Investor profile
Rizaan Samuels
Private equity, Venture debt & Investment Professional at Mergence Investment Managers
Rizaan Samuels works as an Investment Professional at Mergence Investment Managers. The firm's known portfolio counts 2 companies.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Seed
Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Investment Professional at Mergence Investment Managers, whose known portfolio counts 2 companies
- Solarise Africa
- MultiChoice
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors Climate and Consumer, and focus areas Clean Energy, Media, Solar and Streaming. Startups operating in these areas may find Rizaan Samuels relevant.
Stage-wise, the deals at Mergence Investment Managers cluster around Seed rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether Rizaan Samuels matches their raise.
Colleagues at Mergence Investment Managers
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Investor
Cape Town, South Africa
Sholto Dolamo
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Peter Takaendsa
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Maseru, Lesotho
Johannes Niikondo
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Namibia
Masimo Magerman
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Rizaan Samuels?
Rizaan Samuels is a private equity investor and venture debt investor based in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa, listed as Investment Professional at Mergence Investment Managers. The known portfolio of that firm counts 2 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to Rizaan Samuels personally.
What does Rizaan Samuels invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate and Consumer; listed focus areas include Clean Energy, Media, Solar and Streaming. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Rizaan Samuels invest at?
Mergence Investment Managers appears in Seed rounds across its known deals, and Rizaan Samuels is listed there as Investment Professional. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Rizaan Samuels listed at?
Rizaan Samuels is listed as Investment Professional at Mergence Investment Managers. 7 other people in the database share a firm with Rizaan Samuels.
How do I contact Rizaan Samuels?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Rizaan Samuels. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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