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Pulse Ventures

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite

Pulse Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in SaaS, Security, AI / ML. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.0M checks and has 4 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.0M

Portfolio

4+ companies

Team

1 partner

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Pulse Ventures invests in early-stage B2B SaaS companies with a focus on cybersecurity innovations coming out of Africa.

How Pulse Ventures invests

Pulse Ventures is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS, Security, AI / ML, Real Estate, EdTech. It does not invest in Healthcare.

Pulse Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.0M per investment.

Pulse Ventures has backed 4 companies in our records, including CodeGuard, Pulseline, WithCasa.

Meet the Team

LM

Lebo Molefe

Venture Partner

B2B SaaS
Cybersecurity

Industry Focus

Invests In

SaaS
Security
AI / ML
Real Estate
EdTech
Enterprise

Does Not Invest In

Healthcare

Portfolio Companies (4)

Other

CO

CodeGuard

Cybersecurity
PU

Pulseline

AI & Business Intelligence·Active Development

AI-enhanced business journey platform that automates business planning, validation, and founder guidance for entrepreneurs worldwide.

WI

WithCasa

PropTech·External Venture

AI-powered real estate platform revolutionizing home buying with smart property matching, automated mortgage processing, and intelligent market analysis.

PO

Pocketlings

EdTech·Pre-Launch

Inclusive children's educational brand celebrating diversity through multicultural storytelling platform and educational toy collection.

How to pitch Pulse Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in SaaS, Security, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lebo Molefe, Venture Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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