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Verus Capital

VC
Cape Town, South Africa

Verus Capital is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Cape Town, South Africa investing in Other, Fintech, AI / ML. 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
10 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other, Fintech, AI / ML
HQ
Cape Town, South Africa
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-06-14

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $1.5M

Portfolio

1+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Verus Capital invests in companies creating secure digital identification systems and mobile services tailored for growing markets.

How Verus Capital invests

Verus Capital is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Fintech, AI / ML.

Verus Capital typically writes checks of $300K–$1.5M per investment.

Verus Capital has backed 1 company in our records, including IDSecure.

Partners & Team

SD

Sifiso Dlamini

Founding Partner

Digital Identity
Infrastructure
BS

Bryan Smith

Director of Project Operations

JM

Jay McMillan

Senior Vice President of Sales

NS

Nicole Sims

Deputy CTO

LH

Laurel Heaton

Senior Vice President

AK

Ann Kulenkamp

Vice President of Counterparty Risk

DH

Daniel Halpin

Vice President

DL

Daniel Lane

Executive Vice President

DK

Dennis Kunkel

Vice President of Loan Acquisition

DC

Daron Chelette

Vice President of Underwriting

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech
AI / ML

Portfolio Companies (1)

Other

ID

IDSecure

Digital Identity
How to pitch Verus Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech, AI / ML — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $300K – $1.5M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sifiso Dlamini, Founding Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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