Africa is our canvas.

Kalon Venture Partners is the disruptive technology VC team with the most dynamic and well-experienced executives in the SA tech VC space with a combined 200 years of technology, business building, venture capital and entrepreneurial experience. Kalon is not just about funding and smart capital. It’s about smart returns. We believe you will achieve great returns if you create as much non-financial as financial value.

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The Team
ROMEO KUMALO
NON EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

(DIP.BUS, MAP, MTS, M.COM, AMP)

Romeo was the former CEO of Vodacom / Vodafone of International Business. He is currently CEO and Co-Founder of LLH Capital. Romeo has over 20 years of experience in the Information Communication and Telecoms industries.
CLIVE BUTKOW
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

(B.SC COMP. SCIENCE & APPLIED MATHEMATICS)

Clive is the Former COO of Accenture South Africa. He formed Kalon Venture Partners, with the purpose of focusing on investing in digital disruptive technologies.
ARNOLD BASSERABIE
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(B.SC (MATHS; MATH STATS), CFP, ASA)

Arnold is the Former Group Chief Executive of Fedsure Financial Services Group. Arnold currently consults for numerous businesses, focusing on strategy and business development.

EDWIN OBLOWITZ
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

B.COMM (HONS), CA (SA), CPA (ISRAEL)

Eddy is the Principal at Contineo Financial Services and serves as an adviser to high net worth SA and international families. Eddy is a Non-Exec Director of several listed & non-listed companies. Eddy was a Senior Partner at Arthur Andersen.
GIL SPERLING
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(B.SC ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING)

Gil is the CEO of Flow, a PropTech platform which is revolutionising how people rent and live. Gil currently invests in, consults and mentors several technology companies.
LERON VARSHA
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

(BCOM BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS)

Leron founded and ran a multitude of companies in the fast-moving consumer goods space and founded several technology companies. Leron has 20 years of experience as a technology specialist.
FATIMA HABIB
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(MCOM ECONOMICS, BCOM (HON) APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY, B.SC SOCIAL SCIENCES)

Fatima previously served on the Board of SEDA and was the former GM of ABSA Private Bank. Fatima has over 20 years of experience within all areas of business - HR, Finance, IT, Operations and Strategy.
Nicholas Liebmann
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(BCOM FINANCE)

Nic is currently the co-founder and joint- CEO of Caleo Capital. His expertise span private equity, wealth management, financial advisory, property and venture capital.
Gil Oved
NON EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

(B. COM ECONOMICS & MARKETING (CUM LAUDE) CFA)

Gil is a well known South African entrepreneur having founded the Creative Counsel. Gil featured on Shark Tank South Africa. Gil was previously voted EY Southern Africa World Entrepreneur.

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Venture beyond Capital

Kalon Venture Partners is not just about funding and smart capital. It’s about smart returns. We believe you will achieve great returns if you create as much non-financial as financial value.

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Kalon Venture Partners is the disruptive technology VC funds led by the most dynamic and well-experienced team in the SA tech VC space with a combined 200 years of experience. We invest in post-revenue startups, not necessarily post-profit ventures.

Our disruptive tech funds invest in entrepreneurs solving African problems with the potential to scale into global markets.

We focus on providing smart capital as well as on delivering smart returns. We believe you will achieve a ripple effect of smart returns if you create as much non- financial as financial value resulting in the formula for ideal beauty.

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Kalon Raises a Quarter of a Billion…

July 2, 2021

South African Venture Capital company Kalon Venture Partners, the digital technology Venture Capital company, has successfully completed its final Section 12 J capital raise with Assets Under Management of over a quarter of a billion rand. Kalon’s first fund started in 2016 and invested in nine disruptive technology companies and its second fund invested... Read more To view on Tech Financials Click here.

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Cape Town edtech iXperience secures $2.5-million

May 28, 2021

Cape Town-based edtech company iXperience has secured $2.5-million in a Series A funding round led by Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private Equity. According to reports, iXperience will utilise the investment funding to expand its team, develop its innovative tech platform, launch programmes across different markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division. Clive... Read more To view this article on Ventureburn Click here.

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Barely 5 years old, Ozow breaks R10bn…

May 24, 2021

CAPE TOWN – Barely five years after being founded, South African payment technology platform Ozow announced on Thursday that it had broken through the R10 billion milestone in transactions processed – and was looking at doubling the number of users on its platform in 2020 as part of aggressive expansion plans. Ozow is an... Read more To read the article on iol.co.za Click here.

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Quarterly Update – Q3 2018

October 12, 2018

Kalon Venture Partners Q3 Investor Update  As we progress towards the end of 2018 and our imminent new capital raise in February 2019, Kalon continues to make progress on a number of fronts including; deal flow; new and current investments, strategic alliances, capital raising and more. Section 12J National Treasury recently announced that tax... Read more

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Quarterly Report – Q2 2018

July 18, 2018

We continue to make progress on a number of fronts including; deal flow; investments; partnerships and strategic alliances and many more. We also have further clarity on general guidance that govern Section 12 J Venture Capital Companies (VCC’s). Section 12 J  SARS recently released a draft guide, which is based on the legislation at... Read more

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April Quarterly Update

May 4, 2018

Dear Shareholders, Looking back on an exciting start to 2018, where we have achieved a number of key milestones, which I would like to share with you. Firstly, the Kalon share price, as at the end of February, 2018, was re-valued from R1000 per share to R1100 per share. We also closed our capital... Read more

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Kalon Raises a Quarter of a Billion…

July 2, 2021

South African Venture Capital company Kalon Venture Partners, the digital technology Venture Capital company, has successfully completed its final Section 12 J capital raise with Assets Under Management of over a quarter of a billion rand. Kalon’s first fund started in 2016 and invested in nine disruptive technology companies and its second fund invested... Read more

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Cape Town edtech iXperience secures $2.5-million

May 28, 2021

Cape Town-based edtech company iXperience has secured $2.5-million in a Series A funding round led by Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private Equity. According to reports, iXperience will utilise the investment funding to expand its team, develop its innovative tech platform, launch programmes across different markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division. Clive... Read more

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Local cyber-security tech startup secures funding

April 14, 2021

Johannesburg-based tech startup Sendmarc has secured an undisclosed amount of funding from Kalon Venture Partners, a South African venture capital fund. Clive Butkow, CEO of Kalon Venture Partners attributes the investment made into Sendmarc to its exceptional business model and offering created. “Kalon’s strategy is to invest in the best teams building innovative scalable... Read more

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Kalon Raises a Quarter of a Billion…

July 2, 2021

South African Venture Capital company Kalon Venture Partners, the digital technology Venture Capital company, has successfully completed its final Section 12 J capital raise with Assets Under Management of over a quarter of a billion rand. Kalon’s first fund started in 2016 and invested in nine disruptive technology companies and its second fund invested... Read more

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Cape Town edtech iXperience secures $2.5-million

May 28, 2021

Cape Town-based edtech company iXperience has secured $2.5-million in a Series A funding round led by Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private Equity. According to reports, iXperience will utilise the investment funding to expand its team, develop its innovative tech platform, launch programmes across different markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division. Clive... Read more

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Barely 5 years old, Ozow breaks R10bn…

May 24, 2021

CAPE TOWN – Barely five years after being founded, South African payment technology platform Ozow announced on Thursday that it had broken through the R10 billion milestone in transactions processed – and was looking at doubling the number of users on its platform in 2020 as part of aggressive expansion plans. Ozow is an... Read more

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Kalon Raises a Quarter of a Billion…

July 2, 2021

South African Venture Capital company Kalon Venture Partners, the digital technology Venture Capital company, has successfully completed its final Section 12 J capital raise with Assets Under Management of over a quarter of a billion rand. Kalon’s first fund started in 2016 and invested in nine disruptive technology companies and its second fund invested... Read more

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Cape Town edtech iXperience secures $2.5-million

May 28, 2021

Cape Town-based edtech company iXperience has secured $2.5-million in a Series A funding round led by Kalon Venture Partners and Caleo Private Equity. According to reports, iXperience will utilise the investment funding to expand its team, develop its innovative tech platform, launch programmes across different markets, and build its global strategic partnerships division. Clive... Read more

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Barely 5 years old, Ozow breaks R10bn…

May 24, 2021

CAPE TOWN – Barely five years after being founded, South African payment technology platform Ozow announced on Thursday that it had broken through the R10 billion milestone in transactions processed – and was looking at doubling the number of users on its platform in 2020 as part of aggressive expansion plans. Ozow is an... Read more

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