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DataLeap Africa

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite

DataLeap Africa is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other, Developer Tools. The firm typically writes $500K–$3.0M checks and has 17 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$500K – $3.0M

Portfolio

17+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Backs ventures leveraging data and analytics to drive growth in African markets.

How DataLeap Africa invests

DataLeap Africa is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools. It does not invest in Hardware.

DataLeap Africa typically writes checks of $500K–$3.0M per investment.

DataLeap Africa has backed 17 companies in our records, including CaronSale, Egym, Finn.

Meet the Team

JD

Jan Damm

Co-Founder

LN

Linda Ndlovu

Investment Director

Data/Analytics
JR

Jan Ruettinger

Co-Founder

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Hardware

Portfolio Companies (17)

Other

CA

CaronSale

EG

Egym

FI

Finn

LI

Limehome

SE

Sennder

HE

Heyreach

GO

Gong

SA

Salesforce

SL

Slack

SE

ServiceNow

How to pitch DataLeap Africa
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $500K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jan Damm, Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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