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4DI Ventures

South Africa · Invests in Africa · Website

SeedPre-SeedSeries AE-commerce & MarketplacesB2B SaaSDeveloper ToolsCybersecurityFintechHealthcare & BiotechSecurity & CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintech & PaymentsDeveloper Tools & Infrastructure

Thesis

Support Africa-based entrepreneurs building solutions for large regional or global markets through 'nurture capital'—combining institutional capital with intensive hands-on operational guidance focused on sustainable market readiness and business fundamentals. Leverage deep expertise in cybersecurity, software, and African market dynamics.

Likely not a fit for

Avoid highly speculative sectors without fundamentals. Focus on sustainable, durability-driven businesses over hype-driven valuations. Selective about emerging market investing requiring hands-on support.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Leads or follows
Typical decision
~2 weeks
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

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Justin Stanford

General PartnerPartner & Co-Founder · Primary contact

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j•••@4d•••.com

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Sian Cathrall

PrincipalPrincipal

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Erik van Vlaanderen

General PartnerPartner & Co-Founder

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Laurie Olivier

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Anton van Vlaanderen

General PartnerManaging Partner

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Portfolio

VALRFintech Payments

Crypto Trading Platform with Over 1 Million Users

WasokoEcommerce Marketplaces

Wasoko is the largest B2B e-commerce platform in Africa, providing convenient and cost-effective access to essential goods and services across the continent.

AeroboticsAgetech Longevity

Aerobotics helps fruit growers, packers and marketers forecast yields using accurate size, color and quality measurements from smartphone imagery. They use AI-enabled measurements to provide up-to-date, accurate fruit size, color and quality measurements immediately.

LifeQHealthcare Digital

LifeQ is a global leader in biometric intelligence and wearable technology, providing health optimization tools through scientifically validated algorithms and real-time biometric feedback.

Talk360Ecommerce Marketplaces

Talk360 is an international calling app that allows affordable and reliable phone calls to any mobile or landline worldwide, without requiring the receiver to have internet access.

Numida
Happy PayFintech Payments

Happy Pay is a financial services company.

CosmartEcommerce Marketplaces

Cosmart.com is a premium domain name available for purchase at USD 25,000. It is currently for sale and protected by ALTCHA.

LetaMedia Entertainment

Leta.com is a website providing information on various topics, but its B2B section is currently expired and may be available for auction.

Snapt
FireIDEnterprise Software

FireID is a venture builder that helps makers, with unique skills and passion, build businesses to solve meaningful problems. FireID supports founders all the way from pre-idea research, to creating a product, to building a startup with product/market fit, and ultimately to global scale.

KuundaFintech Payments

Tailored liquidity solutions empowering emerging economies, focusing on providing access to liquidity for agents, MSMEs, and consumers.

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4DI Ventures Research Investment Thesis & Philosophy 4DI Ventures (operating as 4Di Capital) is a South African-based early-stage venture capital firm with deep roots in the African tech ecosystem. Co-founded by repeat tech operator and ESET Southern Africa founder Justin Stanford, the firm brings unusually deep cybersecurity and software operating experience to its investment decisions. Founded i

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