What stage does Keyo Ventures invest at?

Keyo Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

What sectors does Keyo Ventures focus on?

Keyo Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.

Where is Keyo Ventures located?

Keyo Ventures is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.

Keyo Ventures

Venture capital

Cape Town · Pre-Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Keyo is a forward-looking alternative financier focused on pre-Series A, early-stage startups in Southern Africa's green economy and asset-backed sectors. It uses technology and operational data to assess business scalability and manage risk, integrating with founders' back-end systems to automatically collect day-to-day operational data and implementing digital payment mechanisms for repayments. The firm aims to make capital more accessible and flexible for early-stage ventures that lack track record and struggle to access traditional funding. For investors, Keyo positions itself as a partner validating early-stage investing as a commercially viable, sustainable and impactful asset class, offering transparency through ongoing data-driven monitoring of profitability and risk.

Invests inCleantech Climate Tech Energy Impact & Social Good Sector AgnosticAfricaCape TownSouth Africa

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Growth

Cape Town, ZA

Instruments

Debt · Equity

Tracked investments

Team · 10 people

from the firm's website

KG Legodi· Managing Partner· Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africain

KG Legodi is a South African investment professional with over 15 years of experience across global financial institutions and emerging businesses in Southern Africa and the United States. She is Co-Founding Managing Partner of Keyo Ventures, an emerging investment manager providing alternative financing to early-stage green economy and asset-backed businesses in the region, and previously spent a decade in investment banking, including five years in M&A at Goldman Sachs. Legodi holds a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance from the University of Cape Town and a Master's in Innovation & Entrepreneurship from HEC Paris, and serves on investment committees and boards focused on green economy, financial services, and property sectors.

Clayton Wiggill· Investment Principal· City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africain

David Kleitkerp· Investment Committee· Nairobi County, Kenyain

Investment committee member affiliated with Untapped Global.

Mamkeli Jim· Advisor· City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africain

Advisor affiliated with Zazi Capital.

Philani Mzila· Investment Committee· City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africain

Philani Mzila is an Investment Principal at Edge Growth focused on early-stage ventures in financial services, green economy, industrials, and underserved markets across South Africa. He has invested over $180 million in more than 30 companies across African countries, with experience in private equity and venture capital across agriculture, FMCG, property, technology, and financial services. Mzila holds a BCom in Investments and Corporate Finance from the University of the Witwatersrand and an MPhil in Development Finance from Stellenbosch Business School, and is a Chartered Development Finance Analyst.

Rajiv Daya· Advisor· Johannesburg Metropolitan Areain

Advisor affiliated with Old Mutual Next176.

Sally-Anne Jansen· Advisor· City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africain

Advisor affiliated with RMB Ventures.

Sonja De Bruyn· Advisor· City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africain

Advisor affiliated with Identity Partners.

Tharina Bennie-Van Dijk· Investment Committee· City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africain

Investment committee member affiliated with Capitec Bank.

Thulaganyo Kodisang· Investment Analyst· Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africain

Thulaganyo Kodisang is an investment analyst at Keyo Ventures, focusing on green economy and asset-backed technology businesses in Southern Africa. He holds an accounting degree from the University of Cape Town and completed postgraduate studies in development finance, with prior experience in SME credit. His background includes participation in startup ventures and entrepreneurial competitions, including the Launch Lab incubator and a top 10 placement in The Pitch competition at UCT in 2020.

What they invest in

from 1 of 1 portfolio companies

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Investments · 1 tracked

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Zimi provides integrated AC and DC electric vehicle charging stations along with a cloud-based software platform for monitoring charging infrastructure, energy usage, fleet telematics, and payments.

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Keyo Ventures invest at?: Keyo Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Keyo Ventures focus on?: Keyo Ventures focuses on Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Keyo Ventures located?: Keyo Ventures is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.

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