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| Jul 20, 2026 | SA’s Cue raises $5 M to use AI agents to speed up customer service | As companies increasingly use autonomous AI to handle customer issues from start to finish, South African startup Cue, a provider of customer service software, has acquired US$5 million in funding to accelerate the development of its AI-pow... |
| Jul 2, 2026 | SA’s Palé selected for Grindstone Ventures, MIC for female founder funding programme | The third company chosen for the groundbreaking female founder funding-readiness initiative operated by Grindstone Ventures and the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) is Palé, a creative black female-owned beverage technology platform bas... |
| Jun 8, 2026 | South Africa: Redpoint Advisors Buys South African Intelligence Firm Voxcroft | South African open-source intelligence company VoxCroft Analytics has been acquired by US-based Redpoint Advisors in a deal aimed at strengthening intelligence and risk-analysis services for clients operating in complex markets.
The financi... |
| Oct 1, 2025 | Seven SA startups selected for Grindstone | E Squared Programme | The Grindstone | E Squared Program, a founder-focused growth engineering journey designed to accelerate the success of high potential Allan Gray Fellows and Pathways Investees, has chosen seven South African startups to participate.
Knife C... |
| May 11, 2024 | USAID and SA’s Grindstone collaborate on two-year program to support startups | A special two-year program to “redefine startup and scale-up support in South Africa” has been launched by South African accelerator Grindstone in collaboration with USAID Southern Africa Mobilizing Investment.
Founded in 2013, Grindstone i... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Africa-focused funds find their feet amid a downturn | In the midst of a funding downtime last year, and with conditions getting tougher for fund managers raising capital as backers (limited partners) enhanced their focus on strategy and track record, some new African and Africa-focused funds s... |
| Oct 18, 2023 | Outsized closes Series A round led by Knife Capital to expand Talent-on-Demand platform across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East | LONDON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Outsized, the leading platform for top-tier independent talent in Asia-Pacific, Africa, and the Middle East, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its Series A funding. Led by South Afric... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Knife Capital: $50m Series B fund triumphs | In a significant development for African innovation, Knife Capital has successfully concluded the final close of its $50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III. The fund’s mission is to bridge a crucial funding gap that hin... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Knife Capital closes $50 million fund to invest in growth-stage SA startups | Knife Capital has closed its $50 million Series B fund to invest in the expansion of South African startups primarily, with consideration for startups in the rest of the continent as well.
South African venture capital firm Knife Capital ha... |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Knife Capital: $50m Series B fund triumphs | In a significant development for African innovation, Knife Capital has successfully concluded the final close of its $50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III. The fund’s mission is to bridge a crucial funding gap that hin... |
| Aug 9, 2023 | South African VC Knife Capital closes $50M Series B fund for startups with high exit potential | South African growth-stage investor Knife Capital has reached the final close of its $50 million fund. The third fund addresses a critical funding gap in growth stages where local investors have historically fallen short.
In a February 2021... |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Looking back at SA VC activity in 2022 and what 2023 will bring
TechCabal’s 2021 Year-End report
Success! | According to the venture capital tracking publication Africa: The Big Deal, Africa was the only continent to record a positive growth venture capital deal value in 2022. However, Nigeria and South Africa, the continent’s two biggest VC mark... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | $50m Knife Fund III to drive innovation in Africa | Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new $50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III.
The fund’s aim is to invest behind the expansion of African inno... |
| Sep 28, 2022 | $50m Knife Fund III to drive innovation in Africa | Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new $50 million African Series B expansion fund, Knife Fund III.
The fund’s aim is to invest behind the expansion of African innov... |
| Sep 27, 2022 | Knife Capital’s African Series B fund secures commitments from Standard Bank, SA SME Fund | Standard Bank and the SA SME Fund have joined other investors in backing venture capital firm Knife Capital’s new $50 million African Series B expansion fund dubbed Knife Fund III.
According to a press release, the fund has already secured ... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Fitness software startup Octiv raises eight-figure Series A round from Knife Capital | South African gym management software platform Octiv has closed an eight-figure Series A funding round led by venture capital firm Knife Capital. The startup previously raised seed capital from South African angel investors and this round a... |
| Aug 11, 2022 | South African startup DataProphet raises $10 million to scale AI solutions for manufacturers | South African AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) startup DataProphet has announced the completion of its $10 million Series A funding round which started in 2020 with a $6 million round led by IDC and Norican.
This latest round was led by venture capi... |
| Aug 11, 2022 | DataProphet closes $10m series A round led by Knife Capital | South Africa-founded DataProphet has completed a $10 million series A funding round. This, says insiders, sets the AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) platform on its way to becoming the leading provider of impactful AI solutions for the manufacturing ... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | South African accelerator Grindstone announces 2022/23 cohorts | Cape Town-based accelerator Grindstone has announced the 25 companies who will embark on its year-long programme which assists high-growth, innovation-driven tech start-ups to become more investable, sustainable and exit-ready.
The programm... |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Knife Capital Fund III receives a $10 million investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help South Africa’s digital entrepreneurs | Knife Fund III, a new fund managed by Cape Town-based venture capital firm Knife Capital, has received a US$10 million investment from IFC, a member of the World Bank group.
Knife Capital is a venture capital investment manager that acceler... |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Knife Capital Fund III received $10 M investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) to help SA’s digital entrepreneurs | Knife Fund III, a new fund run by Cape Town-based venture capital company Knife Capital, has received a US $10 million investment from IFC, a member of the World Bank group.
Knife Capital is a venture capital investment manager that acceler... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | Wamly to expand HR video platform to Africa | Wamly co-founders Francois de Wet and Marnus Broodryk.
Local HR software start-up Wamly is targeting African expansion after securing a second round of funding from venture capital firm Knife Capital.
The deal will see UK-based Knife Capita... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | South African HR software startup, Wamly, secures second round investment | Wamly, the video interview software startup founded by Francois de Wet in 2018, has secured a 2nd round investment from South African venture capital firm, Knife Capital. The deal sees Davey Gant, Knife Capital partner based in UK, joining ... |
| Jan 25, 2022 | South African HR software startup, Wamly, secures second round investment | Wamly, the video interview software startup founded by Francois de Wet in 2018, has secured a 2nd round investment from South African venture capital firm, Knife Capital. The deal sees Davey Gant, Knife Capital partner based in UK, joining ... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Five South African Venture Capital firms to watch in 2022 | While crypto assets will continue to dominate the headlines, these VCs have laid a solid foundation for growing businesses that will transform society. Naspers
Naspers is one of the largest companies on the continent by market capitalisatio... |
| Dec 30, 2021 | Five South African Venture Capital firms to watch in 2022 | While crypto assets will continue to dominate the headlines, these VCs have laid a solid foundation for growing businesses that will transform society. Naspers
Naspers is one of the largest companies on the continent by market capitalisati... |
| Nov 19, 2021 | VoxCroft Analytics get big investment from Knife Capital | Open-source intelligence company, VoxCroft Analytics, raised close to $2 million in Series-A funding from Knife Capital. This investment will speed up expansion of US and international initiatives in open-source intelligence and analytics.
... |
| Nov 19, 2021 | VoxCroft Analytics get big investment from Knife Capital | Open-source intelligence company, VoxCroft Analytics, raised close to $2 million in Series-A funding from Knife Capital. This investment will speed up expansion of US and international initiatives in open-source intelligence and analytics.
... |
| Oct 5, 2021 | Knife Capital invests in Industry 4.0 start-up Stone Three | Derick Moolman, Stone Three CEO.
Industry 4.0 solution business Stone Three has raised undisclosed expansion funding from venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital.
In a statement, Knife Capital says the Cape Town-based Stone Three is an Indu... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | Investment boost for online marketplace for home services | Online home services marketplace Kandua has landed major financial backing from venture capitalist firms Knife Capital and Allan Gray E2 Ventures (AGEV).
Kandua is a Johannesburg-based online marketplace that provides a digital platform tha... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | SA home services portal Kandua closes ‘significant’ funding round | Joburg-based home services marketplace Kandua announced the close of a “significant” pre-series A funding round in a statement today. The round was led by Knife Capital and Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures.
Kandua helps homeowners find rated ... |
| Jul 20, 2021 | SA home services portal Kandua closes ‘significant’ funding round | Joburg-based home services marketplace Kandua announced the close of a “significant” pre-series A funding round in a statement today. The round was led by Knife Capital and Allan Gray E-Squared Ventures.
Kandua helps homeowners find rated a... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | SA CX platform inQuba first to launch integrated Whatsapp chat | Leading SA customer experience (CX) company inQuba announced the launch of a fully integrated Whatsapp chat feature on their platform – the first of its kind.
Founded in 2010 by Michael Renzon (CEO) and Managing Director Trent Rossini, inQu... |
| Jul 19, 2021 | SA CX platform inQuba first to launch integrated Whatsapp chat | Leading SA customer experience (CX) company inQuba announced the launch of a fully integrated Whatsapp chat feature on their platform – the first of its kind.
Founded in 2010 by Michael Renzon (CEO) and Managing Director Trent Rossini, inQ... |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Venture capital company, Knife Capital has raised $10 million for its Series B funding round | Knife Capital, a South African venture capital firm, raised $10million from Mineworkers Investment Company for its Series B Funding.
The Series B Fund aims to provide substantial risk financing for rapid growth and scaling of companies.
Wit... |
| Feb 11, 2021 | South African VC firm Knife Capital gets first commitment for its $50M fund, to invest in 10-12 Series B rounds | Knife Capital, a South African venture capital firm, is raising a $50 million fund for startups looking to raise Series B financing. With Knife Fund III called the African Series B Expansion Fund, the firm seeks to directly invest in the ag... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Knife Capital’s African Series B Expansion Fund receives $10-million | A South African venture capital company, Knife Capital has secured $10million towards its Series B Expansion Fund from Mineworkers Investment Company.
Knife Capital secures $10-million towards its Series B Expansion Fund
Knife Fund III ai... |
| Feb 10, 2021 | Knife Capital’s African Series B Expansion Fund receives $10-million | A South African venture capital company, Knife Capital has secured $10million towards its Series B Expansion Fund from Mineworkers Investment Company.
Knife Capital secures $10-million towards its Series B Expansion Fund
Knife Fund III aims... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital Fund | Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has announced the launch of its second Section 12J Venture Capital fund for new investors to support South African entrepreneurs.
Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital F... |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital Fund | Cape Town-based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has announced the launch of its second Section 12J Venture Capital fund for new investors to support South African entrepreneurs.
Knife Capital launches second 12J Venture Capital ... |
| Dec 7, 2020 | InQuba closes expansion capital funding round | A world-leader in Customer Journey Management, inQuba, has announced the close of an expansion capital round from venture capital firm Knife Capital and leading African corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).
The investment ... |
| Dec 7, 2020 | InQuba closes expansion capital funding round | A world-leader in Customer Journey Management, inQuba, has announced the close of an expansion capital round from venture capital firm Knife Capital and leading African corporate and investment bank Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).
The investment... |
| Aug 27, 2020 | AI startup DataProphet raises USD 6M in Series A financing round to expand internationally | South Africa based Artificial Intelligence (AI) start-up, DataProphet which provide manufacturers with operations autonomy has announced on 25th August, 2020, that it has bagged USD 6M in series A financing round. The funds will be utilized... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Cape Town-based tech startup secures $6-million funding | An award-winning AI manufacturing company and South African tech startup, DataProphet, has raised $6-million in funding. The innovative tech startup aims to utilise the funding to expand internationally.
The funding will be used to expand ... |
| Aug 25, 2020 | Cape Town-based tech startup secures $6-million funding | An award-winning AI manufacturing company and South African tech startup, DataProphet, has raised $6-million in funding. The innovative tech startup aims to utilise the funding to expand internationally.
The funding will be used to expand D... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | SA fintech selected for prestigious accelerator programme | SME Snapshot has been selected for the esteemed 2020 Grindstone Accelerator program which is targeted at technology businesses with high potential.
SME Snapshot has been selected for the Grindstone Accelerator program
The innovative fintech... |
| Aug 12, 2020 | SA fintech selected for prestigious accelerator programme | SME Snapshot has been selected for the esteemed 2020 Grindstone Accelerator program which is targeted at technology businesses with high potential.
SME Snapshot has been selected for the Grindstone Accelerator program
The innovative finte... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | New early-stage Venture Capital Fund to back cohort companies launches | South African based business accelerator, Grindstone has launched a new Venture Capital Fund, Grindstone Ventures, dedicated to providing early-stage equity funding to its cohorts of companies and alumni.
Grindstone Accelerator is a struct... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | New early-stage Venture Capital Fund to back cohort companies launches | South African based business accelerator, Grindstone has launched a new Venture Capital Fund, Grindstone Ventures, dedicated to providing early-stage equity funding to its cohorts of companies and alumni.
Grindstone Accelerator is a structu... |
| Aug 3, 2020 | Business accelerator Grindstone launches new venture capital fund Grindstone Ventures | Johannesburg: South Africa-based business accelerator Grindstone has launched a new venture capital fund called Grindstone Ventures, dedicated to providing early-stage equity funding to its cohorts.
Grindstone Accelerator is a structured en... |
| Jun 2, 2020 | How one VC has got around the challenge of doing due diligence during the pandemic | This article is brought to you as part of a new partnership between two of Africa's foremost news and information platforms for African tech startups, Techpoint Africa and Ventureburn
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| Jun 1, 2020 | How one VC has got around the challenge of doing due diligence during Covid-19 [Q&A] | Venture capital is, like any venture capitalist can tell you, an art more than a science. When you’re putting so much money into a business you don’t really know, you better be sure about who’s leading that business.
Even after thorough due... |
| Jun 1, 2020 | How one VC has got around the challenge of doing due diligence during Covid-19 [Q&A] | Venture capital is, like any venture capitalist can tell you, an art more than a science. When you’re putting so much money into a business you don’t really know, you better be sure about who’s leading that business.
Even after thorough du... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [13/04/2020] [Updated] | On Wednesday (15 April) LaunchLab CEO and entrepreneur Josh Romisher will detail his top five lessons from building a business in Africa.
Tomorrow join three of South Africa’s top thinkers — Richard Mulholland, Ntsako Mokwena and Annette Mu... |
| Apr 13, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [13/04/2020] [Updated] | On Wednesday (15 April) LaunchLab CEO and entrepreneur Josh Romisher will detail his top five lessons from building a business in Africa.
Tomorrow join three of South Africa’s top thinkers — Richard Mulholland, Ntsako Mokwena and Annette M... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [06/04/2020] [Updated] | Tomorrow the Grindstone Accelerator will be hosting four live video streaming micro-sessions of their popular full day Find-Make-Grow-Realise (FMGR) programme.
This, while serial entrepreneur and author Nic Haralambous (pictured above), and... |
| Apr 6, 2020 | Top startup web events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [06/04/2020] [Updated] | Tomorrow the Grindstone Accelerator will be hosting four live video streaming micro-sessions of their popular full day Find-Make-Grow-Realise (FMGR) programme.
This, while serial entrepreneur and author Nic Haralambous (pictured above), an... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020] | US based SA entrepreneur and Civic founder Vinny Lingham has been under a lockdown for two weeks now and has been stockpiling food since February, he said in a podcast yesterday.
Meanwhile, Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedsta... |
| Apr 3, 2020 | Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [03/04/2020] | US based SA entrepreneur and Civic founder Vinny Lingham has been under a lockdown for two weeks now and has been stockpiling food since February, he said in a podcast yesterday.
Meanwhile, Swiss emerging market startup competition Seedstar... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Fresh from netting R25m, Grindstone Accelerator will go ahead despite coronavirus | The next cohort of SA’s Grindstone Accelerator due to start in June, will go ahead, despite the threat of the coronavirus, the programme’s directors confirmed yesterday.
This, after the accelerator yesterday announced it had netted R25-mil... |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Fresh from netting R25m, Grindstone Accelerator will go ahead despite coronavirus | The next cohort of SA’s Grindstone Accelerator due to start in June, will go ahead, despite the threat of the coronavirus, the programme’s directors confirmed yesterday.
This, after the accelerator yesterday announced it had netted R25-mill... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist | Experts last year raised concern over new deductions limits for investors under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act, saying it will reduce the amount of funds that venture capital companies (VCCs) can raise. But Knife Capital‘s Keet van Zyl a... |
| Jan 28, 2020 | Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist | Experts last year raised concern over new deductions limits for investors under Section 12J of the Income Tax Act, saying it will reduce the amount of funds that venture capital companies (VCCs) can raise. But Knife Capital‘s Keet van Zyl a... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Tech startups likely to weather SA’s economic slowdown say venture capitalists | South Africa’s economic outlook is grim. With the prospect of further power blackouts looming and struggling state-owned entities on the brink of failure, the World Bank predicts that the SA economy will grow at below 1% in 2020. In October... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Here are 20 accelerators, incubators for African startups to apply for in 2020 | Is your startup looking for technical assistance to develop its minimum viable product (MVP), funding or new clients or partnerships with corporate clients?
If you want to benefit from expert mentorship and advice, why not consider joining ... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | Here are 20 accelerators, incubators for African startups to apply for in 2020 | Is your startup looking for technical assistance to develop its minimum viable product (MVP), funding or new clients or partnerships with corporate clients?
If you want to benefit from expert mentorship and advice, why not consider joining... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a ... |
| Oct 22, 2019 | ‘SA SME Fund set to be among country’s biggest institutional investors by year end’ | South Africa’s R1.4-billion SA SME Fund has thus far approved R1-billion for investment in a number of funds that will lend to small businesses and startups, the fund’s CEO, Ketso Gordhan has revealed.
Speaking to Ventureburn last week, a b... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likel... |
| Sep 19, 2019 | Raising funding in Africa? Here are 12 venture capitalists you should know about | If you’re reading this, chances are you’re a tech startup founder who is looking to raise venture capital (VC) funding.
The good news is as Africa’s VC sector continues to grow the amount of VC funding raised by startups this year is likely... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator.
Locstat is now looking to take on th... |
| Aug 30, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator helps firms in fourth cohort grow revenue by 36%, add 32 jobs | Business has taken off for Ryno Goosen and his geospatial data analytics company Locstat Systems, after he and his co-founders got valuable sales and marketing assistance from the Grindstone Accelerator.
Locstat is now looking to take on t... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according ... |
| Aug 23, 2019 | Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists? | Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)?
South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially in recent years, with over R1-billion invested in startups and early-stage companies in 2017, according t... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | One-size-fits-all view on Africa and other mistakes VCs make | A one-size-fits-all view of the African market or simply transplanting Silicon Valley startup models on the continent, will doom those looking to invest in Africa, argue venture capitalists active in Africa.
While the African venture capita... |
| Aug 21, 2019 | One-size-fits-all view on Africa and other mistakes VCs make | A one-size-fits-all view of the African market or simply transplanting Silicon Valley startup models on the continent, will doom those looking to invest in Africa, argue venture capitalists active in Africa.
While the African venture capit... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | VC is growing in Africa, but sector still hobbled by lack of follow-on and seed funding | Ten years ago when Cape Town venture capitalist Justin Stanford and entrepreneur Vinny Lingham launched Cape Town’s startup initiative Silicon Cape there was hardly an angel or VC fund in sight in South Africa, local or foreign — and barely... |
| Aug 20, 2019 | VC is growing in Africa, but sector still hobbled by lack of follow-on and seed funding | Ten years ago when Cape Town venture capitalist Justin Stanford and entrepreneur Vinny Lingham launched Cape Town’s startup initiative Silicon Cape there was hardly an angel or VC fund in sight in South Africa, local or foreign — and barely... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Eight SA tech startups with women founders that have recently had VC, angel deals [Updated] | UPDATE (14 August 2019): We neglected to include Smartblade’s R9.5-million investment from Savant in the below list. We have updated the list as well as the below figures relating to the amount and percentage of all venture capital that wen... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Knife Capital invests in 19-year-old SaaS firm Cradle Technology Services | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital announced today that it had invested in Software as a Service (SaaS) company Cradle Technology Services.
Last year Cradle was one of the 10 companies selected for the fourth cohort... |
| Jul 9, 2019 | Knife Capital invests in 19-year-old SaaS firm Cradle Technology Services | Cape Town based venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital announced today that it had invested in Software as a Service (SaaS) company Cradle Technology Services.
Last year Cradle was one of the 10 companies selected for the fourth cohort ... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme.
The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a s... |
| Jun 18, 2019 | Meet the 10 startups selected for Grindstone Accelerator’s fifth cohort | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital today announced the names of the 10 companies selected for its fifth Grindstone Accelerator programme.
The names of the companies — which include a data analytics and marketing automation tool, a ... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DataProphet wins AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning [Updated] | Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet has won the AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning, at an awards ceremony held last night (11 June) at Kensington Palace in London.
The awards include 12 categories, with th... |
| Jun 12, 2019 | DataProphet wins AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning [Updated] | Cape Town-based machine learning startup DataProphet has won the AIconics Award for Best Innovation in Deep Learning, at an awards ceremony held last night (11 June) at Kensington Palace in London.
The awards include 12 categories, with the... |
| May 3, 2019 | Enlightenment Capital smashes Fund III target after raising $250m | Defence-focused Enlightenment Capital has hit the $250m hard cap for the final close of its third flagship fund. The Was |
| Apr 11, 2019 | Martis Capital makes short work of Fund III raise, closes on $545m hard cap | Healthcare-focused private equity firm Martis Capital Management has hit the $545m hard cap in the final close of its th |
| Apr 3, 2019 | Jozi-based closed-loop payments startup Allxs out to raise R10m funding round | Allxs, a Joburg-based startup that has developed a closed-loop cashless payments platform, is looking to raise a R10-million funding round, its founder Raphael Domalik has revealed.
Allxs specialises in near-field communication (NFC) enable... |
| Apr 3, 2019 | Jozi-based closed-loop payments startup Allxs out to raise R10m funding round | Allxs, a Joburg-based startup that has developed a closed-loop cashless payments platform, is looking to raise a R10-million funding round, its founder Raphael Domalik has revealed.
Allxs specialises in near-field communication (NFC) enabl... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 29, 2019 | Here are the eight funds that the SA SME Fund will invest in | The R1.4-billion SA SME Fund — which was officially launched yesterday in Johannesburg by President Cyril Ramaphosa but which has already begun disbursing investments — will invest in eight funds, three of which are venture capital (VC) fun... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Th... |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Grindstone Accelerator launches call to startups for first Gauteng cohort [Updated] | Venture capital (VC) company Knife Capital has joined forces with the SA SME Fund and Deloitte to launch the next iteration of its Grindstone Accelerator programme in Johannesburg.
Grindstone, which is jointly owned by Knife Capital and Thi... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion] | There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section 12J venture capital company (VCC) is one of them.
However, opinions are divided on the hype of a... |
| Feb 20, 2019 | Sars Section 12J VC companies – hype versus substance [Opinion] | There are many legal ways for South African taxpayers to reduce their tax burden, and investing in a SA Revenue Service (Sars) approved Section 12J venture capital company (VCC) is one of them.
However, opinions are divided on the hype of ... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Why we invested in soda drink startup Pura, explains Knife Capital | It’s not just tech that SA venture capital (VC) firm Knife Capital invests in. Today the VC — which has invested in a number of SA tech deals in recent years — announced that it had invested in SA beverage startup Pura.
Knife Capital did no... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | Everything you need to know about SA’s tech startup ecosystem [updated 2019] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
