Knife Capital

Cape Town, South Africa · VC · DeepTech Specialist

About

Knife Capital Knife Capital was founded in 2010 by Mark Shuttleworth (internet entrepreneur and the first African in space) via the Here Be Dragons investment group. The portfolio of 31 companies invests from Series A ($600K / R10M minimum) through expansion ($8M maximum) via Fund III. Sectors include Enterprise Tech, Hardware & Deep Tech, HealthTech, EdTech, and FinTech with a South African primary focus and Sub-Saharan Africa coverage. The exit track record includes 7 acquisitions: ProGlove (w

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ProGlove
FlightScope
Kandua

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