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Travel Roots Fund

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite

Travel Roots Fund is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other. The firm typically writes $300K–$2.0M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.0M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

9 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Invests in startups reshaping the travel landscape, with a particular focus on marketplaces and culturally immersive experiences.

How Travel Roots Fund invests

Travel Roots Fund is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other.

Travel Roots Fund typically writes checks of $300K–$2.0M per investment.

Travel Roots Fund has backed 1 company in our records, including Cultural Treks.

Meet the Team

KC

Katrina Coutts

Director of Engineering

DW

Deborah West

Director of Legal

JW

James Williamson

Product Director

SH

Stu Hirst

Chief Information Security Officer

RM

Rebecca Martin

Director of Product Marketing

AS

Ashleigh Soh

Customer Success Manager

AD

Alex Davies

Director of Paid Media

BB

Beth Beeken

Account Manager

LN

Lindiwe Nkosi

Partner

travel marketplace
cultural tourism

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

CU

Cultural Treks

cultural tourism
How to pitch Travel Roots Fund
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $2.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Katrina Coutts, Director of Engineering.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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