Kaizen Capital & Advisory — Venture Capital and Innovation Advisory, South AfricaKAIZEN...

CAPITAL & ADVISORY

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We back
builders.

Deploying capital across early stage ventures and venture building. We invest alongside founders, bringing operator experience, networks, and the kind of strategic depth that only comes from having done it ourselves.

Explore Portfolio

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We transform
incumbents.

Helping established corporates think and move like startups. From CX reinvention to innovation strategy, digital transformation, internal restructuring for innovation and AI adoption — we bring hands-on delivery, not slide decks.

Explore Advisory

Not your typical
capital or advisory partner.

We've built the thing. Scaled the thing. Exited the thing. That shapes everything we do — from how we evaluate opportunities to how we sit in the trenches with our portfolio companies and advisory clients.

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Operator-First Mentality

We've been founders, product leads, and growth operators. We've sat in the seat, navigating cap tables, product-market fit, and the messy middle of scaling and unhappy customers. Our involvement goes beyond capital and our advice beyond theory.

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Venture-Build DNA

We don't just invest or advise, we co-build. From ideation to MVP to scale, we work alongside teams with the intensity and speed of a startup, not the cadence of a committee.

Selected investments.

We are not taking on new investments for 2026. However, we will consider partnerships with experienced or second-time founders building in spaces we care about.

OneCart

EXITED → WALMART

On demand ecommerce marketplace — founded, scaled, and exited to Walmart. A defining proof point of our operator-investor thesis.

E-commerceMarketplaceFounded

Medwise.ai

ACTIVE · ANGEL INVESTMENT

AI-powered clinical decision support, deployed across the NHS in the UK. Transforming how healthcare professionals access medical knowledge.

AI / MLHealthTechInvestment

Lula

ACTIVE · ANGEL INVESTMENT

Tech-enabled ride-sharing and charter service. Backed at the angel stage with a thesis on sustainable, reliable urban mobility.

MobilityLogisticsInvestment

Mafuta Technologies

VENTURE BUILD

Building a funeral insurance administration platform from the ground up, leveraging technology to streamline a high-frequency, underserved market segment.

InsurTechFinTechVenture Build

Retail Tech

ACTIVE

Venture reimagining how consumers interact with physical retail environments in South Africa.

Retail Tech

Kids Marketplace

VENTURE BUILD

Currently building from scratch. A marketplace and booking platform for the family.

Kids MarketplaceMarketplace

Talking to Strangers

ACTIVE · INVESTMENT

Award-winning cocktail bar in Cape Town's CBD — voted Best New Cocktail Bar in South Africa and featured on the 50 Best Discovery list. Part culture, part craft, part conversation.

HospitalityF&BInvestment

Startup thinking.
Corporate scale.

We partner with established organisations to reimagine customer experience, drive digital transformation, and build innovation capability — with the urgency and execution mindset of a venture team. We also take on select non-executive board roles where we can add strategic value.

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Innovation Strategy

Aligning innovation with business objectives. Not innovation theatre, but real strategy with measurable outcomes.

  • Unified innovation vision aligned to commercial goals
  • High-impact project identification and prioritisation
  • Resource allocation frameworks and KPIs
  • Cross-functional collaboration orchestration

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Digital & CX Transformation

End-to-end customer experience redesign and digital tool integration from as-is analysis through to delivery and change management.

  • Customer journey mapping and lead-to-lease transformation
  • Technology integration (AI, automation, cloud)
  • Operational efficiency and cost reduction
  • Change management for technology adoption

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Corporate Structuring for Innovation

Building the internal architecture for innovation to thrive — autonomous units, governance, and leadership frameworks.

  • Spin-off and innovation unit design
  • Governance balancing autonomy with oversight
  • Leadership advisory and decision-making support
  • Non-executive board roles and governance advisory

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Intrapreneurship & Venture Building

From ideation to scale — we bring the full venture studio toolkit to corporate innovation challenges.

  • Ideation workshops and idea evaluation systems
  • MVP incubation with mentorship and technical expertise
  • Go-to-market strategy and growth acceleration
  • Portfolio management and project governance

We understand how to navigate
the trenches and the boardroom.

Lynton Peters — Founder and Managing Partner of Kaizen Capital, tech entrepreneur who co-founded and exited OneCart to Walmart

Lynton Peters

Lynton Peters

FOUNDER & MANAGING PARTNER

20+ yrs
Technology, Strategy & Innovation
OneCart
Founded & Exited to Walmart
7+
Active Portfolio Companies
SA, UK & SG
Investment Geography

Lynton is a tech entrepreneur with over two decades at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and venture building. He co-founded and exited OneCart to Walmart — one of South Africa's leading on-demand e-commerce platforms — giving him a rare combination of founder experience and institutional understanding.

His corporate advisory work spans large-scale digital transformation, CX reinvention, and innovation strategy for established enterprises across multiple sectors. He bridges the gap between C-suite vision and product execution — sitting in the room, leading delivery, and bringing startup speed to corporate scale.

With experience spanning South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Singapore, Lynton brings a global lens to emerging market opportunities and cross-border venture building. Through Kaizen, he deploys capital into early-stage technology ventures while advising corporates on how to move differently in a rapidly shifting landscape.

His operating thesis is simple: the best capital comes with conviction, context, and capability — not just a wire transfer.