Knife Capital — Seed & Pre-Seed VC Firm ($300K–$2.5M Checks)

Knife Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests in high-growth B2B technology companies with strong intellectual property and potential for global expansion, typically in South Africa and more broadly across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Knife Capital focuses on the seed and pre-seed stages. Primary sectors include Tech-Enabled Logistics and B2B SaaS. Typical check sizes range from $300K to $2.5M. The firm has assets under management of $75M. Warm introductions are preferred.

Knife Capital invests in high-growth B2B technology companies with strong intellectual property and potential for global expansion, typically in South Africa and more broadly across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Knife Capital is a vc firm based in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm invests at the Seed, Pre-Seed stages, with a focus on SaaS.

Knife Capital typically writes checks of $300K–$2.5M per investment, backed by approximately $75M in assets under management.

Knife Capital has backed 21 companies in our records, including Parcelninja, Quicket, Optique.

Knife Capital has recorded investments in 21 portfolio companies. These include Cue in AI and customer service software at Series A, DataProphet in B2B SaaS, Granite in SaaS, and Parcelninja in WarehouseTech. The firm has also invested in d6 Group, Granite Warehouse and Cradle, Grindstone Ventures, InQuba, Kasha, Octiv, Optique, Outsized, PharmaScout, PURA, and Quicket.

The investments reflect the firm's thesis of backing B2B technology companies positioned for growth in African markets and beyond.