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Rift Valley Ventures

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

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $750K

Portfolio

5+ companies

Team

5 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in scalable startups improving lives across Africa by leveraging HealthTech, cybersecurity, and data solutions.

Meet the Team

KM

Kojo Mensah

GP

African markets
Impact HealthTech
AA

Aole Ansari

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Urban infill acquisition & development
Student housing, medical office, PPP projects
BS

Bereket Selassie

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Housing-focused real estate
Affordable & mixed-income housing
SR

Stephan Rodiger

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Mixed-income & luxury housing development
Master-planned communities
Hospitality
JL

Jeff Lamont

Partner and Co-Founder

Investments & deal finance
Accounting, legal, tax compliance
Investor relations

Industry Focus

Invests In

Healthcare
Security
Other
Developer Tools

Does Not Invest In

Media

Portfolio Companies (5)

Other

ZE

ZenMed Africa

HealthTech
SE

SecureClinic Systems

Cybersecurity
DI

Diani Beach Hospital

Healthcare·Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A healthcare facility located in Diani Beach.

DU

Dune Packaging Ltd

Manufacturing·Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A company specializing in packaging solutions.

PL

Platcorp Holdings Ltd

Finance·Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

"Discovered via perplexity (medium confidence)"

A financial services company.

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