We help build remarkable businesses that change the world for the better.
Elevant Ventures is a growth accelerator
We are a diverse team of engineers, entrepreneurs, technologists, designers, and finance experts, united by a passion for breakthrough ideas and their transformative potential. We identify and support trailblazing companies that leverage innovation to shape a future defined by sustainable technology, healthy living, and a better world for everyone—a future that serves as an inspiring legacy for our children.
We believe that great ideas achieve meaningful impact only through exceptional execution sustained over time. Our mission is to make this vision a reality. We focus on Seed to Series A investment in Europe.
We are growth investors
We are growth investors and we invest equity capital in growth-orientated companies.
44 %
Annual portfolio revenue growth rate
€ 53 m
Capital raised by portfolio companies
Meet our team
Kobus Nel
Chairman of Investment Committees
David Evans
Managing Director: Fairtree Elevant Ventures
Gabriel Louw
Private Equity Investment Principal
Rene Van Rooyen
Financial Manager
Marisa Evans
Private Equity Analyst
Elevant Ventures
Where we invest
We invest in ambitious teams that are set to transform their industries. We look for:
Unique solutions that solve large problems
Unique solutions that solve large problems
We want to help change people’s lives for the better. We look for real problems that, if solved, create exceptional value and significant impact, and we look to leverage disruptive technology to crack those problems. Our focus is on sectors that are being transformed by technological innovation, changing consumer behaviour, and sustainability imperatives. We currently like the following themes:
- Climate technology: Technology-driven solutions that deliver positive climate impact and transform large, legacy industries.
- Health and nutrition: Innovation to expand care for ageing populations, services to leverage accelerating drug development in novel fields, and innovation to drive affordable, climate-responsible nutrition.
- Automation: Enhancing productivity by automating un-appetising work in tight and ageing labour markets
Phenomenal teams
Phenomenal teams
We invest in passionate, capable, ethical, driven, and resilient teams. Entrepreneurship is a rewarding but tough journey. We want a track record of excellence, relevant experience and demonstrated resilience.
Ready to scale
Ready to scale
We invest in businesses that have a demonstrated high growth trajectory to date and have the potential and ambition to scale rapidly with a focus on Europe and the US. We focus on creating value by unlocking rapid, sensible, and profitable growth.
We look for businesses with bright flames: companies with proven products already in the market, with high levels of customer advocacy, a profitable core business (with total profitability within a reasonable timeframe of 12-24 months), and teams with the ambition to scale rapidly. We provide the fuel and the fan to that flame.
Right fit
Right fit
We are growth investors, and we invest equity capital in growth-orientated companies. We invest in Seed to Series A rounds with an initial ticket size of €500k – €3m. We seek to contribute through strongly influential but minority equity stakes of typically 10% – 30% and actively engage with you in building your business.
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NEWS AND INSIGHTS
Fairtree insights
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TASK
TASK is a global clinical services company supporting healthcare innovation through clinical trials. They recently partnered with the University Medical Centre in Utrecht to boost European drug development and biotech growth.
Important information
The Fund Manager is registered with the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (Autoriteit Financiële Markten) with registration number 5002628, on the basis of section 2:66a sub 1a under 1 in conjunction with section 2:66a sub 3 of the FMSA (implementing Article 3(2)(a) of the AIFMD) as an alternative investment fund manager (beheerder), managing alternative investment funds (beleggingsinstellingen) such as the Fund.