Grindstone Ventures

Overview of Investor

Grindstone Ventures is a post-seed fund that supports early-stage innovation-driven companies to enable them to deliver capital growth and sustainable cash yields over the long term.

Grindstone Ventures is female-led and looking for technology companies with strong intellectual property and evident growth potential, with the aim of delivering capital growth and sustainable cash yields over the long term.

GROWTH ENGINEERS

We understand what it takes to start and grow a business to the point of real scaling. You need resilience, loads of patience, a good sense of humour and real grit. Enabling growth is what we do. Will it always be easy? That we can’t promise. Will it be worth it? Oh, so very much.

REALISTS

We know that one-size-fits-all programmes do not work. And of course, we know it is much harder work for us and the entrepreneurs to deliver bespoke interventions. But we believe that if we assist a business in resolving the issues relevant to their business growth, we achieve much higher success. So, what are you waiting for?

Website link

https://grindstonexl.com/gs-ventures/

Type of investor

Venture Capital

Preferred investment stage

Seed - Pre-Series A

Sector/s of Interest

Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Mining and quarrying

Manufacturing

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply

Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities

Construction

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles

Transportation and storage

Accommodation and food service activities

Information and communication

Financial and insurance activities

Real estate activities

Professional, scientific and technical activities

Administrative and support service activities

Public administration and defence; compulsory social security

Education

Human health and social work activities

Country/s of interest

South Africa

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