14.Abu Cassim
Vital Stats
- Types of Start-ups funded: Abu Cassim looks for a return on the entire portfolio with a return of 5% of 10% in excess of the listed stock exchange. This means that each company should have the potential to return 20x to 25x.
- Bio: Abu Cassim is the CEO of Ground Flr, and has an MBA from IE Business School. He previously founded Next Generation Lab and worked in the banking industry for 10 years.
- Background info: He founded and is the director of Jozi Angels, an angel investor network.
Examples of start-ups they’ve funded:
- Tour 2.0: Tourism platform that creates, discovers and showcases authentic local community tours and packages. This enables travellers to book through the platform.
- Geist: Geist is an Emotional Content Agency producing spirited brand messaging for a video-first world.
- Omnipresent: Low cost, accurate & safe surveying/inspection service.