4Di Capital

4Di Capital is a Cape Town-based venture capital firm launched in 2009 by tech entrepreneurs including Justin Stanford, founder of ESET Southern Africa, and Erik van Vlaanderen, with additional partners Laurie Olivier, Anton van Vlaanderen, and Sian Cathrall. One of the earliest institutional venture funds on the African continent, the firm describes its approach as 'nurture capital,' pairing seed and Series A checks of $250,000 to $1.5 million with intensive operational mentorship for African founders. 4Di Capital manages more than $37 million across multiple vehicles, including its core fund and the 4Di DotExe Fund formed in partnership with DotExe Ventures, which held a second close of $25 million in December 2022. The firm has backed between 30 and 50 companies across more than 15 African countries, with portfolio companies collectively raising over $280 million in follow-on funding and the firm's debut fund returning approximately 3x MOIC. Notable acquisitions among 4Di's portfolio include Happy Pay, Bloodhound, and Motribe. The firm has also backed VALR, one of Africa's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, alongside Sendmarc, Cloudline, and Tagmarshal. Beyond its original investments in Yoco, SweepSouth, Aerobotics, and Lumkani, 4Di Capital's broader portfolio includes VALR, Sendmarc, Kuunda, MAXE AI, Cloudline, Tagmarshal, LifeQ, and Snapt, reflecting continued focus on fintech, insurtech, agtech, and deep-tech ventures originating from the African continent.