54 Collective
Roy Fine is a seasoned entrepreneur and executive with extensive experience in business development and venture capital. Currently serving as a Non Executive Board Member at LEAP Institute and Co-Founding Partner at GLIDE Fund Africa, Roy focuses on gender lens investing and supporting disadvantaged entrepreneurs across Africa. Roy co-founded and directs Channel Partners SA and Growth Grid Venture Capital Partners, which aid early-stage businesses with mentorship and funding. Additionally, Roy holds advisory roles with CleanMyBed and Founders Factory Africa, emphasizing support for start-ups. Roy's longstanding involvement as a Director at Lebombo Cape Properties and Executive Chairman of Angel Funder demonstrates a commitment to economic development. Co-founding Astrosoccer South Africa highlights Roy's dedication to community engagement through sports. Educational qualifications include diplomas in Marketing and Sales Management, supplemented by a certificate from Cape Wine Academy.
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54 Collective
54 Collective is a leading venture capital firm revolutionising investment and scaling idea to early-stage ventures throughout Africa. We are a commercial-first investor that embeds impact into everything we do. Our catalytic capital provides founders with the tailored funding they need to scale while providing investors with outstanding returns. The catalytic capital our founders receive is combined with value-add support through our Venture Success Platform, enabling entrepreneurs to build without boundaries as they solve Africa’s greatest challenges. Vital to our mission is fostering gender inclusion through the founders and ventures we support, allowing them to be inclusive in their product and service design.