The VC that makes you sharper, whether we invest in you or not.
The VC that makes you sharper, whether we invest in you or not.
Your first institutional B2B investor. No guessing games. Candid feedback. Real support.
Raising money often feels like a black box.
Raising money often feels like a black box.
Weeks go by without answers. Feedback is vague, polite, and rarely useful. You spend months chasing “maybes,” while your fate is decided by an invisible investment committee behind closed doors — people you've never met, spoken to, or persuaded.
Even after the cheque clears, things don’t always improve. Your investor becomes a distant evaluator, fixated only on timelines and budgets, rather than solving the hard problems of finding product-market fit and growth.
Too few investors have held real business-building roles. Without business-building experience inside innovative, high-growth companies, it's hard for them to help, even if they genuinely want to. We’ve been there ourselves. And we built 3CV to be different.
How We Compare
How We Compare
What founders can expect from us—before, during, and after investing
What We Look For
What We Look For
We are the first institutional investor in early-stage, post-revenue B2B start-ups in fast growing niches.
HOW WE INVEST
HOW WE INVEST
We've developed flexible ways to partner that align with the stage, conviction, and clarity we have about your business.
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investment Manager Role
investment Manager Role
Rosebank, Johannesburg · Hybrid · Permanent · Starting January 2027
Rosebank, Johannesburg · Hybrid · Permanent · Starting January 2027
Do You Actually Need Venture Capital in SA?
Not every business is built for venture capital. For the wrong company, chasing VC can cost a founder a year. Our founder, Sizwe Nxumalo, explains how to tell whether your company is the rare kind that VC is designed for, what taking VC commits you to, and why walking away can sometimes be the better call.
Do You Actually Need Venture Capital in SA?
Not every business is built for venture capital. For the wrong company, chasing VC can cost a founder a year. Our founder, Sizwe Nxumalo, explains how to tell whether your company is the rare kind that VC is designed for, what taking VC commits you to, and why walking away can sometimes be the better call.
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Let us build something that lasts — apply now.
Let us build something that lasts — apply now.
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