KN

Knife Capital

VC
Cape Town, South AfricaWebsite
How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Pre-Seed

Check Size

$300K – $2.5M

AUM

$75M

Portfolio

18+ companies

Team

6 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focuses on high-growth African ventures disrupting traditional sectors with tech innovations, including logistics and cloud operations.

Meet the Team

KV

Keet van Zyl

Managing Partner

African B2B Innovation
Logistics SaaS
KZ

Keet Zyl

Co-Founder

VW

Vivienne Westhuizen

Chief Financial Officer

MC

Martin Cloete

Chief Legal Officer

CY

Catherine Young

Partner

DG

Davey Gant

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
SaaS

Portfolio Companies (18)

Other

PA

Parcelninja

WarehouseTech
DA

DataProphet

B2B SaaS
QU

Quicket

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

SI

Simera Sense

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

OU

Outsized

"Discovered via firm_website (high confidence)"

OP

Optique

"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"

A South African optometry group focused on delivering affordable, digitally-enabled eye care through innovative business models.

ST

Sticitt

"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"

A South African-based fintech company dedicated to transforming school payments and promoting healthy financial habits for learners and parents.

KA

Kasha

"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"

A digital retail and last-mile distribution platform for access to health and household goods with embedded finance offerings.

OC

Octiv

"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"

A complete fitness management software offering, backed by happy-to-help humans; designed to streamline, automate and professionalise the operations of fitness businesses.

IN

InQuba

"Discovered via portfolio_page (high confidence)"

AI-driven Customer Journey Management software.

Browse More Investors

Frequently Asked Questions

See if Knife Capital is a match for your startup

Upload your pitch deck to see how well you match with Knife Capital and 200+ other VC firms.