# Catherine Young

> Catherine Young is a seed investor at Knife Capital backing Information Technology and Video. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Knife Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knife-capital)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 10
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 40%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherine-young-b7077115/?originalSubdomain=uk

Catherine Young is a seed investor at Knife Capital in London focused on Information Technology and Video. Catherine Young, managing partner of Grindstone Ventures,

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 20% |
| Video | 1 | 10% |
| AgTech | 1 | 10% |
| Sensor | 1 | 10% |
| Fashion | 1 | 10% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 20% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 10% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 10% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kloset Klub | Wisi-Oi Marketplace is a pre-loved fashion online marketplace. |  | Seed | Jun 05, 2026 |  |
| AgriLogiq | AgriLogiq is an agtech company that provides growers and tunnel builders with poly-greenhouse automation components. |  | Seed | Sep 20, 2023 |  |
| Play Sense | Play Sense is a home based childcare program that uses free and guided play to enhance social learning and prepare children to be creative, engaged and excited to learn. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 22, 2023 |  |
| Locstat | Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions. |  | Seed | Feb 21, 2023 |  |
| Africa Beyond 4IR | Africa Beyond 4IR is transforming lives through technology and innovation. |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| Abaguquli | Abaguquli is a non-profit organisation. aims to improve people's lives through education and innovation. |  | Seed | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| LocumBase | LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics |  | Seed | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| LocumBase | LocumBase connects freelance medical professionals with medical practices when and where needed most. The independent online booking & management platform that provides real-time availability of verified locum medical professionals to practices, pharmacies, hospitals & clinics |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 20, 2022 |  |
| Locstat | Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions. |  |  | Apr 06, 2022 |  |
| Locstat | Locstat is a unique and first of its kind Graph Analytics Platform, with customer driven industry and point solutions, incorporating Graph-based AI, Analytics and Event Processing, that enables organisations to rapidly scale next generation data intelligence solutions. |  | Seed | Apr 06, 2022 |  |

10 of 10 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Five35 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/five35-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Savant Technology Incubator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/savant-venture) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Anza Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anza-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Digital Africa Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/digital-africa-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Naspers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/naspers) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Strat Tech](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/strat-tech-4f45) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Knife Capital

VC Fund · Cape Town, South Africa

Knife Capital is an independent growth equity investment firm focusing on innovation-driven ventures with proven traction. By leveraging knowledge, networks & funding, Knife accelerates the international expansion of entrepreneurial businesses that achieved a product/market fit in a beachhead market. Knife have offices in Cape Town andLondon.Knife invests via a consortium of funding partnerships, including SARS section 12J Venture Capital Company KNF Ventures and select family offices. Knife facilitated lucrative exits of local technology companies to the likes of General Electric, Visa, Garmin and Uber.

5 contacts available at Knife Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Catherine Young | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-young-b6a6 |
| Davey Gant | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/davey-gant |
| Eben van Heerden | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eben-van-heerden |
| Johnathan Smit | Investment Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnathan-smit |
| Keet van Zyl | Co-Founder and Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/keet-van-zyl |

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## FAQ

### What does Catherine Young invest in?

Catherine Young invests primarily in Information Technology, Video and AgTech startups, most often at Seed and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Catherine Young last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Catherine Young closed in Jun 2026. Shizune tracks 10 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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