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Meet our partners

Industry leaders with complementary experience across private equity, venture capital and the listed markets.

TheIntrepid partners
The partnership

Four partners, one perspective

TheIntrepid is led by four partners who have invested through multiple cycles across private equity, venture capital and the listed markets. Together we bring more than 70 years of combined experience, complementary skill sets and deep networks across Cape Town, Johannesburg and beyond, sharing a single discipline: a unique perspective, a partnering approach, and a focus on unlocking value. Combined experience is the sum of the partners' individual investment careers described in their biographies.

The partners

Individually distinct

Andrew da Costa

Andrew da Costa

Partner

Andrew has 18 years of investment experience, the last 13 of them in private equity at one of South Africa's premier firms. His track record includes investing in and disposing of assets awarded Private Equity Deal of the Year by DealMakers South Africa in 2017 and 2020. He is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) and holds a Bachelor of Business Science (Finance Honours) from the University of Cape Town.

Pule Taukobong

Pule Taukobong

Partner

Pule co-founded TheIntrepid and was previously a founding partner at a leading African-focused venture capital firm, where he backed and served on the boards of several high-growth technology companies. He has held investment roles across Johannesburg, Cape Town and New York, and is a Kauffman Fellow.

Mvi Hlophe

Mvi Hlophe

Partner

Mvi is a Chartered Accountant CA(SA) with 12 years of experience in private equity and principal investing. He has led and executed transactions across captive and independent funds, held senior corporate finance roles, and serves on the board of a leading services group.

Galen Hossack

Galen Hossack

Partner

Galen has 18 years of investment experience across the listed, private and venture capital markets. Before co-founding TheIntrepid he was a shareholder, portfolio manager and head of research at a respected asset manager. He holds Honours in Financial Analysis and Portfolio Management from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA charterholder.

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