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title: "Knife Capital"
description: "Knife Capital is an independent South African growth equity investment firm focused on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. The firm is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and invests in technology companies with deep technological competence and potential for international success. Its investment activity is concentrated in Africa, with a primary focus on South African companies and consideration of opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the documented investment activity, Knife Capital has participated in 13 funding rounds from March 2018 through July 2025, primarily at the Series A and venture stages, with additional seed and Series B investments. Its backed companies span AI and analytics, HR and talent, education technology, fintech, health technology, productivity and workspace, and services and marketplaces. The documented investments include 12 South African rounds and one Rwandan round."
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# Knife Capital

Knife Capital is an independent South African growth equity investment firm focused on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. The firm is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and invests in technology companies with deep technological competence and potential for international success. Its investment activity is concentrated in Africa, with a primary focus on South African companies and consideration of opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the documented investment activity, Knife Capital has participated in 13 funding rounds from March 2018 through July 2025, primarily at the Series A and venture stages, with additional seed and Series B investments. Its backed companies span AI and analytics, HR and talent, education technology, fintech, health technology, productivity and workspace, and services and marketplaces. The documented investments include 12 South African rounds and one Rwandan round.

## Breadcrumbs

- [Investors](/investors)
- [Knife Capital](/investors/knife-capital)

## Summary

Knife Capital is an independent South African growth equity investment firm focused on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. The firm is based in Cape Town, South Africa, and invests in technology companies with deep technological competence and potential for international success. Its investment activity is concentrated in Africa, with a primary focus on South African companies and consideration of opportunities across Sub-Saharan Africa. Based on the documented investment activity, Knife Capital has participated in 13 funding rounds from March 2018 through July 2025, primarily at the Series A and venture stages, with additional seed and Series B investments. Its backed companies span AI and analytics, HR and talent, education technology, fintech, health technology, productivity and workspace, and services and marketplaces. The documented investments include 12 South African rounds and one Rwandan round.

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## Recorded investments

| Product | URL | Stage | Amount | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sticitt | /sticitt | Series A | 1000000 | 2025-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Kasha | /kasha | Series B | 21000000 | 2023-07-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Octiv | /octiv | Series A | 10000000 | 2022-09-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| DataProphet | /dataprophet | Series A | 10000000 | 2022-08-01T00:00:00.000Z |
| Wamly | /wamly | Venture (Round not Specified) |  | 2022-01-01T00:00:00.000Z |

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- [Funding rounds](/funding)

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