Clive Butkow (Kalon Venture Partners): The Journey of an Acclaimed Venture Capitalist

The Startup Club Podcast

In this episode, Mathew sits down with acclaimed venture capitalist, Clive Butkow - CEO and Founder of Kalon Venture Partners - to talk about his rise from modest beginnings to becoming COO of Accenture South Africa, before “retiring early” to spearhead one of the country’s most recognised VC firms.
Kalon successfully raised its first fund in 2014 and has since deployed over R250m as an early investor in the likes of Ozow, FCB.AI, Mobiz, Sendmarc and Talk360 (among others).
Clive now has ambitions to raise a $50m fund to fuel the firm’s Pan-African portfolio ambitions.
This episode dives into:
Clive’s upbringing and early career.
Becoming an investor after lengthy corporate career.
The realities of fundraising in today’s environment.
Key traits of highly successful founders.
What the future holds for himself and the company.
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Connect with Clive on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/clive-butkow-5b49144/
Connect with Mathew on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewmarsden/
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This episode was sponsored by Guardrisk Launchpad, a brilliantly disruptive insuretech initiative created by the country leader in cell captive insurance.

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