Julien Draper

Venture Capitalist @KnifeCap and former GT Endurance Race Driver with an active passion for wildlife conservation.

[Knife Capital 🔪 @KnifeCap]

Huge congrats to our Portfolio Co @wearewamly for winning @InnoCityCPT Tech #Startup of the Year in SA! Well deserved Fran & Team! Validation of the MRR growth achieved since Knife invested and the fun rewarding journey to get here. Onwards/Upwards! 🍾

[Keet van Zyl @KeetvZ]

In 2017, while raising our @KnifeCap VC Fund II, a US investor told us that “Tech in Africa is an Oxymoron”… Knife already exited 3 African Tech business to Visa, GE & Garmin at that stage. The growth of Africa’s Tech Ecosystem since then has been an inspirational success story!

[Knife Capital 🔪 @KnifeCap]

Team @KnifeCap is so excited to announce our $2m Series-A investment in @VoxCroft! ~ A global leader in open-source intelligence and risk analytics through AI to discover unique data points and critical patterns for reliable information and analysis. 🍾🙏🏻

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

Congrats to Grindstone Ventures for the launch of the new fund this week. Led by a fantastic team in @CatherineHYoung @AndreaBoehmert @rapelangrabana @GraceLegodi and supported by @ThinkroomSME, @KnifeCap and @sasmefund. Proud to be involved and excited for what the future holds!

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

New $6.5m fund launched for graduates of SA’s Grindstone Accelerator https://t.co/cyjzQ5vP9g

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

Proud to announce @KnifeCap's investment in @KanduaRSA. A great company facilitating job creation and growing the South African economy, a brilliant team led by Sayo , Arjun and Graeme and pleased to be co-investing alongside AGEV. Really excited to be joining Kandua's journey!

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

Proud to announce that the Mineworkers Investment Company (MIC) have committed US$10 million to ⁦@KnifeCap⁩ African Series B Expansion Fund. A privilege to have such a credible local LP @MIC_Investment anchor in Knife Fund III! https://t.co/RqxgltDofq

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

@fletchdale @DickieMeaden Missed the apex there.....

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

A great step forward by one of our @KnifeCap portfolio companies. Congratulations @_DataProphet , very excited about what the future holds!

[Forbes Tech @ForbesTech]

African manufacturing AI firm DataProphet raises $6m
https://t.co/LYwM4vn4Bt By @shapshak

[Knife Capital 🔪 @KnifeCap]

We started Knife Capital 10 years ago today as a VC spin-out from Mark Shuttleworth's 'Here Be Dragons' Fund to manage HBD & build a successful #VentureCapital businesses. Tx to all our partners + every single entrepreneur we engaged with. What a journey it has been! #Knife10x 🍾

[Knife Capital 🔪 @KnifeCap]

To assist SME’s in navigating the Investment Cycle in uncertain #COVID19 times, we are presenting 4 free Livestream events of our @GrindstoneXL #FMGR Course. FIND, MAKE, GROW, REALISE! How to FIND good investments/ investors next Tues 4pm. Register: https://t.co/dOnKtdNgDQ

[Knife Capital 🔪 @KnifeCap]

🔔))) 🍾! Our @KNF_VC #Section12J Fund just crossed the R200m mark thanks to all our amazing 12J investors. Your trust in us is not taken lightly. Exciting upside developments with our current VC portfolio co’s and a few more scalable SA businesses to back in our pipeline!

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

@michaelmallock It isn’t the real DP214 though, would appreciate it if you referred to it properly as being a replica.....

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

Great to be reunited with the REAL DP214 at FOS 2019 #AstonMartin #GoodwoodFOS

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

@hancock_sam @FiskensCars No Palawan Press plug?! 😉 nice vid

[Keet van Zyl @KeetvZ]

A fascinating week ending on a high note with our @KnifeCap @KNF_VC investment in @_DataProphet! Great teamwork & thanks to all involved. A few more deals lined up over the coming weeks... https://t.co/ZfkMmb8xDi

[Goodwood Revival @goodwoodrevival]

@JulienDraper Best of luck #GoodwoodRevival Fordwater Trophy @ 10am today! Live online here —> http://t.co/dKNwh9RtqU Please RT

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

It's been a while! If you're about this weekend let me know. #goodwoodrevival

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

@MulsannePR @f_hetherington has been way too long indeed! I'm away the 26th unfortunately. How about a drink in the week?

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

RIP Sean Edwards. Thoughts got to family and friends.

[Julien Draper @JulienDraper]

@VonRyanRacing how's it going!?