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Rift Valley Ventures

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite

Rift Valley Ventures is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Healthcare, Security, Other. The firm typically writes $100K–$750K checks and has 5 portfolio companies in our records.

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.

How Rift Valley Ventures invests

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

Rift Valley Ventures typically writes checks of $100K–$750K per investment.

Rift Valley Ventures has backed 5 companies in our records, including ZenMed Africa, SecureClinic Systems, Diani Beach Hospital.

Meet the Team

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
JL

Jeff Lamont

Partner and Co-Founder

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

Kojo Mensah

GP

African markets
Impact HealthTech
SR

Stephan Rodiger

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

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

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

A healthcare facility located in Diani Beach.

DU

Dune Packaging Ltd

Manufacturing·Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

A company specializing in packaging solutions.

PL

Platcorp Holdings Ltd

Finance·Ascent Rift Valley Fund II

A financial services company.

How to pitch Rift Valley Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Healthcare, Security, Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $750K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Aole Ansari, Managing Partner and Co-Founder.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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