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May 2019
Raisin is the worlds leading platform for savings and investment products. Founded in 2012, the FinTech connects consumers with banks in the EU, the UK and the US. This gives consumers better interest rates and banks a diversified form of refinancing. Our vision is to offer savings and investments without barriers and thus open up the global 150 trillion euro market. Raisin currently employs more than 800 people from over 75 countries worldwide. Today, the platform holds over 80 billion euros in assets from more than one million investors which have accrued over 7 billion euros in returns.
Investor
Feb 2019
According to the Statista research and State of DevOps report, most organisations take the path to Hybrid Cloud and DevOps but are facing significant issues with the implementation, governance and efficiency of operations. It is exacerbated when the company has difficulties hiring Cloud and DevOps experts and upskilling their teams.
Cycloid improves the developer and end-users experience by allowing anyone to use any tools, cloud and automation without expert knowledge. Therefore, it improves operational efficiency by decreasing the number of tickets opened.
Cycloid also facilitates change management and accelerates hybrid cloud and DevOps at scale.
Cycloid platform engineering allows you to create your own opinionated platform with the best-in-class, enterprise-grade self-service portal. It provides modules around Governance, Deployment, Operations, FinOps and GreenOps.
We are also the editor of Open Source projects such as TerraCognita, reverse Terraform, InfraMap, infra diagram and Terracost, cost estimation.
Investor
Dec 2018
Yoco is the all-in-one digital commerce platform for small businesses.
As one of Africa’s largest fintech companies, we make it easy to sell anywhere, manage your business from anywhere, and grow with smart insights—all under one Yoco profile.
Founded in 2015, weve helped over 200,000 small businesses across South Africa accept card payments and access capital—often for the first time.
Our ecosystem of payments, software, and tools works seamlessly under one Yoco account. Behind it all is a global team of 350+ people across South Africa and the Netherlands, building world-class solutions for small business growth.
Awards and Accolades:
CNBC: Top 250 innovative fintech companies (2024)
Brand Africa Award: Top 3 Inspirational Youth-Founded Companies (2024)
Financial Times Africa: Fastest Growing Companies (2022)
Fast Company: Best Workplaces for Innovators (2020 + 2021)
Investor
Jul 2018
We are a Pan-African Technology company that helps developers and businesses bring their ideas to life through easy-to-use APIs.
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Investor
Feb 2018
"Bringing Intelligence to Storage"
At NGD Systems, we produce an innovative Intelligent platform that allows users to create, manage, and execute applications within our SSD storage solutions via our In-Situ Processing. This allows users to utilize core platforms in Storage, HPC, Server, Rack and Power solutions that allow for an optimal SW and HW ecosystem. The creation of a Computational Storage platform furthers the storage architect’s ability to scale their Storage needs.
Investor
Feb 2018
We empower organizations with resilient, self-healing capabilities that prevent
and neutralize even the most advanced cyber threats.
Investor
Jul 2017
Bryj is the most complete enterprise mobile app solution that delivers faster and on budget for any app store worldwide with one subscription. From idea to ongoing success, the Bryj platform powers apps with a single source solution that seamlessly connects enterprise systems, provides intelligent analytics and Al, advanced UX marketing tools, app studio configurator, and a world-class customer experience. You can trust that we have everything you need to launch and maintain a successful mobile app.
Investor
Feb 2017
Companies rely on B2C tools (smartphones) to digitize their business operations, which causes a lack of privacy & security, a high risk of stolen smartphones, and complex deployments. That’s why Famoco has designed mobile devices with zero-street-value, protecting your privacy, and remotely manageable from one SaaS platform. It allows you to deploy any business app in the field quickly and securely.
Investor
Aug 2016
SecBI has evolved the traditional siloed approach in cybersecurity to an XDR Platform for a cross-product integration of network, endpoints, and cloud security tools to deliver automated smart threat detection and response. Without the need for agents, SecBI’s XDR maximizes organizations’ investment in their existing security tools and provides end-to-end protection, including against stealthy, low and slow attacks that cost organizations dearly. SecBI is currently used by financial institutions, telecoms, retailers, and manufacturing enterprises worldwide. For more information, visit: www.secbi.com or write: info@secbi.com
Investor
Jun 2016
BandwidthX is a part of Aglocell Inc. The companies have combined their complementary technologies to a portfolio of solutions for mobile network optimization, spectrum management, and bandwidth allocation. Learn more at https://aglocell.com.
Investor
Jun 2016
PayJoy is a mission-first credit provider dedicated to helping under-served customers in emerging markets to achieve financial stability and success. Our patented technology for secured credit provides an on-ramp for new customers to enter the credit system. Through PayJoy’s point-of-sale financing and credit offerings, customers gain access to a modern quality of life. PayJoy’s credit also allows our customers to seize opportunities as micro-entrepreneurs, and acts as insurance for tough times. Through our cutting-edge machine learning, data science, and anti-fraud AI, we have served nearly 20 million customers and lent nearly $4B across 9 countries while achieving solid profitability and growth.
Investor
Dec 2015
Wevr is an award winning interactive software studio. We collaborate with creators to build interact experiences and spatial apps, and provide a virtual studio platform for real-time 3D developers.
WVS enables creators to easily collaborate, create and share their projects. We collaborate with creators to build virtual worlds and applications, including Harry Potter with WarnerMedia, an original IP collaboration with Jon Favreau, and the award-winning TheBlu virtual ocean simulation.
Wevr’s world class leadership team is comprised of repeat successful venture-backed entrepreneurs, veteran AAA game designers and engineers, and Academy Award-winning digital entertainment pioneers who delivered billion dollar products. Wevr was included on Fast Company’s list of "Top 10 Most Innovative companies in AR/VR in 2017".
Investor
Nov 2015
Veniam is a tech startup accelerating the future of mobility by delivering the Internet of Moving Things. With an IP portfolio of 150+ patents, Veniam’s Intelligent Networking platform enables connected cars and autonomous vehicles to move massive amounts of data between vehicles and the cloud, at a fraction of the cost.
Working with the world’s largest Auto OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, Veniam aims to improve the lives of millions of people through a new mobility ecosystem — one where connected vehicles are more than machines that carry people and goods, where the utility of vehicles is maximized and places are ultimately more human.
The company was founded in March 2012 by pioneering technology researchers Professors João Barros and Susana Sargento and future mobility visionaries, Zipcar founder Robin Chase and CTO Roy Russell. Veniam is a global company with its headquarters in Mountain View, California, Engineering Center in Porto, Portugal and sales offices in Detroit, Munich and Tokyo.
Contacts:
New York, USA: +1 484 848 6579
Porto, Portugal: +351 220 731 344
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2019
Investor
May 2019
Raisin is the worlds leading platform for savings and investment products. Founded in 2012, the FinTech connects consumers with banks in the EU, the UK and the US. This gives consumers better interest rates and banks a diversified form of refinancing. Our vision is to offer savings and investments without barriers and thus open up the global 150 trillion euro market. Raisin currently employs more than 800 people from over 75 countries worldwide. Today, the platform holds over 80 billion euros in assets from more than one million investors which have accrued over 7 billion euros in returns.
Investor
Feb 2019
According to the Statista research and State of DevOps report, most organisations take the path to Hybrid Cloud and DevOps but are facing significant issues with the implementation, governance and efficiency of operations. It is exacerbated when the company has difficulties hiring Cloud and DevOps experts and upskilling their teams.
Cycloid improves the developer and end-users experience by allowing anyone to use any tools, cloud and automation without expert knowledge. Therefore, it improves operational efficiency by decreasing the number of tickets opened.
Cycloid also facilitates change management and accelerates hybrid cloud and DevOps at scale.
Cycloid platform engineering allows you to create your own opinionated platform with the best-in-class, enterprise-grade self-service portal. It provides modules around Governance, Deployment, Operations, FinOps and GreenOps.
We are also the editor of Open Source projects such as TerraCognita, reverse Terraform, InfraMap, infra diagram and Terracost, cost estimation.
2018
Investor
Dec 2018
Yoco is the all-in-one digital commerce platform for small businesses.
As one of Africa’s largest fintech companies, we make it easy to sell anywhere, manage your business from anywhere, and grow with smart insights—all under one Yoco profile.
Founded in 2015, weve helped over 200,000 small businesses across South Africa accept card payments and access capital—often for the first time.
Our ecosystem of payments, software, and tools works seamlessly under one Yoco account. Behind it all is a global team of 350+ people across South Africa and the Netherlands, building world-class solutions for small business growth.
Awards and Accolades:
CNBC: Top 250 innovative fintech companies (2024)
Brand Africa Award: Top 3 Inspirational Youth-Founded Companies (2024)
Financial Times Africa: Fastest Growing Companies (2022)
Fast Company: Best Workplaces for Innovators (2020 + 2021)
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