Aions Ventures backs South Africa’s climate-tech ambition with $6 million fund

Aions Ventures, a South African venture capital firm, believes the country’s next billion-dollar startup will emerge from climate, energy or water innovation rather than fintech. The firm has backed that conviction with a new R100 million ($6 million) seed fund.

Aions Ventures CEO Kerryn Campion told TechCabal that the Johannesburg-based company has launched Aions Seed Fund I to support…