He's banking on innovation to confront a critical challenge: security. Driven by a vision of accessibility and inclusivity, he's developing solutions poised to transform the daily lives of millions.

Nick Mills (photo), a South African tech entrepreneur, is one of the co-founders of Community Wolf, a startup specializing in the development of security solutions based on artificial intelligence (AI).

Founded in 2024 by Nick Mills and Michel Houghton, Community Wolf aims to enhance citizen safety through accessible technology. Its solution uses WhatsApp as a reporting channel for crimes and suspicious behavior.

Already used by millions in South Africa, the platform leverages the data it collects to anticipate criminal acts and improve public safety. By centralizing often fragmented information, it enables the creation of predictive models that serve the entire population.

Community Wolf recently secured £340,000 (approximately $455,000) in funding from the investment fund Fuel Ventures. For Nick Mills, this support is a major acknowledgment.

“This investment is a huge validation of our vision. Community Wolf started as a grassroots idea to help people feel safer in their own neighbourhoods, and we’ve seen just how transformative it can be. Fuel Ventures’ belief in what we’re building gives us the rocket fuel we need to scale our impact, both in South Africa and far beyond,” explains Nick Mills.

Before launching Community Wolf, Nick Mills had already built solid entrepreneurial experience. In 2020, he founded UMONDE Holding, an investment management firm focused on renewable energy storage technologies and blockchain. The following year, he became a founding member of Versofy Solar, a company offering solar subscriptions, where he remained managing partner until 2024.

Nick Mills holds a Bachelor of Science degree obtained in 2014 from the University of Cape Town. His professional career began in 2015 as part of the systematic trading team at iSam, an investment management company based in London, England.

By Melchior Koba,

Editing by  Sèna D. B. de Sodji