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Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund

Public data, unclaimed profile

Investisseur référencé à partir d'opérations publiées. Secteurs, pays, instruments et tickets affichés d'après ses opérations ; le fonds peut revendiquer sa fiche pour préciser sa thèse.

At a glance

Based on observed investment behaviour: 2 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Private equity (inferred from profile)
Observed ticket
11.3 M$ – 14.7 M$, median 13 M$ (2 disclosed amounts)
Countries
South Africa (2)
Activities
Agritech (1), Security, cleaning and facility management (1)
Instruments
Equity (1)
Stages
Series B (1)
Recent activity
0 deal in 12 months, latest Jun 2025

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

Fewer than three recorded deals: insufficient evidence to compare thesis and behaviour.

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Investment thesis

Criteria inferred from recorded deals: the fund has not stated its thesis yet.

Investment ticket
11.3 M$*
Instruments
Equity*
Preferred sectors
Agribusiness*, Business & personal services*
Target geographies
South Africa*

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Series B

Reference deals

Recent public deals: they say better than a thesis what the fund actually signs.

Nile

June 2025 · South Africa
11.3 M$AgribusinessLead

Activity : Agritech

South African agri-tech startup Nile has secured ZAR200m (US$11.3m) in funding to expand its operations across Southern Africa.

Co-investors FMO

Source : launchbaseafrica.com

Aura

May 2025 · South Africa
Series B14.7 M$EquityBusiness & personal servicesCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Partech Africa

Activity : Security, cleaning and facility management

Vehicle : Partech Africa

Aura connects individuals in emergencies to the nearest vetted private security or medical responder through a smart dispatch technology platform.

Why they invested

  • South Africa's largest private responder network (3,000+), 7,500+ lives saved
  • Co-led round to fund U.S. expansion
  • Borderless emergency dispatch model

Co-investors KLT Holdings

Source : partechpartners.comN1 · Primary source

In short

Cathay AfricInvest Innovation Fund invests tickets ranging from 11.3 M$ to 11.3 M$, across the following sectors: Agribusiness and Business & personal services, in the following areas: South Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.