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Newtown Partners

Newtown Partners

Cape Town, Western Capenewtownpartners.com

Overview

Newtown Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm and family office founded by entrepreneurs Llew Claasen and Vinny Lingham. The firm actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startups, typically at the Seed and Series A stages. It also manages a corporate venture capital fund for Imperial/DP World focused on the logistics industry. Investment sectors include Fintech, HealthTech, Enterprise Applications, Logistics, and Blockchain.

Portfolio Companies

14

Investments

Newtown Partners investments
CompanyDateStageLead
MDaaS GlobalMar 2024Early FundingLead
ChefaaDec 2023Series ALead
WaspitoNov 2023SeedCo-investor
WaspitoNov 2023SeedCo-investor
Complete FarmerSep 2023Early FundingCo-investor

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersCape Town, Western Cape
Year FoundedN/A

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