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CRE Venture Capital
Venture capital · New York, NY, United States · North America
CRE Venture Capital invests in founders building technology companies connected to Africa. The site lists portfolio companies and news.
Invests inFintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
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Or find every investor that fitsCRE Venture Capital lists 15 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 1 funding round, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (26%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (22%) and AI & Machine Learning (15%). 33% of its companies are based in South Africa. It invests most often alongside LoftyInc Capital, 4DX Ventures and British International Investment.
Counts come from funding rounds that name CRE Venture 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 CRE Venture Capital's whole history. Rounds on record name 1 company; its own site lists 15. 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 roundCRE Venture Capital does not state its stages on its site, so only what it does is shown.
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 100% |
| Series A | 0% |
| 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 | 1 |
| '26 | 0 | 0 |
Investor profile
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| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 39th | 15 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 100th | 100% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 69th | 7% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 38th | 26% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 70th | 4 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 26% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 22% | 6% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 15% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 7% | 8% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 7% | 3% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 4% | 7% |
| Gaming | 4% | 1% |
| Media & Entertainment | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| LoftyInc Capital | 3 |
| 4DX Ventures | 2 |
| British International Investment | 2 |
| Chrysalis Capital | 2 |
| DFS Lab | 2 |
| FinTech Collective | 2 |
| Fluent Ventures | 2 |
| Norrsken22 | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers15100%
- 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 LoftyInc Capital
Compare CRE Venture 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 CRE Venture Capital| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2025 | Seed Led |
Round details for CRE Venture Capital
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in CRE Venture Capital's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
15 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andela connects global technologists with opportunities in the AI era and helps companies build and deploy AI systems. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| BMONI is a financial technology company providing banking and payment services through licensed partners. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Carry1st publishes and distributes mobile games in Africa and the Middle East. | GamingEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
| Cutstruct simplifies construction procurement by managing material needs and providing access to construction materials. | Real Estate & Construction | May 2025Seed | Page + round | |
| Definely provides independent review services for complex contracts, helping lawyers to maintain context, proofread, compare, and stay in control of their contracts. | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Flow provides a commerce media marketplace where advertisers can access exclusive audiences built on real behavior and proven results powered by first-party data and AI | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Letly is an operator that runs homes end-to-end, finding tenants, managing tenancies, and guaranteeing rent. | Real Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Matta operates a marketplace for buying and selling chemicals and raw materials | Industrial & ManufacturingE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Oradian provides AI-native core banking software for emerging markets | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| Ovex provides cross-border payments, wholesale FX, and digital asset infrastructure | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Sabi provides digital infrastructure, optimizing supply chains for diverse market needs. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Stitch provides online and in-person payment services for businesses in South Africa. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Flowcart provides a WhatsApp revenue and retention platform for ecommerce businesses | E-commerce & MarketplacesAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Smile ID provides AI-powered identity verification services | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Yoco provides point of sale systems, payments, and business tools for businesses in South Africa. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- cre.vc
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 26 May 2025
- Companies checked
- 15
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