# Paul Cook

> Paul Cook is a seed investor at Silvertree Internet Holdings backing Pet. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Silvertree Internet Holdings](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silvertree-internet-holdings)
- Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2016
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Sep 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paullhcook/
- Website: https://x.com/langabi

Paul Cook is a seed investor at Silvertree Internet Holdings in Johannesburg focused on Pet and Retail. Before founding Silvertree Internet Holdings, Paul worked at McKinsey & Company, where he specialised in African growth strategy, and co-authored the McKinsey Global Institute report ‘Africa at work: Job creation and inclusive growth’. He brings deep understanding of opportunities on the continent and operational blockages to realising them.Before McKinsey, Paul co-founded Thornhill Associates, an online leadership development and feedback provider. He holds a PhD in physics from the California Institute of Technology.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pet | 1 | 50% |
| Retail | 1 | 50% |
| E-Commerce | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pet Heaven | Pet Heaven is an e-commerce platform offering pet foods and accessories. It was founded in 2013. |  | Seed | Jul 19, 2016 | https://x.com/petheavensa |
| Faithful to Nature |  |  | Seed |  |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## About Silvertree Internet Holdings

VC Fund



2 contacts available at Silvertree Internet Holdings.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Manuel Koser | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/manuel-koser |
| Paul Cook | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paul-cook-6 |

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## FAQ

### What does Paul Cook invest in?

Paul Cook invests primarily in Pet, Retail and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in South Africa. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### When did Paul Cook last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Paul Cook closed in Jul 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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