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Solar Ventures Fund — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($75K–$200K Checks)

VC
Johannesburg, South Africa

Solar Ventures Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa investing in Climate / Energy, Deep Tech. The firm typically writes $75K–$200K checks.

Check size
$75K–$200K
Partners
1 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Climate / Energy, Deep Tech
HQ
Johannesburg, South Africa
AUM
Not in our records
How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$75K – $200K

Team

1 partner

Investment Thesis

Invests in early-stage CleanTech startups utilizing IoT and AI to drive sustainable change.

How Solar Ventures Fund invests

Solar Ventures Fund is a vc firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Climate / Energy, Deep Tech. It does not invest in Consumer, Media.

Solar Ventures Fund typically writes checks of $75K–$200K per investment.

Partners & Team

LN

Lesedi Nkoane

GP

CleanTech
IoT

Industry Focus

Invests In

Climate / Energy
Deep Tech

Does Not Invest In

Consumer
Media
How to pitch Solar Ventures Fund
  • •Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Climate / Energy, Deep Tech — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $75K – $200K check.
  • •cold outreach ok
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lesedi Nkoane, GP.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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