Knife Capital is a Cape Town-based venture capital investment manager that accelerates the international expansion of African innovation-driven businesses by leveraging knowledge, networks, and funding. The firm invests in high-growth, technology-enabled companies across sectors including enterprise technology, fintech, health-tech, and edtech.
Their most common stage is series-a (56% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $25.2M (across 6 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
6
Fund Size
$50M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
0
Team
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
9 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| KKasha | Series B | $21M | Jul 2023 |
| DDataProphet | Series A | $10M | Aug 2022 |
| VVoxCroft | Series A | $2M | Jan 2021 |
| DDataProphet | Series A | $6M | Jan 2020 |
| SSnapplify | Growth | $2M | Sep 2019 |
| OOctiv, Inc. | Series A | — | — |
| SSnapplify | Seed | — | — |
| SSnapplify | Series A | — | — |
| FFundamo | Unknown | $110M | — |
Top Co-Investors
FundersClub1 shared
Finnfund1 shared
Alt Capital1 shared
Beyond Capital Ventures1 shared
Five35 Ventures1 shared
Last updated: 14 September 2026