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Learn about our journey, our values, and the team empowering ambitious early-stage founders.
“The traditional VC model needs to evolve; today’s investors must deliver more than just funding.
At Tapio Capital, we provide capital and work hands-on with startups to address key challenges – operational investing, partnering for growth.”
Myles Woolford, CEO
Tapio Capital was founded by four partners who saw that the traditional VC model wasn’t delivering for investors or startups. Drawing on our diverse experience, we set out to create something better: a model designed to deliver superior returns for investors while adding real, operational value for portfolio companies.
Driven by an entrepreneurial mindset, we base our success on core principles:
We are redefining venture capital: supporting investors with stronger returns, and empowering founders to succeed.
This is the Tapio Capital story, and we’re just getting started.
Our WHY (Purpose/Belief): To unlock the full potential of ambitious founders to reach sustainable growth.
Our HOW (Process/Values): Through deeply embedded operational investment, we deploy our expert teams, proprietary structures, strategies, and systems directly into portfolio companies, fostering true partnership and proactively mitigating startup risks.
We approach every situation with humility and a focus on the objective, ensuring personal feelings do not hinder collaborative problem-solving or optimal outcomes.
We take full accountability for our actions and responsibilities, offering solutions and moving forward without excuses.
We strive to understand and appreciate the perspectives of our colleagues, partners, and founders, fostering a supportive and understanding environment.
We operate with unwavering integrity and transparency, building and maintaining trust as the absolute foundation for all our relationships and decisions.
We embrace a mindset of continuous learning and evolution, constantly seeking ways to enhance our processes, strategies, and performance.
We prioritize the well-being, growth, and collective success of our internal team and the teams within our portfolio companies, recognizing that strong teams drive exceptional results.
We listen actively and seek clarity in every interaction, ensuring our communication is constructive and leads to genuine comprehension and effective solutions.
Once a decision is made, we are fully dedicated to its execution, even if it requires personal compromise during the discussion phase, demonstrating unity and resolve.
Our approach to risk is informed and measured; we gather comprehensive knowledge and insights before making critical decisions, avoiding speculation.
We view missteps as valuable learning opportunities. We encourage experimentation and innovation, provided that mistakes are analyzed, understood, and not repeated.
We believe that passion and enjoyment are essential to our work. We strive to create an engaging and positive environment, celebrating successes and embracing challenges with enthusiasm.
Humility and focus on objective problem-solving.
Full accountability, solutions-oriented mindset.
Understanding and supportive environment.
Unwavering integrity and transparency.
Mindset of continuous learning and evolution.
Prioritising well-being and collective success.
Active listening for genuine comprehension.
Full dedication to decisions, unity, and resolve.
Informed and measured approach to risk.
Learning opportunities from missteps.
Passion and enjoyment in our work.
COO
Nick is fully qualified chartered accountant with a CA(SA) and CFA Level 3, Nick's experience includes tenures at KPMG, BDO, Gresham house and other notable roles. At Tapio, Nick oversees operational functionality, builds investment pipelines, and manages the investment process. He has over 8 years of startup and investment expertise. Nick's leadership and financial acumen are integral to our success.
CEO
Myles brings over 13 years of building businesses internationally. His performance has resulted in top quartile returns across a variety of sectors, focussing on acquisitions, growth, and team-building. Committed to finding growth hacks, Myles leverages financial, tech, and operational innovation to guide startups toward sustainable growth, in alignment with Tapio's transformative vision.
CSO
Adam contributes an extensive background in strategic and legal expertise to our partners. He has a demonstrated history of successfully building and leading teams in the areas of legal and financial risk intelligence. By implementing forward-thinking revenue strategies, Adam has driven significant growth for the various business divisions. His leadership and strategic insights remain essential to our ongoing success.
CTO
Andre is a software engineer with extensive experience in ICT, digital marketing, network automation, DevOps, and mobile app development, applying his experience to guide Tapio's partners in building robust, scaleable tech stacks. He has played pivotal roles in launching major online sports betting platforms, and in developing Johannesburg's first privately-owned redundant wireless network.
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