e-commerce

Paper Plane is an early stage venture capital firm based in South Africa.

Paper Plane Ventures was founded in late 2014 by Stuart Van der Veen  and Michael Stannard, initially as an advisory firm. Using surplus cash from consulting, the firm took options in various local startups and even in a Finnish startup, converting the options to equity in the 2017, the same year that the VC was acquired by Platform Investment Partners..The firm offers investors access to an innovative telecom and technology focused investment team with an “excellent” track record in capital deployment, merges and

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA builds and sustains vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy in South Africa.

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA was started to build and sustain vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy. By focusing on black empowerment, we will help businesses and strengthen communities in South Africa. The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA has three initiatives. 1) Helping promising sorghum farmers compete for new markets. The Trust is already working with identified farmers in the Eastern Cape and will move into

House of Aisha is a wholesale and retail company that operates the African Fashion Retail Hub. We are the portal to South African fashion, exposing it to a global trade through a website that exposes middle to lower income seamstresses and designers and provides them with a platform to trade with and to other African countries.

A boutique beauty store shop and online retail store.


 

Errand Lad is a concierge service that handles all of its clients' daily tasks for an hourly or per-task fee. Task runners who register on our site or app and are vetted to ensure security complete the Errands. Other Errands include tasks performed by artisan professionals and specialists, for which we market their various skills: plumber, electrician, welder, and gardener.

Imvelo Ventures is a black-owned and black managed VC fund that invests to fast-track the ambitions of South African entrepreneurs.

Offerings; 

• Long term patient capital with no predefined exit horizon
• Business building support
• Access to extensive business networks
• Strictly minority investments
• Board participation by experienced directors
• No fees are charged to the investees
• Strong BEE credentials
• Business competitive strategy and strategic marketing inputs
• Financial, structuring and general business planning advice
• Active, hands-on management support if required

AlphaCode Club is a club for financial services entrepreneurs, which is supported by a physical workspace and a virtual platform.

Launched by Rand Merchant Investments in 2015, AlphaCode identifies partners and grows next-generation financial services entrepreneurs, through incubation, acceleration, collaboration and investment.

Achetes Online is a South African based e-commerce store. We supply essential goods, household items and fresh fruit and vegetables to buyers across South Africa. We recognized a need for a specific service offering to the market and deliver essential and grocery items directly to buyers to ensure they receive the best products from the comfort of their own homes.

With over 3000 monthly site visitors, we do the essential shopping for customers, as well as work with a network of entrepreneurs and small business owners, and deliver fresh food groceries and items to the customers' doorsteps

Tololi Online Store is an online shopping platform, designed to get products from the manufacturers to the end-customers.

Simple influence, connect markers with vetted influencers online. The platform grants private (1-on-1) access to top influencers to nano and micro-influencers at affordable rates for personalised growth strategies. Top-performing influencers consequently earn extra income by coaching 1-on-1 on a scalable platform.

We have set up a pilot and relationships with 3 upcoming influencers to test the assumptions that we have about the 1-on-1 coaching: https://simpleinfluence.co.za. We'll expand beyond South Africa and test the pilot in Nigeria, Ghana and Kenya.