TravelLab Ventures — Pre-Seed VC Firm ($300K–$1.5M Checks)
TravelLab Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other. The firm typically writes $300K–$1.5M checks and has 1 portfolio company in our records.
- Check size
- $300K–$1.5M
- Portfolio
- 1 company on record
- Partners
- 1 listed
- Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Sectors
- Other
- HQ
- Cape Town, South Africa
- AUM
- Not in our records
Last verified: 2026-06-23
Pre-Seed
$300K – $1.5M
1+ companies
1 partner
Investment Thesis
Invests in innovative travel marketplaces and startups promoting authentic cultural experiences.
How TravelLab Ventures invests
TravelLab Ventures is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Healthcare.
TravelLab Ventures typically writes checks of $300K–$1.5M per investment.
TravelLab Ventures has backed 1 company in our records, including LocalGems.
Partners & Team
Mark van der Meer
Founder & GP
Industry Focus
Invests In
Does Not Invest In
Portfolio Companies (1)
Other
LocalGems
- •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 – $1.5M check.
- •warm intro preferred
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Mark van der Meer, Founder & GP.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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