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Knife Capital

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KnifeCap is a Southern African growth equity fund manager.

Cape Town, South AfricaFounded 2012knifecap.com/
15
Investments
5
Exits
$100M
AUM
33.3%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Knife Capital invests in growth-stage companies across various sectors in Southern Africa, focusing on businesses with high growth potential. They typically provide growth equity funding to help these companies scale.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 9 years

1
2014
0
2015
2
2016
3
2017
2
2018
0
2019
0
2020
0
2021
2
2022

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 15 companies

M
Mobiz
SaaS · Series A, 2022
Active
W
WizzPass
Enterprise · Series A, 2022
Active
D
DataProphet
AI/ML · Series A, 2018
Active
C
CSense
AI/ML · Series A, 2018
Active
A
Aerobotics
AI/ML · Series A, 2017
Active
Y
Yoco
Fintech · Series B, 2017
Active
O
OfferZen
Enterprise · Series A, 2017
Active
P
Parcelninja
Logistics · Series A, 2016
Active
L
LifeQ
Healthcare · Series A, 2016
Active
L
Luno
Crypto/Web3 · Series A, 2014
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
OfferZenAcquisition2023
CS Global PartnersAcquisition2023
WizzPassAcquisition2023
PayfastAcquisition2019
iKineoAcquisition2018

Frequently Asked Questions

Knife Capital focuses on Seed, Series A stage investments.

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