Five35 Ventures

Five35 Ventures is a Pan African venture capital fund that backs female focused, tech enabled startups. The firm positions itself as a female focused VC fund serving entrepreneurs across Africa, with operations linked to both Mauritius and Johannesburg, South Africa, as reflected in its official and corporate listings. Five35 Ventures invests in early stage companies, with a clear focus on pre seed and seed, and extends into Series A in line with its fund mandate. Its activity includes seed and early venture rounds in health tech, travel and mobility, logistics and supply chain, crypto and Web3, real estate and property technology, AI and analytics, and fintech. The firm has backed companies such as Kasha, Zuri Health, BuuPass, Bitmama, DigsConnect, Zindi, MaxiCash, Shuttlers, and Fincart across markets including South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, and Rwanda. Five35 Ventures explicitly focuses on female focused tech startups that are solving meaningful challenges in Africa, aiming to catalyze additional GDP growth on the continent by channeling capital to women focused enterprises. The fund also engages a community of women investors through initiatives such as The 35’er Club, creating pathways for more women to participate as investors in African technology growth.