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CRE Venture Capital

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$250K – $2.0M

AUM

$407M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests exclusively in early-stage African startups, particularly in FinTech and enterprise software.

How CRE Venture Capital invests

CRE Venture Capital is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Fintech, Other, AI / ML.

CRE Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K–$2.0M per investment, backed by approximately $407M in assets under management.

CRE Venture Capital has backed 2 companies in our records, including Paystack, Mono.

Meet the Team

PT

Pule Taukobong

Managing Partner

FinTech
AI/ML
Africa

Industry Focus

Invests In

Fintech
Other
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

PA

Paystack

FinTech
MO

Mono

API Banking
How to pitch CRE Venture Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Fintech, Other, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $2.0M check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Pule Taukobong, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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