CRE Venture Capital

CRE Venture Capital is a Cape Town-based early-stage venture capital firm focused on seed and Series A investments in African technology companies, particularly in South Africa and the broader Sub-Saharan African market, backing founders building scalable technology businesses in fintech, logistics, energy, and agtech. The firm invests with initial checks from $1 million to $10 million and brings operational experience with the specific challenges of building venture-scale businesses in the South African market. Portfolio companies include Aerobotics, a precision agriculture and crop intelligence platform using aerial drone imagery and machine learning to help farmers monitor crop health and optimize yields, which was acquired by Tyson Foods in 2022; and WhereIsMyTransport, the Cape Town-based public transport data and mapping company that has built the most comprehensive database of informal public transport networks in Africa and the Global South. Beyond its original investments in Aerobotics and WhereIsMyTransport, the portfolio includes additional South African and pan-African technology companies.