Kalon Venture Partners

Kalon Venture Partners is a South African venture capital firm that invests in high-growth technology companies with innovative business models. The firm focuses on providing growth capital in the form of equity to assist established, high-risk ventures in expanding their activities, including creating additional traction in South Africa, launching into African and foreign markets, and developing new product or technology lines. Kalon Venture Partners aims to invest in entrepreneurs solving African problems with the potential to scale into global markets. The firm's investment strategy emphasizes providing smart capital and delivering smart returns. Kalon Venture Partners seeks to partner with entrepreneurs who have experienced management teams, referenceable customer bases, proven disruptive technology, and large target addressable markets both locally and abroad. The firm invests in post-revenue startups, not necessarily post-profit ventures, and focuses on sectors such as technology, fintech, retail, telecommunications, FMCG, media, and ICT. Kalon Venture Partners has a dynamic and well-experienced team with a combined 200 years of experience in technology, business building, venture capital, and entrepreneurship. The firm has invested in several companies, including Ozow, an online payments gateway that enables instant payments on all smart mobile and desktop devices. Kalon Venture Partners is committed to creating as much non-financial as financial value, resulting in enhanced returns for both investors and entrepreneurs.

High-growth technology companies, Innovative business models, Potential to scale into African and global markets, Post-revenue stage (not necessarily post-profit), Experienced management team, Referenceable customer base, Proven disruptive technology, Large target addressable market locally and abroad, Post-revenue stage