Hlayisani Capital

Private Equity Venture Capital Est. 2016
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Type
Private Equity
HQ
Johannesburg, South Africa
Founded
2016
Focus
Software & SaaS · Education & Workforce · Food & Agriculture · Healthcare & Life Sciences · Industrials & Manufacturing · Technology
Last fundraise
2023

Strategies

Growth Equity
Focused strategy
Venture Capital
Focused strategy
Buyout
Sources

Profile sources

  1. hlayisani.com — Software & SaaS, Education & Workforce, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology
  2. hlayisani.com — Education & Workforce, Food & Agriculture, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Industrials & Manufacturing, Technology

Reported capital

  • ZAR 500M · Commitments

    Hlayisani Venture Fund II · reported 2026-02-25

Capital and location details checked 2026-10-13.

Investment Criteria

Investment Stages
Stages
Series A Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
South Africa
Coverage
Country-focused
Regions
Africa

Coverage is a guide only.

Location

Headquarters
Johannesburg, South Africa
Office Presence
1 country
South Africa
1 known office
Johannesburg, South Africa (HQ)

Fundraising

Hlayisani Venture Fund II
2023

Deals & Activity

Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Unknown (1)
Recent tracked deals
Mikabyte
2024

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