# Locstat funding: rounds and investors

> Locstat has raised $2.9M across 1 round since 2025. Investors include Portugal Gateway Fund and Anza. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/locstat (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Locstat*

One round we have observed, with the 2 investors named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 5 Nov 2026

**$2.9M** raised across 1 round since 2025, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Seed, $2.9M Oct 2025
- **Led by:** Portugal Gateway Fund
- **Investors:** 2 (1 led)

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## The rounds

- **Oct 2025** Seed **$2.9M** [Portugal Gateway Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portugal-gateway-fund) Lead [Anza](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anza) Reported by Disrupt Africa

## Founders and team

From Locstat's own website: 10 on the team.

- **Ryno Goosen** CEO & Ct O
- **Hallam Ford** COO & Io
- **Lawrence Devonport** Chief Service Delivery Officer (CSDO)
- **Waldick Herbst** Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
- **Freddie Herbst** VP Enterprise Sales
- **Adriaan van Der Walt** Senior Architect & Software Engineer
- **Anderson Tarambawamwe** Financial Manager
- **Johan Hoogenboezem** Senior Architect & Software Engineer
- **John Paul Rightford** Senior Architect & Software Engineer
- **Russell Arnott** Data Engineer

## Everyone who backed them

[Portugal Gateway Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/portugal-gateway-fund) Growth equity **1** round, led 1

[Anza](https://millionrounds.com/fund/anza) VC firm **1** round

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## Also claim to have backed them

These 3 firms list Locstat as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[City Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/city-venture-capital) Family office Per its own site

[Digital Africa Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/digital-africa-ven) VC firm Per its own site

[Kigeni Holdings Limited](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kigeni-holdings-limited) Investment firm Per its own site

## Quick answers about Locstat

### Who invested in Locstat?

Locstat's investors include Portugal Gateway Fund and Anza. Portugal Gateway Fund led its latest round.

### How much has Locstat raised?

Locstat has raised $2.9M across 1 round since 2025.

### When did Locstat last raise?

Locstat's most recent round was a Seed of $2.9M in Oct 2025, led by Portugal Gateway Fund.

### What was Locstat's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $2.9M in Oct 2025, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Locstat first?

Locstat's first round on record, in Oct 2025, was backed by Portugal Gateway Fund and Anza.

### What stage is Locstat at?

Locstat's latest named round is a Seed, in Oct 2025.

### Where is Locstat based?

Locstat is based in South Africa.

### Who led Locstat's rounds?

Portugal Gateway Fund led the Seed in 2025.

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