HAVAIC
Venture capitalCape Town · Pre-Seed–Series A · 7 people tracked
Investment thesis
HAVAÍC identifies innovative and impactful technology solutions with real-world applications and disruptive growth potential, focusing on products and platforms that can scale across African and international markets. The firm leverages local knowledge, regional networks, and capital raising capabilities to maximize impact and returns for both its portfolio companies and investors.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 7 people
from the firm's websiteIan brings nearly two decades of pan-African fund management and investment banking experience. He specializes in capital-raising and strategically aligning early-stage, high-growth businesses for international growth and successful exits.
Kiara is a qualified chartered accountant and CFA charterholder with over a decade of unlisted investment experience. She specializes in financial analysis, investment structuring, and sustainable impact, leading the firm's ESG initiatives.
Tyrone is a serial entrepreneur and early investor recognized by Forbes as one of Africa's 30 Most Promising Entrepreneurs under 30 in 2016. He brings strategic, operational, and entrepreneurial expertise while focusing on investment origination, portfolio management, and exit realization.
Ismaeel is a chartered accountant with experience in management consulting and assurance. He combines financial modeling expertise with hands-on commercial strategy development and operational optimization across African businesses.
Madimetja is a chartered accountant specializing in corporate finance and transaction advisory. With experience in complex financial due diligence and valuations for multi-billion rand deals across fintech and renewable energy sectors, he supports entrepreneurs in building resilient, world-class organizations.
Rob is currently Senior Director of Growth Capital at Maia Financial in Sydney. He brings extensive institutional banking and alternative investment experience, including prior roles as co-head of Alternative Investments at Ashburton and senior management positions at Rand Merchant Bank.
What they invest in
from 3 of 16 portfolio companiesFintech ×2SaaS ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1B2B Marketplaces ×1Sales Tech ×1
HQs:South Africa×2Nigeria×1
Investments · 16 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathCrowdForce operates a mobile app enabling small merchants across Africa to function as banking service points without establishing formal branch infrastructure.
FintechAbuja, NG
rather.chat is an AI-powered WhatsApp platform that enables businesses to reach, engage, and convert customers through automated chatbot conversations, with a focus on real-time sales automation and lead capture.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechSouth Africa, ZA
Talk360 is a mobile calling app and payment infrastructure platform focused on Africa. Through its co-launched NjiaPay platform, it provides a unified checkout system integrating local currencies and payment methods to enable African consumers to purchase digital services previously inaccessible to them.
B2B MarketplacesFintechSaaSSouth Africa, ZA
Dean
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does HAVAIC invest at?
- HAVAIC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does HAVAIC focus on?
- HAVAIC focuses on AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is HAVAIC located?
- HAVAIC is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.
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