Savant Venture Fund
Venture capitalCape Town · Pre-Seed–Series A · 2 people tracked
Investment thesis
Savant focuses on African deep tech and hardware-enabled ventures that solve pressing global challenges through science and engineering. It partners with early-stage ventures at various points in the startup lifecycle, systematically de-risking them and preparing them for commercialization and investment. Through its Foundry, it accelerates prototypes into scalable businesses with hands-on support, structured funding, and mentorship. Its funding arm provides capital, expertise, and networks to scale technologies, while its Analytic arm offers due diligence, technical assessments, and advisory services to investors and corporates. Target sectors include energy, agritech, climatetech, and the green economy.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 2 people
from the firm's website
What they invest in
from 8 of 10 portfolio companiesHardware ×5Deep Tech ×4IoT ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1AgTech ×1Cleantech ×1Cloud Computing ×1
HQs:South Africa×7
Investments · 10 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAdagin Technologies builds agricultural technology for farmers, including harvest-tracking scanners, satellite tools, smartphone-based workforce and time-and-attendance management, and smart-scales to measure and improve yields.
AgTechHardwareIoT
FG Adriaanse(Founder & CEO)JD Naudé(Co-founder & CTO)Justin Vellacott(Chief Information Officer)
AiD Medical develops health technologies, including AI and machine learning tools, aimed at improving health outcomes across the Global South.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
BurnStar produces zero-CO₂ ("Guilt-Free") hydrogen using a patented Liquid-Metal Bubble-Column (LMBC) reactor that converts methane into hydrogen and solid carbon without CO₂ emissions.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
INSiAVA designs and develops specialised integrated circuits, including silicon light emitting technology integrated into standard CMOS processes as well as analogue and mixed-signal ICs for power and sensor markets.
Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors
Locstat is a software company that builds LightWeaver, a graph intelligence platform for processing big, fast, connected data in real-time to deliver analytics, risk notifications, and situational awareness.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSJohannesburg, ZA
Anderson Tarambawamwe(Financial Manager)Lawrence Devonport(Chief Service Delivery Officer (CSDO))inWaldick Herbst(Chief Commercial Officer (CCO))inRyno Goosen(CEO)
The Stellenbosch Nanofiber Company (SNC) develops and manufactures products based on electrospun nanofiber technology, using its patented high-throughput electrospinning platform to take customers' nanofiber concepts to commercial-scale, regulatory-compliant production.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareNew MaterialsStellenbosch, ZA
Eugene Smit(Founder & CEO)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Savant Venture Fund invest at?
- Savant Venture Fund invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Savant Venture Fund focus on?
- Savant Venture Fund focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware.
- Where is Savant Venture Fund located?
- Savant Venture Fund is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.
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