Naspers Foundry

Profile, fund size and portfolio

Parent NaspersFounded 2019

Naspers Foundry is the corporate venture arm of Naspers, an internet and media company. It was founded in 2019. It invests across sectors. The program has closed.

Commitment by parentS1: ZAR 1.4bn
Companies backedS1: 4

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Snapshot

Scale and capital allocated

Data behind this graphic

Data behind this graphic
Measure	Value	Unit	Kind	Source
Headline size	ZAR 1.4bn	Commitment by parent	Stated by the firm or its parent	S1
Companies backed	4	companies	Stated by the firm	S1
Companies on the firm's portfolio page	4	companies	Counted from the firm's own list	S1

Sources: S1 Naspers: Meet the exciting companies Naspers Foundry invested in (18 Feb 2021).

Where it invests

Geography

Investment regionsS1

Middle East and Africa

Key facts

Fact	Value	Status	Source
Parent company	Naspers	Single source	S1
Parent industry	Internet and media	Single source	S1
Founded	2019	Single source	S1
Status	Closed	Single source	S2
Capital source	Parent company only	Single source	S1
Headline size	ZAR 1.4bn (Commitment by parent)	Single source	S1
Companies backed	4	Single source	S1

Portfolio

The firm's portfolio page lists 4 companies.S1

Shared portfolio with other corporate VCs

2 companies on the Naspers Foundry portfolio page also appear on the portfolio page of at least one other firm in this directory. Matched by company website, or by name where no website is published.

Firm	Shared	Companies in common
Nedbank Venture Capital	1	Aerobotics
Telkom FutureMakers	1	SweepSouth

Companies backed by the most corporate VCs

Every company on the Naspers Foundry list

4 companies, as listed on the firm's own website.S1 Read the firm's list.

Aerobotics
Food Supply Network
SweepSouth
The Student Hub

Official pages

Read the firm's own pages for current information.

Portfolio www.naspers.com/news-insights/group-updates/2021/meet-the-exciting-companies-naspers-foundry-invested-in

Sources

Disclaimer and corrections

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