# Conservio funding: rounds and investors > Conservio has raised $1.5M across 2 rounds since 2025. Investors include E4EAfrica, Joost Bijlsma (Volve) and Volve Capital. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/conservio (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) South Africa · [Pre-seed startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Conservio* 2 rounds we have observed, with the 13 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Climate Tech Marketplaces Travel & Hospitality Follow Conservio and see its new rounds in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Fcompany%2Fconservio) Funding summary Updated 7 Nov 2026 **$1.5M** raised across 2 rounds since 2025, from 3 sources **$1.0M** Round **$500K** Pre-seed - **Latest round:** Pre-seed, $500K Mar 2025 - **Led by:** Joost Bijlsma (Volve) - **Biggest round:** $1.0M Round · Jan 2025 - **Investors:** 13 (2 led) See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2025 2026 **$1.0M** Round **$500K** Pre-seed - **First round:** Round, $1.0M - **Biggest round:** $1.0M - **Between rounds:** 2 months ## The rounds - **Mar 2025** Pre-seed **$500K** *8 new* [Joost Bijlsma (Volve)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joost-bijlsma-volve) Lead [Ardan Bousché](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ardan-bousche-2) [David Torr (UCOOK)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-torr-ucook) [Elsbeth Boes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elsbeth-boes) [Galen Welsch (Jibu Africa)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galen-welsch-jibu-africa) [Leen de Bruyne (Living Hope Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leen-de-bruyne-living-hope-ventures) [Lennert den Teuling](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennert-den-teuling) [Pieter van Herpen (Kaas.vc)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pieter-van-herpen-kaas-vc) Reported by Volve Capital - **Jan 2025** Round **$1.0M** *5 new* [E4EAfrica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e4e-africa) Lead [Volve Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volve-capital) [Jonathan Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smith) [Jonathan Smit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smit) [Living Hope Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/living-hope-ventures) Reported by Disrupt Africa and 1 other ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Round** 2025 **Pre-seed** 2025 [E4EAfrica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e4e-africa) L [Joost Bijlsma (Volve)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joost-bijlsma-volve) L [Volve Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volve-capital) [Jonathan Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smith) [Ardan Bousché](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ardan-bousche-2) [David Torr (UCOOK)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-torr-ucook) [Elsbeth Boes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elsbeth-boes) [Galen Welsch (Jibu Africa)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galen-welsch-jibu-africa) [Jonathan Smit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smit) [Leen de Bruyne (Living Hope Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leen-de-bruyne-living-hope-ventures) ## Everyone who backed them [E4EAfrica](https://millionrounds.com/fund/e4e-africa) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Joost Bijlsma (Volve)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joost-bijlsma-volve) VC firm **1** round, led 1 [Volve Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/volve-capital) VC firm **1** round [Jonathan Smith](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smith) Angel **1** round [Ardan Bousché](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ardan-bousche-2) VC firm **1** round [David Torr (UCOOK)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-torr-ucook) VC firm **1** round [Elsbeth Boes](https://millionrounds.com/fund/elsbeth-boes) VC firm **1** round [Galen Welsch (Jibu Africa)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/galen-welsch-jibu-africa) VC firm **1** round [Jonathan Smit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jonathan-smit) Investment firm **1** round [Leen de Bruyne (Living Hope Ventures)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/leen-de-bruyne-living-hope-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Lennert den Teuling](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lennert-den-teuling) Angel **1** round [Living Hope Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/living-hope-ventures) VC firm **1** round [Pieter van Herpen (Kaas.vc)](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pieter-van-herpen-kaas-vc) VC firm **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=conservio). ## Quick answers about Conservio ### Who invested in Conservio? Conservio's investors include E4EAfrica, Joost Bijlsma (Volve), Volve Capital, Jonathan Smith and Ardan Bousché, and 8 more on record. Joost Bijlsma (Volve) led its latest round. ### How much has Conservio raised? Conservio has raised $1.5M across 2 rounds since 2025. ### When did Conservio last raise? Conservio's most recent round was a Pre-seed of $500K in Mar 2025, led by Joost Bijlsma (Volve). ### What was Conservio's biggest round? Conservio's largest round on record is $1.0M (Undisclosed round), in Jan 2025, led by E4EAfrica. ### Who backed Conservio first? Conservio's first round on record, in Jan 2025, was backed by E4EAfrica, Volve Capital and Jonathan Smith and 2 others. ### What stage is Conservio at? Conservio's latest named round is a Pre-seed, in Mar 2025. ### Where is Conservio based? Conservio is based in South Africa. ### Who led Conservio's rounds? E4EAfrica led the Undisclosed round in 2025; Joost Bijlsma (Volve) led the Pre-seed in 2025. ## Companies like Conservio In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. [**Creslow Energy Solutions** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/creslow-energy-solutions)[**Kloset Klub** Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/kloset-klub)[**maxwell+spark** $43M · Nov 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/maxwell-spark)[**TurnStay** $2.0M · Aug 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/turnstay)[**Vastpoint** Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/vastpoint)[**Regenize** Jun 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/regenize) ## Find investors like these Search every investor by what they have actually funded, then narrow to your stage and market. Free. Open the investor searchOr these rounds in the app