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

Past deals in Africa and Middle East

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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