Blackslope Ventures identifies and invests in innovative companies with transformative technologies on accelerated growth paths.
Investment and support of several local start-ups resulting in multi-million Rands worth of value creation in:
Online retail | Logistics-tech | TMT-tech | Agri-tech
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Everlectric
An innovative start-up deploying leading EV tech and bringing a disruptive commercialisation model to South Africa’s logistics value chainEverlectric was founded by Blackslope directors Ndia, Paul and Wesley in 2020 and offers full, green “last mile” logistics services to a varied range of companies. The Everlectric value proposition is not only environmentally friendly, but it returns significant efficiency and cost savings to the logistics value chain.
Through an innovative bundling of commercial electric vehicles, a network of charging infrastructure, free electricity (fuel) and an enabling digital Internet of Things (IoT) platform, Everlectric reduces the barrier of adoption for clients. The Everlectric electric vehicle solution is operationally competitive when compared to internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles for existing logistics applications, with significant cost and environmental benefits, targeted at a very large primary market segment.
Already, the company has garnered a large amount of interest from leading South African companies, several of whom have committed to partner with Everlectric on the journey to a greener energy-efficient logistics solution.
Freedom of Movement
A leading premium leather goods brand across South AfricaBlackslope and FOM’s paths crossed at a time when FOM was only a small factory shop in Stellenbosch selling high-quality, luxury leather goods to distributors. FOM had the vision to create a proudly South African lifestyle brand that was founded on the core principles of quality, longevity, value and worth. Identifying the potential to scale the business, Blackslope took the entrepreneurial initiative to scale the business by bringing the products to Gauteng. As FOM’s commercialisation partners, the Blackslope team initially started selling FOM products from the boots of their cars at weekend markets across Pretoria and eventually took the risk of opening the brand’s first retail store in Pretoria. As the brand attracted more attention and sales began to grow, FOM expanded its footprint by opening stores across all the major centres in South Africa, as well as expanding their product range and launching an online store on their website.
Over the course of 5 years, FOM opened 11 stores countrywide, increased their sales by a multiple of 25 and is rapidly becoming a household name across South Africa.
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