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Hlayisani Capital is a South Africa-based venture capital firm founded in 2016. It originated from a partnership between Angelhub Ventures and Dzana Investments to invest in high-growth, high-impact SMEs with global potential. The firm is 51% black-owned and 39% black women-owned, with offices in Rosebank and Stellenbosch, and is managed by a team with 200 years of collective business leadership and investment experience. Hlayisani Capital invests in high-growth businesses across South Africa and Africa, focusing on technology-enabled companies. Its investments include seed and venture rounds in South African EdTech firms D6 and Snapplify, and Fintech firm Sticitt, totaling $2.0M across three rounds from September 2019 to March 2022. The firm partners with co-investors such as Knife Capital, Realm Digital, Grindstone, NuState Capital, and NuState Ventures. Hlayisani Capital has launched Hlayisani Venture Fund II, securing R500 million in commitments anchored by the Public Investment Corporation and SA SME Fund. The fund targets medium and large high-growth, technology-enabled companies for commercial and socio-economic impact.

Total Invested

$16.9M

Active Since

Sep 2019

Latest Investment

Oct 2025

Top Stage

Venture (Round not Specified)

Hlayisani Capital Investment Regions

πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦ South Africa (6)

Hlayisani Capital Investment Sectors

EdTech (3)Logistics & Supply Chain (2)AI & Analytics (1)Fintech (1)

Hlayisani Capital Investment Timeline

Favicon of CogitaitCogitaitVenture (Round not Specified)$2.5MOct 2025
Favicon of GoMetroGoMetroSeries A$11.4MNov 2023
withZenobe EnergyFuturegrowth Asset ManagementE Squared InvestmentsKalon Venture Partners4 Decades Capital+2 more
Favicon of GoMetroGoMetroSeed$1MMay 2022
withKalon Venture PartnersTritech Global4 Decades CapitalE Squared Investments
Favicon of SticittSticittSeedMar 2022
withRealm DigitalGrindstoneNuState Capital
Favicon of D6D6Venture (Round not Specified)Oct 2021
withNuState VenturesKnife Capital
Favicon of SnapplifySnapplifyVenture (Round not Specified)$2MSep 2019
withKnife Capital

Products Backed by Hlayisani Capital

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CogitaitπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
Turn business questions into audited AI insights and code
AI & Analytics
Favicon of GoMetro
GoMetroπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
Unify fleet telematics into one real-time operations screen
Logistics & Supply Chain
Favicon of Sticitt
SticittπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
Take school payments cashless, online, and in one place
EdTech
Favicon of D6
D6πŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
Manage school admin, learning, communication, and payments
EdTech
Favicon of Snapplify
SnapplifyπŸ‡ΏπŸ‡¦
Digital textbooks, libraries, and learning tools in one place
EdTech

Investors Similar to Hlayisani Capital

E Squared Investments (2)Kalon Venture Partners (2)4 Decades Capital (2)Tritech Global (2)Knife Capital (2)Zenobe Energy (1)Futuregrowth Asset Management (1)Angel investors (1)

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