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.
Numida Technologies is a digital financial institution based in Kampala, Uganda, founded in 2015. The company specializes in serving micro- and small businesses in East Africa by offering application software that helps these enterprises maintain up-to-date digital financial records. Numida's proprietary credit scoring system enables it to provide unsecured growth and working capital loans to businesses, which not only results in high portfolio yields but also significantly impacts the livelihoods of borrowers. The platform aims to lower risks and costs for lending institutions, leading to improved lending terms for borrowers and fostering a thriving small business sector that creates employment, increases tax revenues, and enhances living standards for entrepreneurs and their staff.
VALR is a Johannesburg, South Africa-based digital asset platform and cryptocurrency exchange that enables customers to buy, sell, store, transfer, and protect a broad range of digital assets, with more than 50 cryptocurrencies and a digital wallet service. The platform emphasizes secure, multi-layer protection and aims to provide access to financial services at a fair and transparent price.
CompariSure
Seed Round in 2019
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.
Lumkani
Seed Round in 2018
Lumkani is a South Africa-based company founded in 2014, specializing in developing early-warning IoT heat sensors to mitigate the risks associated with fires in urban informal settlements. The company aims to enhance community resilience by combining technology with financial services, particularly addressing the insurance needs of underserved populations. Lumkani's innovative mesh networked fire detectors are designed for informal homes and enable community-wide alerts during fire incidents, significantly limiting fire spread. Currently, these detectors are installed in over 50,000 homes across South Africa, as well as in Bangladesh and Kenya. In 2017, Lumkani launched a pioneering fire detection and fire insurance bundle in partnership with Hollard Insurance, providing financial support to individuals affected by fires. As Lumkani expands its distribution platform, it continues to identify and address the protection gap by introducing additional relevant insurance products aimed at low-income customers.
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.
Founded in 2009, Zoona is a mobile technology company that provides safe and reliable financial services to underserved communities across Africa. It offers products such as money transfers, electronic voucher payments, and agent payments through its interoperable distribution network. With operations in Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, and support offices in South Africa, Zoona has processed over $2 billion in transactions since inception.
Snapt, Inc. is a South African company that focuses on developing solutions for application delivery, enhancing the performance and security of critical services. Founded in 2011 and based in Johannesburg, Snapt offers a range of products including the Snapt Framework, which serves as an interface for Linux and BSD systems, Snapt Squid, a reporting and access control solution, and Snapt HAProxy, a load balancing solution. The company's offerings are designed to improve and protect clients' virtual infrastructures, ensuring fast delivery and an exceptional customer experience through features like web acceleration and caching.
Snapt, Inc. is a South African company that focuses on developing solutions for application delivery, enhancing the performance and security of critical services. Founded in 2011 and based in Johannesburg, Snapt offers a range of products including the Snapt Framework, which serves as an interface for Linux and BSD systems, Snapt Squid, a reporting and access control solution, and Snapt HAProxy, a load balancing solution. The company's offerings are designed to improve and protect clients' virtual infrastructures, ensuring fast delivery and an exceptional customer experience through features like web acceleration and caching.
Established in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, FireID is a venture builder firm specializing in the development and commercialization of innovative technologies across various industries.
BetTech Gaming
Seed Round in 2010
BetTech Gaming is a South Africa-based company that specializes in developing gaming software, focusing on usability and mobile platforms for both its own brand and white-label solutions. Founded in 2009 by entrepreneurs Jesse Hemson-Struthers and Mark Bosman, the company aims to create engaging experiences through its sports betting platform. This platform not only facilitates betting but also encourages social interaction and shared entertainment among users. By prioritizing user experience and community engagement, BetTech seeks to position betting and gaming as a positive form of entertainment. The company has received initial investment to support its product development and launch of its proprietary offerings.
Skyrove is a provider of wireless internet services in the South African region, specializing in hotspot services and conference Wi-Fi solutions. The company offers a range of services designed to make Wi-Fi accessible in various settings, including events, conferences, mobile transit entities such as tours and taxis, student residences, apartment blocks, and corporate environments. Skyrove aims to enable users to access the internet conveniently and reliably, anytime and anywhere.