On January 20, 2025, during President Donald Trump’s inauguration festivities at Washington D.C.’s Capital One Arena, Elon Musk made a hand gesture that ignited…
SA trio behind US-based startup Sortd net funding from HAVAÍC [Updated]
Sortd, a US-based software startup founded by three SA founders, has secured investment from Cape Town based venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC. Sortd has developed a…
HAVAÍC acquires 10% stake in SA real-estate portal Instant Property
Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Havaíc has acquired a 10% equity stake in commercial real-estate portal Instant Property. In a statement yesterday (15…
First Uber partnership, now Aura secures first R2m from HAVAÍC in equity raise
Days after concluding a deal with ride-hailing company Uber, Joburg-based startup Aura announced today that it has secured the first R2-million in a R6-million equity…
HAVAÍC holds onto five investments despite two offers, says Ian Lessem [Q&A]
While Cape Town venture capital (VC) company HAVAÍC has yet to exit any of its five portfolio investments, it has had two opportunities to do so since…