Knife Capital has exited its stake in VoxCroft Analytics' US entity through a sale to Redpoint Advisors, a US-based intelligence advisory firm, marking a successful exit for the venture capital firm's KNF II fund and underscoring growing international interest in African-developed technology.

The transaction involves VoxCroft Analytics Inc., the US entity of South African-founded VoxCroft, a company specialising in intelligence and analytics solutions for complex and information-scarce environments.

Founded to address intelligence gaps in regions where conventional data sources are limited, VoxCroft developed what it describes as a population-centric intelligence model, combining hyperlocal data collection, machine translation, AI-driven sentiment analysis and human expertise to provide insights for governments and international organisations operating in high-risk environments.

For Redpoint Advisors, the acquisition strengthens its intelligence, geopolitical risk and security advisory capabilities for commercial, private and government clients worldwide.

“We founded Redpoint Advisors to be a high-touch, bespoke advisory firm for global clients operating in the most complex environments. The acquisition of VoxCroft enhances the capabilities we can bring to our clients and allows us to extend VoxCroft’s reach into additional sectors. We appreciate the partnership with Knife Capital throughout this transaction and look forward to jointly growing VoxCroft South Africa,” said Michael LaFontaine, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Redpoint Advisors.

The deal represents a notable exit for Knife Capital, which invested in VoxCroft through its KNF II fund after identifying opportunities at the intersection of artificial intelligence, language technologies and intelligence services.

“We backed VoxCroft through KNF II, one of the funds managed by Knife Capital because we saw a team building world-class AI capability at the intersection of language, artificial intelligence, and intelligence services, a market very few others understood. The exit to a US-based intelligence company is exit-centric business building in action — and that thesis proven: African innovation is globally competitive. It simply needs the right knowledge, networks, and funding to get there,” said Eben van Heerden, Co-Founder and Partner at Knife Capital.

Alongside the exit, Knife Capital is making a follow-on investment in VoxCroft South Africa, with Redpoint Advisors joining as a strategic co-investor. The South African business will focus on expanding its data-as-a-service offering and developing specialised AI training datasets designed for applications across emerging markets and the Global South.