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    Five35

    Johannesburg, South AfricaFounded 2020

    Five35 Ventures is a Pan-African venture capital firm investing in early-stage, tech-enabled, female-focused startups. The firm provides seed investments of up to $500,000 across sectors including fintech, agriculture, health, logistics, and climate innovation.

    33% of their portfolio is in Crypto & Web3. Their most common stage is seed (50% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $5.0M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    5

    Fund Size

    —

    Top Stage

    Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Team

    HV

    Hema Vallabh

    Founding Partner

    ID

    Isabelle De Melo

    Venture Partner

    NM

    Naadiya Moosajee

    Venture Partner

    PK

    Phyllis Kemide Senah

    Investor

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    6 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Fincart logoFincartSeed$2.8MJan 2026
    Kasha logoKashaSeries B$21MJul 2023
    Bitmama logoBitmamaPre-Seed$2MSep 2022
    Bitmama logoBitmamaPre-Seed$1.6MJan 2022
    Shuttlers logoShuttlersSeed$1.6MNov 2021
    Zindi logoZindiSeed$1M—

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    Last updated: 7 October 2026