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Dial Ventures

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$50K – $100K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Dial Ventures backs Web3 and crypto startups focused on inclusion and decentralized finance solutions in Africa.

How Dial Ventures invests

Dial Ventures is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Fintech. It does not invest in Healthcare, Media.

Dial Ventures typically writes checks of $50K–$100K per investment.

Dial Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Mara, BitLipa.

Meet the Team

TD

Tim Dixon

Managing Partner

JS

Jarrod Sutton

Managing Partner

JD

John Dial

Managing Partner

Crypto
Remittances
Stablecoins

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare
Media

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

MA

Mara

Crypto wallet
BI

BitLipa

Stablecoin payments
How to pitch Dial Ventures
  • Raising at Seed, Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $50K – $100K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim Dixon, Managing Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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