Robbie Venter

Investment opportunities

Building something
interesting?

I'm interested in exceptional founders, businesses and investment opportunities with the potential to create long-term value.

Areas of interest

  • Africa
  • Financial services
  • Property
  • Technology
  • Education
  • Scalable businesses
  • Cash-generative businesses
  • Emerging markets
  • Unusual opportunities

Cash-generative businesses and unusual opportunities are both welcome. What matters most is the operator behind them.

Submitting an opportunity does not imply investment. Every submission is reviewed selectively, and only a small number lead to a conversation.

What I look for

The operator, the cash, the horizon.

  • The operator first

    Judgement, honesty and stamina matter more to me than the deck. I would rather back a serious person in an ordinary market than the reverse.

  • Cash that is real

    Businesses that generate cash, or that have a credible route to it, hold my attention longer than projections do.

  • A long horizon

    I am interested in things that can still be standing in a generation, not in a quick exit.