# Johnathan Smit

> Johnathan Smit is a Series A investor at Knife Capital (Cape Town) backing Apps and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Knife Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knife-capital)
- Location: Cape Town, South Africa
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnathansmit/

Johnathan Smit is a Series A investor at Knife Capital in Cape Town focused on Apps and Software. Johnathan Smit

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| wamly | Wamly is the recruitment software, It has given us time back to focus on transformational work. | $3M | Series A | Jul 13, 2026 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Hlayisani Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hlayisani-growth-fund) — 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 Johnathan Smit invest in?

Johnathan Smit invests primarily in Apps and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 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 Johnathan Smit last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Johnathan Smit closed in Jul 2026. Shizune tracks 1 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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