Perseus VC 1

The firm invests exclusively into businesses that are existing clients of CMV Group, its parent accounting and advisory practice. Because CMV serves as accountant and business advisor to these companies, Perseus VC 1 enters each investment with detailed financial and operational insight that is typically unavailable to a third-party investor. This model is described as providing "safe access" to opportunities, though it concentrates risk within a single advisory network.

South Africa's Section 12J of the Income Tax Act allows individual taxpayers to deduct the full amount they invest in a registered venture capital company from their taxable income. Perseus VC 1 was founded as a SARS-registered Section 12J VCC to combine this tax incentive for investors with CMV Group's existing client relationships. The firm's vision statement explicitly lists empowering taxpayers "to create wealth by paying less" as a core objective.

The firm's website states an intention to list on ZARX, a South African stock exchange, so that investors can hold and sell shares. As of the most recent public disclosures, no listing date has been announced, and no trading history exists. Investors are currently in a private-company structure with no public secondary market.

Christo Bosch is the named co-founder and the individual responsible for researching the Section 12J structure and bringing the concept to fruition at CMV Group. No investment committee, additional investment professionals, or external advisors are disclosed. The broader CMV Group leadership and professional staff provide accounting, tax, and operational support.

No. As of mid-2026, the firm has not publicly named any investee companies, reported portfolio valuations, disclosed AUM, or published performance figures. All public information is limited to the 2019 launch announcement and the firm's own website, which contains no performance track record.