Burrow Capital is a private investment holding company with interests across financial services, technology and specialist financial media. Our portfolio spans Africa, Europe and Asia, with a particular concentration in businesses building financial infrastructure and serving modern financial markets.
A concentrated portfolio of businesses operating across financial services, technology and specialist media.
Institutional Trading Infrastructure and Investment Management
Victory Markets provides regulated trading, execution and risk-management infrastructure to professional market participants and financial businesses.
Independent Media for the Global Proprietary Trading Industry
Prop Insider provides news, intelligence, reviews and market content for the global proprietary trading industry.
Building the Funded Trading Category in Japan
Fundora is a Japanese proprietary trading business focused on building the funded trading category for the local market.
A Modern South African Trust and Financial Services Company
Cape Mutual is building a financial services business focused on wills and estates, trusts, structuring and related financial services for South African families and entrepreneurs.
Financial Infrastructure for African
SMEs
Kayko develops merchant point-of-sale, wallet and credit-intelligence software designed to broaden access to financial services for small and medium-sized businesses in Africa.
BC Labs is the early-stage investment arm of Burrow Capital. Based in Cape Town, we back a small number of founders building promising businesses in Cape Town and the Western Cape. We focus on the point where a credible idea needs to become something real: a working product, a first customer and a proof of concept.
Primarily Cape Town and the Western Cape.
Pre-seed and very early-stage businesses with a credible path to an MVP or early customer validation.
Our strongest experience is in financial technology, financial services, B2B technology, market infrastructure, data and specialist media, and businesses serving SMEs. We will occasionally consider opportunities outside these areas where our experience or network can add meaningful value.
We look for founders who understand the problem they are solving, can build or sell, think commercially, are personally committed to the business and are open to practical advice and mentorship.
BC Labs is intentionally different from a traditional venture capital fund. We provide early “kick-start” capital in return for a modest equity interest, combined with practical support and mentorship.
The objective is simple: help establish whether a business has a viable product or service that customers are prepared to pay for.
MVP → First Customer → Proof of Concept → Seed Ready
Once those milestones have been achieved, the business should be in a stronger position to raise its next round from angel investors, venture capital firms, strategic investors or other suitable capital providers.
You do not need an elaborate pitch deck. Tell us clearly:
For more than 15 years, we have built, backed and developed businesses across multiple markets. Today, Burrow Capital is a private investment holding company with a concentrated portfolio across financial services, technology and specialist media.
We favour businesses we understand, relationships where we can add meaningful value and long-term ownership where continuing ownership makes economic sense. Our existing portfolio is managed for long-term value. New early-stage investments are considered separately through BC Labs.
We would rather understand a small number of businesses properly than own small interests in dozens of companies.
We do not invest according to a predetermined fund cycle. We can hold businesses for as long as continuing ownership makes economic sense.
Technology matters, but customers matter more. We favour businesses with a clear customer, a real commercial problem and a credible path to revenue.
General enquiries come to Burrow Capital directly. Founders seeking early-stage backing should contact BC Labs.
For enquiries relating to Burrow Capital or one of our portfolio companies.
For founders seeking early-stage investment, mentorship and support.
BC Labs primarily considers opportunities based in Cape Town and the Western Cape.
