ANGELHUB VENTURES – OUR STORYStarting out in 2011 as the first angel group in SA, we matured into an early stage Venture Capital firm in January 2014. Operating out of Stellenbosch in South Africa and backed by two family offices we are passionate about early stage investments in (South) Africa. Being entrepreneurial ourselves, we thoroughly understand the challenges and changes our founders face – which is why we back them in any way we can. Most importantly, we believe in building great businesses and we are in it for the long haul.
We look for: Strong Leadership, disruptive business models & scalable businesses poised for rapid growth.
We invest in: Businesses with a minimum viable product, custom viable business model & an executable business plan.
We provide: Support in key areas, access to our networks, strategic guidance, operational support & funding.
SUPPORT – WHEN NEEDEDDepending on the stage of your business and the needs of your team, we provide support in a wide range of areas, varying from strategic advice to operational assistance, incl. legal, accounting and financial assistance from our trusted suppliers. Most importantly our lines of communication are short and our networks are vast.
SYNERGIES – WE CONNECTWe like to connect founders with each other and leverage their skills, network and expertise. In the larger group we have several established businesses such as Multisource that can give substantial support and expertise to new ventures.
THE NITTY GRITTYWe invest in highly scalable businesses with strong leadership, customer traction, a viable business model & an executable business plan. Considering the early stage of the ventures we invest in, we usually take a meaningful minority equity stake. The cash goes straight into the business, we do not buy founders out – and we always invest in the holding company where the intellectual property lies. Our first round investments range from 1 to 10 million Rand. All investments are milestone based and we have the ability to provide follow on funding.
HLAYISANI GROWTH FUND
Hlayisani's investment philosophy is focused on the acquisition of either significant minority or majority ownership stakes in market-leading organisations, growth businesses and high potential young revenue generating venture businesses.
The fund will seek to invest in companies with the following criteria:
- Innovative business model with proven technologies that are scalable;
- Companies led by a strong management team with operating experience;
- Potential market leader / significant player in target sector and region;
- Large market opportunity;
- Companies in growth or expansion stage (post revenue to profitable businesses) with a Southern African and East African focus and beyond;
- Business models that demonstrate significant social economic impact without compromising profitability;
- Consider businesses where empowerment will be a competitive advantage;
- Identifiable exit opportunities.
Investment size: R10m - R100m investment size
Investment start: Investing is expected to begin in Q3 of 2018.
Source:http://www.angelhub.co.za
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