5Lion Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($100K–$500K Checks)
5Lion Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa investing in Climate / Energy, Other, SaaS. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 3 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $100K–$500K
- Portfolio
- 3 companies on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Climate / Energy, Other, SaaS, Healthcare, EdTech, AI / ML
- HQ
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-09-28
Pre-Seed
$100K – $500K
3+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Focuses on technology-driven companies that can scale sustainable solutions across Africa.
How 5Lion Ventures invests
5Lion Ventures is a vc firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Other, SaaS, Healthcare, EdTech. It does not invest in Consumer.
5Lion Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.
5Lion Ventures has backed 3 companies in our records, including Beem, BetterPT, Horus Technology.
Partners & Team
Lerato Mkhize
Managing Partner
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (3)
Other
Beem
a multimedia/design software company
BetterPT
a physical therapy / healthcare technology platform
Horus Technology
a therapeutic devices company
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Other, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
- •cold outreach ok
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lerato Mkhize, Managing Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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