Ian Lessem

SA VC firm HAVAÍC buys into Nigeria’s ShopEx with US$400k investment

Cape Town-headquartered venture capital firm HAVAÍC announced the completion of its first investment in the Nigerian omni-channel direct-to-consumer retailer.
Christopher Tredger
3:10
May 4, 2022

Africa focused VC firm raises US$20m to spread investment

The Fund invests in- and supports early-stage, post-revenue seed investments up to later-stage growth Series A investments.
3:00
Jul 26, 2021

Cape Town leads in FDI ranking for Africa

Start-ups in Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and South Africa raised a total of US$625-million last year, according to HAVAÍC.