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4Di Capital
Venture capital · Cape Town, South Africa · Middle East and Africa
4Di Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Africa-based entrepreneurs building for regional and global markets. It was launched in 2009 by a group of entrepreneurs and provides funding and partnership to help founders scale their companies.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningFintech
In its own wordsafricaearly-stageventure capitalglobal markets
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Or find every investor that fits4Di Capital lists 18 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds. Its most frequent entry is Series A, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (21%), Fintech (21%) and Legal & Compliance (15%). 42% of its companies are based in South Africa. It invests most often alongside Fireball Capital, Launch Africa and E4E Africa.
Counts come from funding rounds that name 4Di Capital, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not 4Di Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 2 companies; its own site lists 18. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 0% |
| Series A | 100% |
| Series B | 0% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 1 | 0 |
| '26 | 1 | 0 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 46th | 18 companies |
| Recent activity | 59th | 1 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 80th | 11% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 18th | 21% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 91th | 8 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 21% | 18% |
| Fintech | 21% | 12% |
| Legal & Compliance | 15% | 2% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 12% | 6% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 9% | 15% |
| Cybersecurity | 6% | 4% |
| Food & Agriculture | 3% | 3% |
| Gaming | 3% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Fireball Capital | 6 |
| Launch Africa | 5 |
| E4E Africa | 4 |
| AAIC Investment | 3 |
| HAVAÍC | 2 |
| Kalon Venture Partners | 2 |
| Raba Partnership | 2 |
| 4DX Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers18100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Fireball Capital
Compare 4Di Capital head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with 4Di Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | Series A | |
| 15 Oct 2025 | Series A |
Round details for 4Di Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in 4Di Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
18 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4Di Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in Africa-based entrepreneurs who are building for both regional and global markets. | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Aerobotics helps fruit growers, packers and marketers forecast yields using accurate size, color and quality measurements from smartphone imagery. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| BFREE invests in and manages distressed consumer loan portfolios in Africa | FintechLegal & Compliance | May 2026Series A | Page + round | |
| Cubespace develops and provides control systems for satellites | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Flare provides software infrastructure and operational support for emergency response teams, both government and private. | Healthcare & BiotechCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Cloudline develops and operates autonomous airships for various applications, including aerial advertising, environmental monitoring, and surveillance of energy, infrastructure, and minerals, using solar-powered propulsion and helium lifting gas for safer and more environmentally friendly operations. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Happy Pay allows customers to buy now and pay later by splitting the purchase cost over two paycheques | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Kuunda provides tailored liquidity solutions to individuals and businesses, particularly in emerging economies. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Oct 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Leta provides a logistics platform for managing deliveries | Legal & ComplianceE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| LifeQ provides health monitoring solutions and insights derived from physiological biomarkers through wearables with disease detection technology and personalized lifestyle recommendations | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Numida provides business loans to business owners | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Rather Chat helps businesses sell smarter with AI-powered sales solutions in WhatsApp. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Sendmarc simplifies DMARC, SPF, and DKIM management, making it easy to configure, monitor, and enforce authentication across all domains from a single dashboard. | Cybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| The company develops intelligent technology for risk management and energy efficiency in the home. | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Tagmarshal provides golf cart GPS and pace of play golf management software | GamingLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| Talk360 provides an international calling app that allows users to make calls abroad to any mobile or landline number without requiring internet on the recipient's side | Healthcare & BiotechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| VALR operates a crypto trading platform where users can trade spot, margin, futures and OTC | FintechCrypto & Web3 | Portfolio page | ||
| Wasoko provides convenient and cost-effective access to products and services for communities across Africa. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFood & Agriculture | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- 4dicapital.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 15 Oct 2025
- Companies checked
- 18
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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