The Team

Partners since the

beginning.

As entrepreneurs living in Southern Africa, we created 4Di Capital to address the need we saw for both capital and mentorship in the local venture ecosystem.

Given our backgrounds, we prefer to invest at the early-stages where our knowledge, experience and networks can be of most value to founders in this emerging market.

Erik van Vlaanderen
Partner

A corporate executive and serial entrepreneur, Erik has 20+ years of investment experience in the South African startup ecosystem.

Anton van Vlaanderen
Managing Partner

As the Managing Partner, Anton brings 20+ years of experience as an entrepreneur, angel investor and venture investor to the company.

Justin Stanford
Partner

A respected founder, Justin has 20+ years of experience in tech startups and VC in Africa, and has played a critical role in catalyzing South Africa’s venture ecosystem.

Laurie Olivier
Partner

A respected investor and founder with 35+ years of experience, Laurie has advised, invested in and managed startups across Africa, Asia, Europe, Israel and the U.S.

With decades of experience building businesses in Africa as both founders and funders, we pride ourselves on having close partnerships with founders.

Sian Cathrall
Principal

A CPA by background with experience in private equity and strong analytical capabilities around both numbers and people.

Kim Robertson
Financial Manager

A financial services industry executive with 20+ years of experience and expertise in regulatory and tax compliance across Africa.

Samantha Campbell
Operations Manager

A former events and client management executive, Sam’s keen attention to detail helps ensure the smooth running of 4Di Capital.

Meredith Ogilvie-Thompson
Senior Advisor

An experienced business development strategist with extensive experience helping to structure partnerships and raise capital for Africa-focused initiatives.

Greg Rawbone-Viljoen
Investment Analyst

Greg helps manage the pipeline of investment opportunities, including pre-screening initial investments and due diligence, and compiling investment reports for LPs.

The people who truly know how to provide a safe passage in these markets, are the ones who have been at the forefront of the movement itself.

Our portfolio

4Di's portfolio has a footprint in more than 15 African countries, as well as in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia.