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title: "Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures"
description: "Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures is part of E Squared, an impact investment firm associated with Allan Gray and based in South Africa. E Squared was founded in 2007 and began funding activity in 2016, focusing on supporting responsible entrepreneurs and high growth businesses in the country. In Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures invests primarily at the seed and early venture stages. Based on disclosed transactions, it has backed technology enabled businesses in South Africa, including Mobiz, Skrmiish and Kandua. These investments span media and entertainment, marketing and CRM, and services and marketplaces, and collectively amount to approximately 4.7 million US dollars deployed between 2021 and 2023. Across its broader activities, E Squared positions itself as a leading impact investor in South Africa, providing funding and business support to early stage founders, high growth businesses and social enterprises with the intention of creating meaningful employment and enabling economic inclusivity."
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# Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures

Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures is part of E Squared, an impact investment firm associated with Allan Gray and based in South Africa. E Squared was founded in 2007 and began funding activity in 2016, focusing on supporting responsible entrepreneurs and high growth businesses in the country. In Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures invests primarily at the seed and early venture stages. Based on disclosed transactions, it has backed technology enabled businesses in South Africa, including Mobiz, Skrmiish and Kandua. These investments span media and entertainment, marketing and CRM, and services and marketplaces, and collectively amount to approximately 4.7 million US dollars deployed between 2021 and 2023. Across its broader activities, E Squared positions itself as a leading impact investor in South Africa, providing funding and business support to early stage founders, high growth businesses and social enterprises with the intention of creating meaningful employment and enabling economic inclusivity.

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## Summary

Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures is part of E Squared, an impact investment firm associated with Allan Gray and based in South Africa. E Squared was founded in 2007 and began funding activity in 2016, focusing on supporting responsible entrepreneurs and high growth businesses in the country. In Africa, Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures invests primarily at the seed and early venture stages. Based on disclosed transactions, it has backed technology enabled businesses in South Africa, including Mobiz, Skrmiish and Kandua. These investments span media and entertainment, marketing and CRM, and services and marketplaces, and collectively amount to approximately 4.7 million US dollars deployed between 2021 and 2023. Across its broader activities, E Squared positions itself as a leading impact investor in South Africa, providing funding and business support to early stage founders, high growth businesses and social enterprises with the intention of creating meaningful employment and enabling economic inclusivity.

## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Skrmiish | /skrmiish | Seed | 700000 | 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Mobiz | /mobiz | Seed | 4000000 | 2021-11-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Kandua | /kandua | Venture (Round not Specified) |  | 2021-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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