Q&A with Colorgen SA

Q&A with Colorgen SA

We interviewed the founding team of one of our Fund One portfolio companies, Colorgen SA. Here is what Quinten Rodway, Sales Director, and Conon Burrell, Commercial and Operations Director, had to say: Quinten, you started this business back in 2014. Tell us what...
About Section 12J of the Income Tax Act

About Section 12J of the Income Tax Act

What is a Section 12J VCC? A Section 12J VCC is a company which has been registered as Financial Service Provider (FSP) with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and been approved by the South African Revenue Service as a Venture Capital Company. The sole...
VC: Finding Balance in Risk and Return

VC: Finding Balance in Risk and Return

– Written by Ross Jenvey “Venture Capital is only for investors with a high risk appetite.” “With the high failure rate in South African startup companies, who would want to put money into a Venture Capital portfolio?” “Venture Capital only focuses on risky startup...
Section 12J

Section 12J

– Written by Ross Jenvey Kingson is a registered Section 12 J Venture Capital (VC) Fund, but what exactly does that mean? Below is what we feel are the important facts, without needing a financial degree to understand what we’re saying! Firstly, we believe that...