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KNF, managed by Knife Capital, is a venture capital fund that invests in innovation-driven startup in South African. 

KNF Ventures is a SARS Section 12J Venture Capital Company - enabling qualifying investors to claim amounts invested as a full and permanent deduction from taxable income. By leveraging Knowledge, Networks & Funding, KNF Ventures accelerates the growth of South African innovation-driven SMEs and generate enhanced returns for investors.

Horizen Ventures is an early-stage fund focused on ICT and disruptive high and low tech solutions.

Horizen Ventures was founded in April 2004 as an early stage investment company initially focused on India-based technology and internet firms. In 2006, Horizen Ventures signed an exclusive partnership deal with SoftBank China & India Holdings(SBCI). Between August 2006 and December 2015, SBCI made 28 investments and Horizen Ventures’ portfolio grew to 12 companies, 5 of which were co-investments with SBCI. In most of those cases, Horizen led the co-investment and SBCI participated pro-rata.

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Alphawave is a specialised technology investment group with ownership in a number of companies and ventures.

Alphawave supports businesses seeking to do things that are difficult to replicate. As organisations require more information about the world, their products and their customers, our group provides actionable intelligence in an always connected world. The portfolio is focused on the Internet of Everything (IoE), consisting of 14 companies, with exceptional domain expertise in interconnected sensor technology, artificial intelligence, electromagnetic fields and virtual reality. Made up

African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) develops and manages private equity infrastructure funds designed to invest long-term institutional unlisted equity in African infrastructure projects.

AIIM understands the African business environment and has experience spanning a range of infrastructure asset classes. We develop, create, advise and manage private equity infrastructure funds. AIIM has funds under management of USD2.4 billion and a track record extending across seven infrastructure funds. The funds managed and advised by AIIM are designed to invest long-term institutional

Capricorn is an owner-managed investment business focused on private equity.

In 2017, our record of successful investments attracted a well-respected strategic shareholder in the Ellerine Group. Capricorn has acquired and advised on the acquisition of shares in a diverse portfolio of both private and public companies, contributing to a highly lauded investment track record.

Capricorn has played a key role in establishing and growing numerous businesses through our investments in asset management, lending, insurance, retail and industrial investment holding companies. We have strategically

Capital Appreciation Limited is an investment company specialized in equity participation in companies operating in the financial technology sector.

Capital Appreciation is focused on investing in and growing businesses that deliver compelling, innovative and disruptive technology solutions to Financial Institutions and other clients, allowing them to develop and introduce new products, deliver value to their customers, improve efficiency and control, and eliminate unnecessary operating costs. We provide a platform for growth.

Acorn is a specialist private equity fund manager and investment advisor focused exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Acorn provides a platform for high-net-worth individuals, institutions and funding partners to participate directly in private equity, which is currently done through an investment holding company, Acorn Agri & Food. Prior to Acorn Agri & Food, the Acorn General Fund One was a limited liability partnership that might be replicated in future investment vehicles.

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Afrikart is an online marketplace that offers local entrepreneurs with a digital storefront and an online directory. The company has a business to business to consumer model and generates profit via commission from sales and an annual listing fee for the directory.

Silvertree Holdings is a holding and operating company that invests in early and mid stage digital companies in Sub-Saharan African markets.

ilvertree is an entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa. From founding in 2013, the Silvertree portfolio has grown to include 12 companies employing 400 people across 13 locations in 3 cities. Silvertree follows an owner-operator approach and puts its own capital at risk by investing from its balance sheet and has generated returns of 13x to shareholders in 4 years. We support entrepreneurs by providing

The Ocean on 76 group (O76) is a platform development business, which through its ecosystem of companies, is able to offer end-to-end new media solutions to enterprises, also investing in technology and partnerships to strengthen its key propositions and ecosystem, in a bid to venture into new markets and segments.

The Ocean on 76 Group of companies is composed of highly competitive digital platforms that solve modern day business complexities. The ecosystem currently provides numerous solutions to Mobile Network Operators and various business enterprises. The business is a network of