Knife Capital
Knife Capital is an independent growth equity and venture capital firm based in Cape Town and London. Founded in 2010, it backs innovation-driven ventures with proven traction and helps them scale by accelerating international expansion beyond beachhead markets. Leveraging knowledge, networks, and funding, the firm supports entrepreneurial businesses across Africa to reach new markets and achieve product-market fit, guiding them from early traction to growth. Knife Capital has facilitated exits of local technology companies to major global buyers such as General Electric, Visa, Garmin, and Uber.
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Past deals in Rwanda
Kasha
Series B in 2023
Kasha is an East Africa based e-commerce platform that provides women's health, personal care and beauty products through a digital retail and last-mile distribution model. The company offers a wide range of products including contraceptives, menstrual care items such as sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual cups and panty liners, as well as body, hair, facial and oral care, beauty products, maternal and newborn health items, family planning supplies, and treatments for non-communicable diseases and HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. The platform enables confidential orders and delivers health and personal care products to urban and rural customers, addressing last-mile challenges in Rwanda and Kenya. It operates from bases in Kigali, Rwanda, with an additional office in Nairobi, Kenya, serving women across East Africa with convenient private access to essential health products online and through offline distribution channels.
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