Join us at the SAVCA VC Conference 2021, where our panelists will discuss "the business case for VC in Southern Africa". Only 120 in-person tickets left! Register now: savca.co.za/savca-2021-ven… #VentureCapital Matsi Modise Ketso Gordhan

Post exam activities in the busy streets of Stellenbosch resulted in me walking into one of SA’s finest entrepreneurs and of Bank Zero, Michael Jordaan. Zero fees were charged for the photo. 😉 Thanks a lot for the photo Mr Michael Jordaan. 😁

Exciting times indeed for Grindstone 👌 Grindstone Ventures launches $6.5m VC fund for SA tech SME development bizcom.to/1/4r9a via Biz_Entrepreneur

Great to start 2022 with a new addition to 4Di Capital's Fund III portfolio!

CY and Keet van Zyl did an interview on Grindstone Ventures for kykNET TV The episode will be aired on Thursday @ 17:30pm - be sure to watch it. You don't want to miss out!

Our community is greatly saddened by the tragic passing away of Michael Fichardt, co-Founder of VC Fund ONEBIO It was an honor to have known and worked with such a talented entrepreneur, technologist, investor. Our support to his family, friends & Co-Founder Nick Walker

I appreciate the belief that people like Ketso Gordhan, Yongama Skweyiya, Zolani Madikazi, AfricanRainmaker, Sipho Joshua Pilime, Siphelele Ndlovu, Peter Paradza and all the folks at E Squared Investments and Allan Gray Orbis Foundation have had in me. You have no idea how much gratitude I have.

Standing for free and open knowledge as the information war continues Wikimedia Foundation wikimediafoundation.org/news/2022/03/0…

One of the greatest experiences to date in closing this deal with the Locstat Systems team. Superb team, superb product, superb future. Keet van Zyl Knife Capital 🔪 Disrupt Africa ITWeb Microsoft SA @msft4startupsME

Proud to see something we've been working on at SAVCA come to life. Congrats to the 8 Fund Managers selected for the SAVCA Venture Capital Fund Manager Programme! Tx to SA SME Fund TIAORGZA + Content Partners for enabling support. Building a credible SA VC asset class!

SA’s Grindstone Accelerator announces Cape Town, Johannesburg cohorts disrupt-africa.com/2022/08/08/sas…

South Africa’s DataProphet closes $10M to scale its AI-as-a-service platform for manufacturers | TechCrunch techcrunch.com/2022/08/10/sou…

What a day spent celebrating these epic eleven, not over one event but two! We started with our launch event at the Radisson Blu and moved into our Sales Workshop at Absa South Africa Here's to our incredible GrindstoneX cohort. Did someone say unicorn? 🦄 #tech #startup #launch

The SA SME Fund, TIAORGZA and SAVCA are delighted to celebrate the graduation of the first SAVCA Venture Capital Fund Manager Programme (VCFMP) Cohort! For more info on the VCFMP: savca.co.za/savca-vcfmp/

Graduation day is always a mixed bag of emotions. So excited for #celebrating , yet a little melancholy about another three cohorts graduating to #alumni! But as we say, once a #startup enter our world, they never leave :) Check the wires today as we celebrate our startups!

So inspiring to be at the Grindstone graduation event where another 30 #Startups join our Alumni. Advancing innovation, job creation and growth in SA. Well done Team and thanks to all the sponsors and Programme Partners! 🍾

Kudos to Ketso Gordhan & SA SME Fund team on R600m 1st close of R1b fund to support our #VC industry in #SA . You’ve not only enabled an ecosystem. You’ve enabled the ability to support innovation and growth for our #startups and our beautiful country. 🙏 it-online.co.za/2023/05/15/r60…

The SA SME Fund is one of the LPs that have had a significant impact in catalysing and growing the VC industry in SA - well done Ketso Gordhan and team on the new raise to continue your excellent work! businesslive.co.za/bd/companies/f…

Another #VentureCapital Exit from SA as Uber acquires Knife Capital 🔪's Restaurant Online Ordering Tech Portfolio Co: orderTalk! This also successfully closes out the HBD Fund and validates that a traditional VC model can work in Africa! techcentral.co.za/uber-buys-sout…