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Newtown Partners

Newtown Partners is a Cape Town-based technology investment firm founded by serial entrepreneurs Vinny Lingham and Llew Claasen, with international offices in San Diego and Rotterdam. The firm invests across multiple strategies, from early-stage venture capital to private credit growth finance, focusing on frontier economies and the intersection of cutting-edge innovation and massive market opportunity.
Cape Town, ZA

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Newtown Partners has been at the forefront of technology investing for over a decade, working hands-on alongside founders tackling major global challenges through breakthrough technology. Cape Town-based with international offices in San Diego and Rotterdam, the firm bridges global ambition with impact at scale, focusing on frontier economies where traditional capital falls short. Its team has founded, scaled, and exited technology companies at every stage, offering founders not just capital but hard-won operational insight. The firm supports exceptional founders through multiple investment strategies, from early-stage venture capital to private credit growth finance, exemplified by the Newtown Impact Credit Fund, which actively raises capital to back Africa's most promising Series B+ technology companies with strong revenue and scale potential, using structured capital to deliver risk-adjusted returns and measurable impact.