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Investment firm

Uw Ventures

Venture capital

LinkedIn pageCrunchbase profileSouth Africa9known portfolio companies1person tracked20co-investors

Uw Ventures is a venture capital firm. The one team member on file is in South Africa. The known portfolio counts 9 companies, including Onafriq, Elevate, Lulalend, Pargo, Rather.chat and Synatic.

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Investment focus

Who to pitch at Uw Ventures

Uw Ventures portfolio companies (9)

  • Onafriq
  • Elevate
  • Lulalend
  • Pargo
  • Rather.chat
  • Synatic
  • Peach Payments
  • Manholes 4 Africa
  • FirstBet

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About Uw Ventures

The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, FinTech and SaaS, and focus areas Data Engineering, Enterprise SaaS, Lending and Logistics; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Seed.

The contact to approach at Uw Ventures is Harry Apostoleris (Co-Founder).

Across the known portfolio, 20 co-investors appear alongside Uw Ventures, including Allan Gray, Endeavor South Africa and Fireball Capital.

Frequently asked questions

What is Uw Ventures?

Uw Ventures is a venture capital firm whose one person on file is in South Africa, with a known portfolio of 9 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.

What does Uw Ventures invest in?

Listed sectors include Commerce, FinTech and SaaS; listed focus areas include Data Engineering, Enterprise SaaS, Lending and Logistics. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.

What stage does Uw Ventures invest at?

The known deals of Uw Ventures include Growth, Late-Stage and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.

Who should I pitch at Uw Ventures?

One person at Uw Ventures is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.

How do I contact Uw Ventures?

Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.

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