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Knife Capital

Black River Office Park, Old Warehouse Building, Fir Road, Observatory, Cape Town, 7925, South Africa

Overview

Growth equity investment firm for innovation-driven ventures.

Founded

2010

Deals ยท 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Series A

Geographic focus

Belgium
South Africa
Switzerland
United States

Sector focus

Venture Capital

Investment portfolio

8rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Simera Sense
Mar 2024Participated
$15 MOther Equity
Coachbetter - You are the game
Dec 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
Kasha
Jul 2023Led
$21 MSeries B
DataProphet
Aug 2022Led
$10 MSeries A
VoxCroft
Nov 2021Led
$2 MSeries A
mmhmm
Oct 2020Participated
$31 MOther Equity
DataProphet
Aug 2020Participated
$6 MSeries A
Snapplify
Sep 2019Led
$2 MOther Equity
Simera Sense
Mar 2024Participated
$15 MOther Equity
Coachbetter - You are the game
Dec 2023Participated
$4 MSeed
Kasha
Jul 2023Led
$21 MSeries B
DataProphet
Aug 2022Led
$10 MSeries A
VoxCroft
Nov 2021Led
$2 MSeries A
mmhmm
Oct 2020Participated
$31 MOther Equity
DataProphet
Aug 2020Participated
$6 MSeries A
Snapplify
Sep 2019Led
$2 MOther Equity
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Deal Distribution

Knife Capital: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Knife Capital: 8 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A21
Series B10
Other Equity12

Monthly Deal Activity

Knife Capital: 8 deals are recorded across 86 months.All available history.
Knife Capital: 8 deals are recorded across 86 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Knife Capital: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Knife Capital: Enterprise Software is the largest displayed sector by deal count (4 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Enterprise Software4
Manufacturing3
AI & Machine Learning3
Consumer & Lifestyle2
Education & Workforce2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Media & Entertainment1
Health & Life Sciences1
E-Commerce & Retail1
Cybersecurity & Privacy1
Professional Services1

Deal Size Distribution

Knife Capital: 8 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Knife Capital: 8 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M3
$5M-$10M1
$10M-$25M3
$25M-$50M1
$50M-$100M0
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Knife Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals).All available history.

Top 4 of 4 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Knife Capital: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (3 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States3
80012
Europe2
South Africa1
Knife Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa sharing 2 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Knife Capital: 20 co-investors are shown, with Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa sharing 2 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa2
Norican2
Aglae Ventures1
Altree Capital1
Bamboo Capital Partners1
Beyond Capital Ventures1
Bogen & Partner Wealth Managers1
Digital Garage1
Finnfund1
Five35 Ventures1
Future Positive1
Goldman Sachs1
Hlayisani Capital1
Human Capital1
Mistletoe1
Mubadala Capital1
NewSpace Capital1
Precursor Ventures1
Scrum Ventures1
Sequoia Capital1

Investment Strategy

Knife Capital: Led accounts for 50% and participating for 50% of round participation.All available history.
Knife Capital: Led accounts for 50% and participating for 50% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led450%
Participating450%
Knife Capital: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Knife Capital: Single-lead accounts for 75% and co-led for 25% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead375%
Co-led125%

Team

Ayanda Bolani

Investment Associate

Catherine Young

Partner

Davey Gant

Partner

Eben van Heerden

Co-Founder and Partner

Julien Draper

Partner

Keet van Zyl

Co-Founder and Partner

Martin Cloete

Head of Legal

Thandiwe Maqetuka

Investment Associate

Vivienne van der Westhuizen

Group CFO