortd enhances productivity for professionals in various sectors, including sales, client services, project management, and finance. The application allows users to streamline their workflow and collaborate effectively through custom email workflows, providing a modern solution to email-related challenges.
MPost
Seed Round in 2019
MPost, or Mobile Post Office, offers a patented solution that transforms mobile phone numbers into formal postal addresses, facilitating universal access to postal services. By linking mobile numbers to postal codes, MPost creates a digital addressing exchange infrastructure that supports accurate deliveries. This innovative service is designed for seamless integration with e-commerce and logistics platforms through an API-driven approach. MPost collaborates with postal corporations to enhance accessibility and convenience, ensuring that mobile users can easily utilize postal services directly from their devices.
Talk360
Seed Round in 2019
Talk360 is a telecommunications company based in Leusden, the Netherlands, that offers affordable international calling services through its user-friendly mobile application. The app enables both businesses and individuals to make low-cost calls to any mobile and landline number globally, even without an internet connection. Recognizing the need for reliable communication in emerging markets, particularly in Africa, Talk360 aims to enhance accessibility by launching a single checkout platform tailored for the continent. This platform will integrate various local payment methods and currencies, along with over 1.25 million cash points of sale, allowing approximately 500 million Africans to access digital services previously unavailable to them. By bridging communication gaps, Talk360 strives to ensure that everyone, regardless of their background, can engage in affordable and effective communication.
Instant Property
Venture Round in 2018
Instant Property is an online real estate platform that significantly enhances the buying and selling process for real estate professionals. By leveraging advanced property-centric technology, the platform facilitates transactions among industry players, improving efficiency and effectiveness in deal management. It utilizes big data capabilities to streamline deal flow and enhance networking opportunities within the sector. This centralized approach enables clients to conduct business more efficiently, ultimately improving their financial outcomes while simplifying access to essential data.
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
Vula Mobile is a developer of a medical referral application aimed at improving healthcare access for individuals in remote areas. The application connects primary healthcare workers with on-call specialists, allowing health workers to capture patient information, take photographs, and record brief medical histories. This information can be sent directly to specialists, enabling patients to receive medical advice without the need for in-person consultations. With millions of people suffering from preventable blindness due to inadequate healthcare access, Vula Mobile's platform seeks to bridge the gap between healthcare providers and patients, ultimately enhancing the delivery of essential medical services.
RecoMed
Venture Round in 2017
RecoMed is South Africa's largest online healthcare booking platform, designed to connect patients with healthcare providers efficiently. Its core offering is a user-friendly online booking system that allows patients to find and schedule appointments with various healthcare professionals at any time, eliminating the need for phone calls or paperwork. In addition to serving individual consumers, RecoMed has developed white-labelled solutions for notable organizations, enhancing its presence in the healthcare ecosystem. The platform facilitates real-time connections between doctors and patients, contributing to improved patient experiences and enabling healthcare professionals to expand their practices. RecoMed effectively operates within the broader healthcare, life insurance, and corporate wellness sectors, positioning itself as a significant player in the marketplace.
Digital Cabinet
Venture Round in 2017
Digital Cabinet is a cloud-based document management platform that streamlines business processes by digitizing workflows and eliminating the need for paper. It enables organizations to manage their documents efficiently while maintaining their existing structures and processes online. The platform offers features such as data encryption, full audit trails, and data analytics, allowing users to store, upload, and access documents remotely from various devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Designed for ease of use, Digital Cabinet requires no software installation and provides comprehensive training and support to its users, ensuring a smooth transition to a digital document management system.
Digital Cabinet
Venture Round in 2016
Digital Cabinet is a cloud-based document management platform that streamlines business processes by digitizing workflows and eliminating the need for paper. It enables organizations to manage their documents efficiently while maintaining their existing structures and processes online. The platform offers features such as data encryption, full audit trails, and data analytics, allowing users to store, upload, and access documents remotely from various devices, including PCs, tablets, and smartphones. Designed for ease of use, Digital Cabinet requires no software installation and provides comprehensive training and support to its users, ensuring a smooth transition to a digital document management system.
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