Kalon Venture Partners

SA email protection startup Sendmarc nets investment from Kalon Venture Partners

Sendmarc, a Johannesburg-based startup that offers email protection from phishing attacks and email spoofing, has landed an undisclosed amount in investment from SA venture…

Kalon Venture Partners tops up three portfolio investments, makes new deal

SA venture capital (VC) company Kalon Venture Partners last year committed fresh investments in three of its current portfolio companies and last month invested…

SA proptech Flow set to close new funding round at end of month, says CEO

Proptech startup Flow, which last year raised R20-million in a seed round, is set to close a second seed round at the end of…

SA wins over half of the prize categories at Southern Africa Startup Awards finals

SA companies and entrepreneurs have won 11 of the 19 categories at the finals of this year’s Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards). The winners…

10 questions startup founders should ask before looking for funding

So, you’ve launched a startup and now you want to raise millions from a venture capitalist or angel investor. Hang on a second, do…

Here are the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards SA chapter winners

The South African winners of the 2019 Southern Africa Startup Awards (SASAwards) have been announced. The awards form part of the annual Global Startup…

Vunani Capital invests seed capital in SnapnSave ahead of planned Series-A round

Vunani Capital, a pan-African diversified financial services group, today announced that it had concluded an investment in SA startup SnapnSave through its Vunani Fintech Fund. SnapnSave’s app…

Africa Proptech Forum to delve into real-estate disruption

Is the property sector the next big sector due for disruption in South Africa? The Africa Proptech Forum which takes place next month in Johannesburg, aims…

Are these six, SA’s most important venture capitalists?

Who would you turn to if you were a SA tech startup looking for venture capital (VC)? South Africa’s VC sector has grown substantially…

Ozow nets follow-on funding from Kalon Venture Partners for Series-A round

Kalon Venture Partners announced yesterday that it had made a follow-on investment in Ozow (formerly i-Pay) of an undisclosed amount. Ozow, which was founded as…

‘Only 4% of Section 12J funds went to VC in last tax year’

A mere four percent or R120-million of the estimated over R3-billion raised by Section 12J venture capital companies (VCCs) in the 2019 tax year…

More than money, linkages – what a great venture capitalist should look like [Opinion]

The practices of venture capital in South Africa have barely matured during the last decade, but change is afloat. A new generation of empathetic…

How SA tech entrepreneurs plan to take time out this festive season

Taking time out is vital if you want to run a successful business. Sometimes you need to stop to see the wood from the trees….

Kalon Venture Partners, Compass Capital invested $500k in FinChatBot [Updated]

SA venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners and Mauritius-based VC Compass Capital today revealed that the investment that the two made last week in SA financial services…

Kalon, Smollan up stake in SnapnSave to over 50% with new R7m funding tranche

Venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have increased their stake in SA shopping community SnapnSave to over 50% with a new…

Local venture capitalist blames Silicon Valley for over valuation of SA startups

Over valuations are becoming increasingly prevalent among early-stage entrepreneurs in South Africa and Silicon Valley is to blame. So, says venture capitalist Clive Butkow of Kalon Venture…

Here are 4 things Kalon Venture Partners looks for when picking startups [Q&A]

Disruptive technology that is 12 months ahead of the competition. A proven product. A large addressable market. The best team on the planet. These are…

Startups need at least 10x in 5 years to be good investment – VC, angel investors

Want to get investment from an angel or venture capital (VC) investor? You’re going to have be able to grow the valuation of your…

Fintech startup i-Pay secures R10m investment from Kalon Venture Partners

Johannesburg-based fintech startup i-Pay has secured a R10-million investment from venture capital (VC) firm and registered 12J VC fund Kalon Venture Partners. i-Pay’s electronic fund…

Here are the 15 SA tech startups that have netted $137.7m in 2017 deals

South African tech startups have concluded deals valued at over $137.7-million so far this year, shows data tracked by Ventureburn. Ventureburn has tracked and reported on 15…

SA blockchain startup The Sun Exchange raises $1.6m to help fund planned ICO

UPDATE (7 September 2018): Kalon Venture Partners’s investment in The Sun Exchange was subsequently denied by the SA Revenue Service (Sars). See note at the foot…

SA’s SnapnSave in R14m investment from Kalon Venture Partners, Smollan

SA venture capital company Kalon Venture Partners (formerly Grotech) and retail solutions company the Smollan Group SA have together invested R14-million for a minority stake…

Grotech rebranding as Kalon Venture Partners to avoid marketplace confusion

South African Section 12J venture capital (VC) company Grotech has rebranded as Kalon Venture Partners. Kalon CEO Clive Butkow said the rebranding was to avoid…

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Google Search might look a bit different in the coming weeks

Google Search will soon suggest collections based on your searches

Changes to Section 12J VC regime won’t spell doom for all funds says venture capitalist

Grant Brooke announces he’s stepped down from managing Twiga Foods

YEEP Africa founder decries lack of investments in youth-led startups in South Africa

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