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Founder Collective

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: 3 recorded deals

Investor type
Private equity or venture capital fund (inferred, not verified)
Capital type
Venture capital (inferred from deals)
Observed ticket
1.2 M$ – 8 M$, median 2.1 M$ (3 disclosed amounts)
Countries
South Africa (2), Kenya (1)
Activities
Crypto and blockchain (1), Data and AI (1), Online retail (1)
Instruments
Equity (3)
Stages
Seed (3)
Recent activity
2 deals in 12 months, latest Aug 2026

Stated thesis versus observed behaviour

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Investment thesis

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

Investment ticket
1.2 M$*
Instruments
Equity*
Preferred sectors
E-commerce*, Fintech*, SaaS*
Target geographies
South Africa*, Kenya*

* added from its deals

Stages (stated by the fund and from its deals)
Seed

Reference deals

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

Verascient

August 2026 · South Africa
Seed1.2 M$EquitySaaSLead

Activity : Data and AI

Cape Town-based AI infrastructure startup Verascient has raised USD 1.2 M (ZAR 19.5 M) in an oversubscribed seed round led by Founder Collective, with participation from Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, Summit Ventures, and angel investors Alan Knott-Craig and Shayne Mann.

Co-investors Andrena Ventures, Cambridge Enterprise, Summit Ventures

Source : weetracker.com

Ezeebit

December 2025 · South Africa
Seed2.05 M$EquityFintechCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Raba Partnership

Activity : Crypto and blockchain

Ezeebit, the South African stablecoin and crypto payments infrastructure startup, has raised USD 2.05 M in seed funding.

Source : weetracker.com

Kapu

January 2025 · Kenya
Seed8 M$EquityE-commerceCo-Invest

Co-investor alongside Giant Ventures

Activity : Online retail

Kenyan e-commerce startup Kapu has raised pre-Series A funding from BlackWood and existing investors to expand its operations across Africa.

Co-investors Hesabu Capital, Norrsken22

Source : weetracker.com

In short

Founder Collective invests tickets ranging from 1.2 M$ to 1.2 M$, across the following sectors: E-commerce, Fintech, and SaaS, in the following areas: South Africa and Kenya. Check in 30 seconds whether your company fits these criteria.