Venture capital firm
Venture Capitalworks Manager (Pty) Ltd
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
- Partner Researchers, accessed 14 November 2026