Knife Capital PTY LTD |
FUND MANAGER DETAILS |
Year Fund Started | 2010 |
Type of Fund Manager | Venture Capital |
Regulatory License Number | FSB license 41642 |
Total Number of Investments to Date | 25 |
Number of Investment Executives | 6 |
Principal Office Address | 2nd Floor Old Warehouse Building, Black River Office Park, 2 Fir Rd, Observatory, Cape Town |
Key Contact Person and Designation | Keet van Zyl, Vivienne van der Westhuizen |
BEE Ownership | None of the above |
Company Description | Knife Capital is a venture capital investment manager that accelerates the international expansion of African innovation-driven businesses by leveraging knowledge, networks and funding.
KNOWLEDGE: In selecting entrepreneurs with deep subject matter expertise and then adding a blend of the business building skills of Knife Capital and the diversified experience of a credible investor base, investees gain a solid knowledge foundation to scale from.
NETWORKS: Knife provides market access and accelerates investee traction by leveraging a dynamic partner network to ensure that the solution to virtually every challenge confronting Sub-Saharan African high-growth business is no more than 3 phone calls away.
FUNDING: With emphasis on each phase of the FMGR (Find-Make-Grow-Realise) investment cycle, Knife responsibly applies funding to take advantage of windows of opportunity for investee companies to close growth gaps and create sustainable exit-ready businesses.
Knife Capital has offices in Cape Town, London and Jersey, and invest via a consortium of funding partnerships. Knife Capital is well entrenched in the African entrepreneurial eco-system and pioneered many of the initiatives that have shaped the VC industry on the continent. |
Telephone | 021 555 1933 |
E-mail | info@knifecap.com / keet@knifecap.com / vivienne@knifecap.com |
Website | www.knifecap.com |
FUND DETAILS |
Name of Fund | Knife Capital Fund III |
Stage of Fund | Fundraising |
Committed Capital of Fund | US$50 million (target) |
Fund Structure | LLP (Jersey & SA) |
Nature of Fund | Expansion Funding / Series B |
Number of Portfolio Companies | 0 |
INVESTMENT PREFERENCES |
Minimum Investment | USD 3 million |
Maximum Investment | USD 10 million |
Average Current Investment Size | N/A |
Industry Preference | - Computer &/ Electronics
- Financial & Insurance
- Telecommunications
- ICT
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Industry Excluded | - Gambling
- Military services & Arms
- Real Estate / Property
- Tobacco & Alcohol
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Investment Stage Preference | |
Investment Stage Excluded | |
Minimum and Maximum Equity Usually Taken | 10%-49% |
Geographical Preferences | - South Africa
- East Africa
- West Africa
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