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Institutional investorCape Town · Seed · 14 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Bateleur Capital is a boutique, independent and owner-managed fund manager founded in 2004 in Cape Town, South Africa. It manages award-winning hedge funds, unit trusts and equity-only mandates with a focus on consistent real returns within conservative risk parameters. Its investment approach blends fundamental analysis with a top-down macro overlay, drawing on a hedge fund heritage to prioritize capital preservation alongside competitive returns. Hedge fund strategies span long/short, market neutral and special opportunities, while its equity-centric unit trusts offer diversified exposure to hand-selected local and global assets across flexible, SA flexible and SA equity mandates.
Source: firm website, verified Oct 2, 2026.
Team · 14 people
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What they invest in
from 1 of 1 portfolio companiesBiotech ×1Digital Health ×1Healthtech ×1Medical Devices ×1
HQs:United States×1
Investments · 1 tracked
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Luminate develops medical device technology to address chemotherapy side effects, particularly hair loss and peripheral neuropathy, for oncology patients and healthcare providers.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesGalway, US
Aaron Hannon(Founder)inBarbara Oliveira(Founder)inProf. Martin O'Halloran(Co-Founder)JAMES EVERINGHAM(Executive Officer, Director)Eldad Livni(Founder)Leonid Belkind(Founder)
Co-investorsSciFoundersY Combinator8VCArtis VenturesAtlantic Bridge VenturesFaber+12 more
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesLuminate · finsmes.com · Jan 7, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Bateleur invest at?
- Bateleur invests at the Seed stage.
- What sectors does Bateleur focus on?
- Bateleur focuses on Healthtech.
- Where is Bateleur located?
- Bateleur is headquartered in Cape Town, ZA.
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