The Leaders.

Happy Women's Month

This week is a bit different. I just want to highlight some founders of tech-enabled venture growth businesses as well as some of the investors, who are all building/built incredible businesses.

The Founders & Their Companies

Aisha Pandor CEO - SweepSouth a scale-up dupped the uber of home services

Nneile Nkholise CEO - 3DIMO a drone imagery startup focused on animal health.

Mandisa Mjamba CTO - Stulo a new on-demand grocery delivery start-up operating in Johannesburg & Capetown.

Zulé Vuuren CEO - Locumbase a locum booking platform for medical professionals.

Alexander Claire Procter CEO - Digsconnect a marketplace for student accommodation.

Annette Muller CEO - Flexyforce an automation tool for freelancer procurement & management.

Tebogo Mokwena CTO - Akiba digital a finance data aggregator that helps to model user behaviour for financial institutions.

Lethabo Motsoaledi CTO - Voyc.ai an AI software to monitor & improve call centre quality assurance & agent performance.

Jaclyn Prior COO - JaSure an on-demand insurer for gadgets.

Sumarie Greybe Co-founder - Naked Insurance an online car, home & household contents insurer.

Tlalane Ntuli COO - Yalu a credit life & debt insurer.

Sam Beckbessinger CPO - Lettuce Money an app for tracking your investments.

Arlene Mulder Founder - WeThinkCode a software developer training company.

Rapelang Rabana Founder - Rekindle Learning a results-driven edtech company.

Nicky Swartz CEO & Lorna Mclaren COO - Spoon Money a digital stokvel for micro-entrepreneurs.

Tabassum Qadir CEO - Uprise.Africa an equity crowdfunding platform.

Megan Faure - Playsense.org an online ECD platform.

and many more…

The Investors

Polo Letaka Founder - IDF Capital & I’M IN Accelerator.

Monica Brand Engel Co-founder & Partner - Quona Capital a Washington DC-based venture capital firm focused on FinTech in Africa (investors in Yoco, Lulalend & Zoona).

Tanya van Lill CEO - SAVCA (South African Venture Capital & Private Equity Association)

Janine Basel CEO - Akro Capital a R100 million fund focused on early-stage startups.

Andrea Böhmert Co-Managing Partner - Knife Capital a growth equity fund focused on deep tech.

Lebo Mokgabudi Country Manager SA - BFA Catalyst Fund a global fintech accelerator.

Sarah Dusek Co-founder & General Partner - Enygma Ventures a US-based venture capital firm that runs a R100 million fund focused on women in the SADC region.

Khomotso Grace Legodi Country Manager - Plug & Play a global corporate innovation VC firm.

Take care.