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E Squared

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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: 4 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Venture capital (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket
1.6 M$ – 9.9 M$, median 1.6 M$ (3 disclosed amounts)
Countries
South Africa (4)
Activities
Enterprise software (SaaS) (1), Investment and savings platforms (1), Pharmaceutical manufacturing (1)
Instruments
Equity (3)
Stages
Growth (1), Pre-Seed (1), Seed (1)
Recent activity
2 deals in 12 months, latest Apr 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

No stated thesis: the comparison is not possible.

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Investment thesis

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

Investment ticket
n/a
Instruments
Equity*
Preferred sectors
Water & environment*, Fintech*, SaaS*, Healthcare*
Target geographies
South Africa*

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Pre-SeedSeedGrowth

Reference deals

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

Nafasi Water Technologies

April 2026 · South Africa
Growth9.877 M$EquityWater & environmentFollow-on

Co-investor alongside Norfund

Activity : Water and sanitation

Instrument : ZAR 160m investment from Norfund, alongside a follow-on from E Squared Investments

Mining catchment rehabilitation, municipal wastewater reuse.

Source : norfund.noN1 · Primary source · Other sources : Engineering News

Stokvel Academy

November 2025 · South Africa
Undisclosed amountFintechLead

Activity : Investment and savings platforms

South Africa’s Stokvel Academy has secured funding from E Squared Investments to scale its mission of transforming stokvels.

Source : weetracker.com

Altera Biosciences

July 2025 · South Africa
Pre-Seed1.6 M$EquityHealthcareCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside OneBio

Activity : Pharmaceutical manufacturing

Altera Biosciences Bags $1.6M to Build ‘Off-the-Shelf’ Cells in Africa’s First Gene Therapy Play.

Source : launchbaseafrica.com

The Awareness Company

January 2025 · South Africa
Seed1.6 M$EquitySaaSCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Futuregrowth Asset Management

Activity : Enterprise software (SaaS)

South Africa’s The Awareness Company , a SaaS startup transforming business data into actionable insights for operations and sustainability, has raised USD 1.6 M in seed funding.

Co-investors Aions, Catalyst Fund, Holocene

Source : weetracker.com

In short

E Squared invests across the following sectors: Water & environment, Fintech, SaaS, and Healthcare, in the following areas: South Africa. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.