305 Ventures — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($100K–$1.0M Checks)
305 Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other, AI / ML, Fintech. The firm typically writes $100K–$1.0M checks and has 22 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$1.0M
- Portfolio
- 22 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Other, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer, Climate / Energy
- HQ
- Cape Town, South Africa
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-11
Pre-Seed, Seed
$100K – $1.0M
22+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
305 Ventures invests in transformative technologies addressing climate change and supporting sustainable development across the African continent.
How 305 Ventures invests
305 Ventures is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, AI / ML, Fintech, Consumer, Climate / Energy.
305 Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$1.0M per investment.
Investing since at least 2021, 305 Ventures has backed 22 companies in our records, including W Labs Inc., Boomerang, Passes. Its most recent recorded investment was in 2024.
Partners & Team
Thato Kandjo
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (22)
2024
W Labs Inc.
Jake Paul led men's care brand
2022
Boomerang
Unbundling lost & found
Passes
Web3 Patreon
2021
PrizePicks
Fantasy sports platform
Keep
Mercury + Brex for Canada
Voldex
Roblox & Minecraft game developer
Playmaker
Youth culture and sports media network
Betr
DTC sports gaming & media company
Flex Finance
super app
Underdog Fantasy
Fantasy sports platform
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Other, AI / ML, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $1.0M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Thato Kandjo, GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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