Venture capital firm

Venture Capitalworks Manager (Pty) Ltd

Compiled from public sources

Venture Capitalworks Manager (Pty) Ltd is a Sandton-headquartered growth-stage venture capital manager, asset manager, and general partner operating as the venture capital arm of Capitalworks Investment Partners (Pty) Ltd, an emerging markets alternative asset manager founded in 2006. Led by Managing Director Brent Shahim alongside Andrew Hart and Demetri Dinopoulos, the firm deploys an "Active Conviction" investment strategy focusing on post-revenue, growth-stage technology enterprises demonstrating product-market fit. Venture Capitalworks targets scalable platform ventures that drive inclusion across financial services, healthcare, and education.

Investment focus

Sectors
Financial servicesHealthcareTechnologyConsumer
Stages and strategies
Series AGrowth
Instruments
Equity
Regions
Sub-Saharan Africa
African markets named in public materials
South Africa

Sources

  1. Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026