Seychelles · Investor

VentureSouth

Last cheque observed Jan 2026; 53 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $580K, Jan 2024Angel network

SeedSeries AAgnosticAnti-thematicIndustry-agnostic

Deploying now
14%of best year1cheques in 12 months, 53 on record
Since the last cheque298days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$1.8MCheque size, as they say$150K – $750KRounds led1 of 53Sole investor16 roundsMostly inUnited States, 100%
Pitch VentureSouth

VentureSouth highlights

  1. 01

    1 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 65% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 16 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
Angel network (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$150K – $750K as they say
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
AgnosticAnti-thematicIndustry-agnostic
Based in
Greenville, Seychelles
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first53 appearances

  1. 2026

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Sharpen DTXGrant · US$25KWith 1 other
  3. 2025

    5 rounds

  4. Sept
    PlantdSeries B · US$22MWith 3 others
  5. Sept
    Trio LabsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  6. Apr
    Altis BiosystemsVenture · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  7. Feb
    mPath HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  8. Feb
    Gradient HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  9. 2024

    6 rounds

  10. Oct
    Case StatusSeries B · US$20MWith 2 others
  11. Sept
    EmrgyGrant · US$325KWith 1 other
  12. Jul
    Reveal MobileVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  13. Jun
    Yuva BiosciencesVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  14. Apr
    CureMintVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  15. Feb
    6AM CityVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  16. 2023

    11 rounds

  17. Oct
    GivebacksVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  18. Aug
    OccasionGeniusGrant · US$75KWith 2 others
  19. Aug
    ChowCallGrant · US$75KWith 1 other
  20. Jun
    Gradient HealthSeed · US$2.8MWith 3 others
  21. Jun
    APPROVESeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  22. Jun
    LuminoahSeries A · US$6.0MWith 2 others
  23. Jun
    KWIPPEDVenture · US$3.9MSole investor
  24. May
    Zylö TherapeuticsGrant · US$294KWith 2 others
  25. May
    KIYATECSeries C · US$18MSole investor
  26. Apr
    Babylon Micro-FarmsSeries A · US$8.0MWith 4 others
  27. Apr
    Seal the SeasonsSeries A · US$350KWith 2 others
  28. 2022

    5 rounds

  29. Dec
    HealthycellPre-seed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  30. Jul
    ProAxionSeed · US$1.7MWith 2 others
  31. May
    BaebiesVenture · US$38MWith 1 other
  32. Mar
    SprocketsSeries A · US$10MWith 1 other
  33. Feb
    SoelectSeries A · US$11MWith 1 other
  34. 2021

    7 rounds

  35. Dec
    imagine.ioSeed · US$6.0MSole investor
  36. Nov
    OneDigitalTrust, Inc.Seed · US$1.8MWith 2 others
  37. Nov
    Modern MatterSeed · US$1.2MSole investor
  38. Sept
    Pass It DownSeed · US$2.0MWith 2 others
  39. May
    LUMINELLESeries C$3.5MSole investor
  40. May
    Nirvana Science, Inc.Venture$867KWith 2 others
  41. Feb
    Redbud LabsGrant$74KWith 4 others
  42. 2020

    1 round

  43. Dec
    Aperiomics$360KWith 1 other
  44. 2019

    3 rounds

  45. Sept
    Outdoor AccessSeries A$2.8MWith 1 other
  46. Jun
    ThreatSwitch$668KSole investor
  47. May
    KiyatecSeries B · US · Biospace$3.0MLed
  48. 2018

    4 rounds

  49. Sept
    Ecomdash$500KSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

CBCharlie BanksManager of General Partner, VentureSouth GP, LLCiFiling they signed
LCLeon Charles BanksManager of the General Partner VentureSouth Funds GP LLCiFiling they signed
MLMac LackeyManager of General Partner, VentureSouth GP, LLCiFiling they signed
MDMatt DunbarManager of General Partner, VentureSouth GP, LLCiFiling they signed
PJPaul Johnathan ClarkManager of the General Partner VentureSouth Funds GP LLCiFiling they signed
RMRaymond Matthew DunbarManager of the General Partner VentureSouth Funds GP LLCiFiling they signed

We also hold 35 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

6 of 18 we have independently watched raise

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Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as VentureSouth. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies VentureSouth put money into.

Quick answers about VentureSouth

What does VentureSouth invest in?

VentureSouth invests most often at Venture and Seed (65% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Agnostic, Anti-thematic and Industry-agnostic.

How active is VentureSouth?

53 investments on record, 1 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Jan 2026.

What has VentureSouth invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sharpen DTX (Grant, Jan 2026), Plantd (Series B, Sept 2025) and Trio Labs (Venture, Sept 2025).

How big are VentureSouth's cheques?

The median round it joins is $1.8M. It says it writes cheques of $150K to $750K.

Does VentureSouth lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 53 investments on record (2%).

Where does VentureSouth invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (100%).

Is VentureSouth investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 1 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does VentureSouth invest alongside?

Most often Triangle Tweener Fund (10 rounds together), NC IDEA (5 rounds together) and Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (5 rounds together).

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