Lions Fund — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($50K–$250K Checks)
Lions Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa investing in Marketplace, Fintech, Consumer. The firm typically writes $50K–$250K checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $50K–$250K
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 4 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Marketplace, Fintech, Consumer
- HQ
- Johannesburg, South Africa
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-07-30
Pre-Seed
$50K – $250K
1+ companies
4 partners
Investment Thesis
Focused on fintech and marketplace models in African markets.
How Lions Fund invests
Lions Fund is a vc firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Marketplace, Fintech, Consumer.
Lions Fund typically writes checks of $50K–$250K per investment.
Lions Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including SecurePay.
Partners & Team
Tim Staermose
Fund Manager
Follows on Telegram
Fat Alpha
Interviewee
CGTN Africa
Presenter
Thandiwe Molefe
GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
SecurePay
- •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Marketplace, Fintech, Consumer — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $50K – $250K check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Tim Staermose, Fund Manager.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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