Kalon Venture Partners
Kalon Venture Partners is a venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa, founded in 2016. The firm focuses on investing in early-stage African companies, primarily within the technology sector, but also extends its interests to banking, insurance, retail, media, and entertainment. Kalon Venture Partners aims to build a portfolio of high-growth technology companies that feature innovative business models tailored to meet the needs of both existing and emerging institutions and their customers.
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Past deals in South Africa
Carscan
Venture Round in 2022
Carscan is a company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that specializes in developing an augmented reality mobile application designed to document and monitor the visible condition of motor vehicles throughout their life cycle. The application utilizes embedded artificial intelligence and visual recognition technology to create a traceable digital record for each vehicle. This digital record enhances the automotive ecosystem by facilitating processes such as buying, selling, renting, servicing, insuring, financing, and auctioning cars with increased confidence, while also helping to mitigate fraud and reduce industry risks. Additionally, Carscan offers a complementary mobile app called cARtag, which provides near real-time quotes and validation of car conditions from industry experts.
Carscan
Seed Round in 2020
Carscan is a company based in Johannesburg, South Africa, that specializes in developing an augmented reality mobile application designed to document and monitor the visible condition of motor vehicles throughout their life cycle. The application utilizes embedded artificial intelligence and visual recognition technology to create a traceable digital record for each vehicle. This digital record enhances the automotive ecosystem by facilitating processes such as buying, selling, renting, servicing, insuring, financing, and auctioning cars with increased confidence, while also helping to mitigate fraud and reduce industry risks. Additionally, Carscan offers a complementary mobile app called cARtag, which provides near real-time quotes and validation of car conditions from industry experts.
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