{"id":4332,"name":"Paper Plane Ventures","slug":"paper-plane-ventures","website":"https://paperplaneventures.com/","hqGeo":"Cape Town, South Africa","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Other","Enterprise","SaaS","AI / ML"],"excludedSectors":["Consumer","Media"],"checkSizeMin":250000,"checkSizeMax":1000000,"thesisSummary":"A South-Africa focused micro-fund investing in supply chain optimization, agritech, and B2B SaaS innovations.","thesisNarrative":null,"logoUrl":null,"aumUsd":null,"submissionUrl":null,"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"portfolio":[{"companyName":"CropChain SA","companyUrl":null,"stage":null,"sector":"Agritech","investmentYear":null,"description":null,"amountUsd":null,"relevanceNote":null,"fundName":null}],"partnerCount":3,"partners":[{"id":17818,"name":"Michael Stannard","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":["telecom","digital infrastructure","emerging stage SA tech"],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-stannard-67065b31","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":12204,"name":"Stuart van der Veen","title":"Founder & CEO","seniority":null,"focusTags":["Telecommunications","Technology","Analytics Platforms","Aviation-related Products & Services"],"linkedinUrl":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuvanderveen","twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]},{"id":12195,"name":"James van der Westhuizen","title":"Managing Partner","seniority":null,"focusTags":["Supply Chain","South Africa"],"linkedinUrl":null,"twitterHandle":null,"blogUrl":null,"thesisSummary":null,"whyThisPartner":null,"recentPosts":[]}],"funds":[],"activity":{"lastInvestmentYear":null,"investmentsLast12Months":0},"investorType":"vc","preferredApproach":"warm intro preferred","prefersFounderType":null,"oneClickPitchEnabled":false,"relatedFirms":[{"id":13023,"name":"Volition Capital Fund","slug":"volition-capital-fund","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.volitioncapital.com/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["SaaS","AI / ML","Developer Tools","Other","Security"],"hqGeo":"Boston, MA"},{"id":7722,"name":"Sheesha Finance","slug":"sheesha-finance","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://sheeshafinance.gitbook.io/","stageFocus":[],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Developer Tools","Fintech"],"hqGeo":null},{"id":547,"name":"Cocoa VC","slug":"cocoa-vc","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://www.cocoa.vc/","stageFocus":["Pre-Seed","Seed"],"sectorTags":["Fintech","SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"San Francisco, CA"},{"id":13762,"name":"NeuroNet Ventures","slug":"neuronet-ventures","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://neuronetgpo.com/","stageFocus":["Seed"],"sectorTags":["AI / ML","Other"],"hqGeo":"Chicago, IL"},{"id":12531,"name":"TechLens Seed Fund","slug":"techlens-seed-fund","logoUrl":null,"website":null,"stageFocus":["Pre-Seed"],"sectorTags":["SaaS","Other"],"hqGeo":"Boulder, CO"},{"id":12955,"name":"Jovono","slug":"jovono","logoUrl":null,"website":"https://jovono.com","stageFocus":["Seed","Series A"],"sectorTags":["Other","Climate / Energy","Fintech","Consumer","SaaS","Healthcare"],"hqGeo":"Los Angeles, CA"}],"featuredIn":[{"slug":"pre-seed","displayName":"Pre-Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"saas","displayName":"SaaS Investors","pageType":"industry"},{"slug":"seed","displayName":"Seed Investors","pageType":"stage"},{"slug":"ai","displayName":"AI & ML Investors","pageType":"industry"}],"fundraisingResources":[{"slug":"how-many-investors-should-you-pitch","title":"How Many Investors Should You Pitch? The Math Most Founders Get Wrong"},{"slug":"what-vcs-actually-look-for-pitch-deck","title":"What VCs Actually Look for in a Pitch Deck"},{"slug":"find-right-pre-seed-investors-b2b-saas","title":"How to Find the Right Pre-Seed Investors for Your B2B SaaS Startup"}],"overviewNarrative":null,"portfolioNarrative":null,"seoTitle":null,"seoDescription":null,"lastVerifiedAt":"2026-07-12T16:42:02.072Z"}