HAVAÍC

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.

Robert Heath

Partner

Ian Lessem

CEO

Grant Rock

Executive Director

38 past transactions

NjiaPay

Pre Seed Round in 2025
NjiaPay is a technology company specializing in Payments-as-a-Service. It simplifies payment management for businesses operating in Africa, addressing the challenges posed by the continent's diverse and complex payment landscape. The company's platform streamlines operations and enhances online payment success rates, thereby boosting clients' payment efficiency.

Talk360

Seed Round in 2024
Talk360 is a Dutch-based company specializing in affordable long-distance telecommunication services. It offers an easy-to-use mobile application for both business and private individuals to make international calls to any mobile or landline number, even without an internet connection.

Right Now Response

Venture Round in 2024
Right Now Response is a provider of a breakdown management platform that delivers constant breakdown assistance to businesses. The platform enhances breakdown visibility by offering features such as live location tracing and tracking from the moment a breakdown is accepted through to roadside assistance and workshop repair. This solution enables companies to achieve complete transparency in their breakdown processes, ultimately aiming to improve productivity and reduce operational costs.

Sportable

Series A in 2023
Founded in London in 2015, Sportable specializes in sports data technology with a primary focus on rugby. The company develops hardware and wearable devices that capture real-time sport-specific data, providing unique insights for teams, broadcasters, and viewers.

Rather.chat

Seed Round in 2023
Rather.chat facilitates meaningful connections between businesses and customers via WhatsApp. It enhances customer service by enabling real-time interactions, improving issue resolution, and fostering engagement.

RapidDeploy

Series C in 2023
RapidDeploy is a cloud-native platform for public safety that provides cloud-based computer-aided dispatch and analytics to reduce emergency response times and enhance situational awareness. The platform integrates call information, mobile signals, and third-party datasets into a single operating system to support telecommunicators and first responders, offering features such as vehicle and responder tracking, route optimization, mobile workforce management, bulk dispatch, event scheduling, and lifecycle management. It supports Next Generation 911 and aims to deliver location-aware, actionable insights to improve outcomes and save lives. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

Right Now Response

Seed Round in 2023
Right Now Response is a provider of a breakdown management platform that delivers constant breakdown assistance to businesses. The platform enhances breakdown visibility by offering features such as live location tracing and tracking from the moment a breakdown is accepted through to roadside assistance and workshop repair. This solution enables companies to achieve complete transparency in their breakdown processes, ultimately aiming to improve productivity and reduce operational costs.

Tanda

Seed Round in 2022
Tanda is a fintech startup focused on enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company provides micro-retailers with inventory credit and enables them to serve as access points for various essential services, including airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance. With micro-retailers supplying over 70% of essential goods in Africa, Tanda aims to address the significant financing gap faced by these businesses, as over 90% lack credit history or access to traditional financing. By offering a virtual wallet and money transfer API, Tanda allows micro-retailers to diversify their income through commissions earned from services such as bill payments and airtime purchases, thereby promoting financial inclusion for low-income MSMEs across the continent.

Talk360

Seed Round in 2022
Talk360 is a Dutch-based company specializing in affordable long-distance telecommunication services. It offers an easy-to-use mobile application for both business and private individuals to make international calls to any mobile or landline number, even without an internet connection.

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 is a cloud-native platform for public safety that provides cloud-based computer-aided dispatch and analytics to reduce emergency response times and enhance situational awareness. The platform integrates call information, mobile signals, and third-party datasets into a single operating system to support telecommunicators and first responders, offering features such as vehicle and responder tracking, route optimization, mobile workforce management, bulk dispatch, event scheduling, and lifecycle management. It supports Next Generation 911 and aims to deliver location-aware, actionable insights to improve outcomes and save lives. The company is based in Austin, Texas.

FinAccess

Seed Round in 2022
FinAccess provides a cloud-based core banking platform and related services for microfinance institutions in growth markets. Its software enables MFIs to send personalized payment reminders, manage arrears, issue transaction notifications, and deliver marketing messages, while generating detailed reports and supporting debit card issuing. The platform integrates with third-party mobile money providers and offers end-to-end IT services—from concept and deployment to ongoing maintenance—to help microfinance institutions reduce costs, improve efficiency, and scale operations, particularly for rural populations. FinAccess is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

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 and an offline distribution network that helps businesses accelerate adoption of digital, crypto, and financial services among underserved populations. The company serves banks and fintechs, nonprofits, market researchers, government agencies, and field agents, providing access to real-time consumer data and enabling deployment of digital services in emerging markets. Founded in 2016, crowdForce has a footprint in Nigeria with an additional presence in the United States.

crowdForce

Debt Financing in 2022
crowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform and an offline distribution network that helps businesses accelerate adoption of digital, crypto, and financial services among underserved populations. The company serves banks and fintechs, nonprofits, market researchers, government agencies, and field agents, providing access to real-time consumer data and enabling deployment of digital services in emerging markets. Founded in 2016, crowdForce has a footprint in Nigeria with an additional presence in the United States.

CompariSure

Seed Round in 2022
CompariSure Financial Services (Pty) Ltd, operating as CompariSure, is a South African company founded in 2017 and based in Cape Town. It specializes in providing a digital marketplace that connects consumers with financial product providers, focusing primarily on life insurance. The company utilizes proprietary chatbot technology to facilitate the comparison of various financial services products, enabling users to obtain multiple life insurance quotes from established and trusted insurers in South Africa. By leveraging platforms such as Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp, CompariSure enhances accessibility and convenience for consumers seeking to make informed financial decisions.

crowdForce

Venture Round in 2021
crowdForce operates a crowdsourcing platform and an offline distribution network that helps businesses accelerate adoption of digital, crypto, and financial services among underserved populations. The company serves banks and fintechs, nonprofits, market researchers, government agencies, and field agents, providing access to real-time consumer data and enabling deployment of digital services in emerging markets. Founded in 2016, crowdForce has a footprint in Nigeria with an additional presence in the United States.

Mobiz

Seed Round in 2021
Mobiz is a SaaS company specializing in mobile marketing. It connects brands with customers via SMS, generating text links and landing pages for delivery through SMS's broad reach. The platform offers tools for post-click experiences, including templates and MMS campaigns.

Rather.chat

Seed Round in 2021
Rather.chat facilitates meaningful connections between businesses and customers via WhatsApp. It enhances customer service by enabling real-time interactions, improving issue resolution, and fostering engagement.

hearX Group

Series A in 2021
hearX Group offers digital solutions for accessible hearing healthcare. With a focus on innovation and technology, they aim to democratize hearing care by providing accurate, fast, and affordable alternatives to traditional methods. Their services include lead generation, remote care, clinical solutions, preventative measures, and direct-to-consumer interventions.

Tanda

Venture Round in 2021
Tanda is a fintech startup focused on enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company provides micro-retailers with inventory credit and enables them to serve as access points for various essential services, including airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance. With micro-retailers supplying over 70% of essential goods in Africa, Tanda aims to address the significant financing gap faced by these businesses, as over 90% lack credit history or access to traditional financing. By offering a virtual wallet and money transfer API, Tanda allows micro-retailers to diversify their income through commissions earned from services such as bill payments and airtime purchases, thereby promoting financial inclusion for low-income MSMEs across the continent.

Kuda

Venture Round in 2020
Kuda Technologies Ltd, established in 2018, is a digital banking service provider based in London, with an additional office in Lagos, Nigeria. The company offers a range of financial services, including savings and checking accounts, money transfers, debit cards, and point-to-point payments, all accessible through an online banking platform and a mobile application. Kuda's mission is to provide accessible and affordable banking services to Africans, with a focus on promoting financial health and savings.

BusyMed

Venture Round in 2020
BusyMed is an online pharmacy marketplace that connects consumers directly with local pharmacies through a digital platform. The service provides online consultations and facilitates product and medication purchases with fast home delivery. The platform enables pharmacies to display real-time stock information, monitor inventory, and analyze sales performance, while integrating with existing pharmacy and third-party delivery solutions. The offering helps users locate pharmacies, compare prices, and manage payments, with the aim of improving access to convenient healthcare. BusyMed was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Port Elizabeth.

Mobiz

Seed Round in 2020
Mobiz is a SaaS company specializing in mobile marketing. It connects brands with customers via SMS, generating text links and landing pages for delivery through SMS's broad reach. The platform offers tools for post-click experiences, including templates and MMS campaigns.

Tanda

Seed Round in 2020
Tanda is a fintech startup focused on enhancing access to essential digital financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) across Africa. The company provides micro-retailers with inventory credit and enables them to serve as access points for various essential services, including airtime, utility payments, mobile banking, and insurance. With micro-retailers supplying over 70% of essential goods in Africa, Tanda aims to address the significant financing gap faced by these businesses, as over 90% lack credit history or access to traditional financing. By offering a virtual wallet and money transfer API, Tanda allows micro-retailers to diversify their income through commissions earned from services such as bill payments and airtime purchases, thereby promoting financial inclusion for low-income MSMEs 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 enables mobile phone users to utilize their devices as a mobile post office. It converts mobile numbers into formal postal addresses, providing access to postal services via the mobile phone.

hearX Group

Series A in 2019
hearX Group offers digital solutions for accessible hearing healthcare. With a focus on innovation and technology, they aim to democratize hearing care by providing accurate, fast, and affordable alternatives to traditional methods. Their services include lead generation, remote care, clinical solutions, preventative measures, and direct-to-consumer interventions.

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, effectively integrating conversations, tasks, and priorities into a single, visually intuitive workspace. This productivity platform aims to enhance email management by allowing users to set tasks, reminders, and notes using a drag-and-drop feature, thereby facilitating collaboration within teams through customized email workflows. By rethinking the traditional use of email, Sortd provides professionals in various sectors, including sales, client services, and finance, with a streamlined solution to manage their emails and tasks more efficiently.

MPost

Seed Round in 2019
MPost enables mobile phone users to utilize their devices as a mobile post office. It converts mobile numbers into formal postal addresses, providing access to postal services via the mobile phone.

Talk360

Seed Round in 2019
Talk360 is a Dutch-based company specializing in affordable long-distance telecommunication services. It offers an easy-to-use mobile application for both business and private individuals to make international calls to any mobile or landline number, even without an internet connection.

Instant Property

Venture Round in 2018
Instant Property develops an online real estate platform that facilitates property sales between industry professionals. It leverages technology to enhance big data capabilities, streamline deal flow management, improve transactional efficiency, and foster industry networking.

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 develops a medical referral application that enables health workers to capture patient information, photographs, and medical history and send it to specialists for remote advice, allowing patients to receive expert input without in-person consultations and supporting timely triage to improve access to eye care and reduce preventable blindness.

RecoMed

Venture Round in 2017
RecoMed is South Africa's leading online healthcare booking platform. It connects patients with healthcare providers via a mobile-friendly portal, facilitating real-time appointments without phone calls or paperwork. The company offers white-label solutions to prominent clients like Discovery and Medicross.

Digital Cabinet

Venture Round in 2017
Digital Cabinet provides a cloud-based document management and workflow platform that digitizes paper processes, enables secure storage, and delivers data analytics and audit trails. The platform supports remote access via web, mobile, or tablet, eliminates on-site software installation, and preserves organizational structures and workflows within a digital environment. It offers data encryption, easy uploading and storing of documents, and actionable insights through analytics, helping organizations manage their document life cycle with greater efficiency and visibility.

Digital Cabinet

Venture Round in 2016
Digital Cabinet provides a cloud-based document management and workflow platform that digitizes paper processes, enables secure storage, and delivers data analytics and audit trails. The platform supports remote access via web, mobile, or tablet, eliminates on-site software installation, and preserves organizational structures and workflows within a digital environment. It offers data encryption, easy uploading and storing of documents, and actionable insights through analytics, helping organizations manage their document life cycle with greater efficiency and visibility.
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