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    Founders Factory Africa

    Johannesburg, South AfricaFounded 2018

    Founders Factory Africa, now rebranded as 54 Collective, is a pan-African early-stage investor that provides catalytic capital and value-add support to tech entrepreneurs. The firm invests in ventures from idea to Pre-Series A stage, with a focus on impact and a goal to support a gender-forward portfolio across various sectors.

    57% of their portfolio is in Fintech. Their most common stage is pre-seed (43% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $6.9M (across 7 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    7

    Fund Size

    $150M

    Top Stage

    Pre Seed

    Last 12 Mo

    0

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    7 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    TTUNLPre-Seed$1MDec 2023
    Zanifu logoZanifuSeed$11.2MAug 2023
    BuuPass logoBuuPassPre-Seed$1.3MFeb 2023
    ZZazuuSeed$2MJul 2022
    AAyokenPre-Seed$1.4MMay 2022
    Asaak logoAsaakSeries A$30MJan 2022
    Redbird logoRedbirdSeed$1.5MMar 2021

    Top Co-Investors

    Launch Africa2 shared
    HOF Capital1 shared
    Beyond Capital Ventures1 shared
    Variant1 shared
    AAIC1 shared
    Google Black Founders Fund1 shared
    E4E Africa1 shared

    Last updated: 16 April 2026