Knight Capital

Knight Capital is an investment firm that puts money into software businesses, with a particular emphasis on enterprise software. Its site is built around the founders it has backed and their own accounts of the help they received. Founders quoted there credit the firm with hands-on expertise that sped up their growth.

Products and services

• Software investment: funding for enterprise software companies.
• Operating expertise: advice on partnerships, product-market fit and go-to-market, with guest voices from other software firms.
• Community content: articles and insights from the firm's network, plus a mailing list.

Who it serves

Portfolio companies named on the site include Infraspeak, which digitises facility management, and Aaron, a software assistant for general practitioners, hospitals and clinics. Others are Superb, software for the hospitality industry, and Stream, which provides chat messaging and activity feeds. One past exit is Zephr, which was sold to Zuora.

Key facts

• Focus: enterprise software
• Approach: active partnership with founders after investing