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African rooted capital management firm focused on impactful, alternative investments.

What We Do

We manage investment portfolios on behalf of our clients / investors aiming to grow their wealth over time. Through our investments we also aim to contribute towards inclusive economic growth in Africa.

Savvy Africa Opportunities Fund

Savvy Africa Opportunities Fund, an equity fund that focuses on growth & expansion capital with investments ranging from US$3 mil. in African Listed and Pre-IPO Opportunities. 

Segregated Pan-Africa Mandates

We also offer bespoke Pan-Africa Equity mandates to

Sanari Capital is a South African private equity investment company. We specialise in founder-run, owner-managed and family-owned businesses with a high growth agenda.

Sanari Capital was founded in 2013. Our aim is to build businesses that are sustainable, scalable and saleable.

We manage investments in companies in the lower- and middle-market in South Africa and selectively in other African markets. Our team has the knowledge, commitment and passion to fuel the success of businesses with potential by providing high quality, rigorous and customised private equity solutions to complement

SABAN (South African Business Angel Network) is the non-profit, professional association for the South African early stage investor community. Established in 2016, SABAN represents a sector that plays a vital role in South Africa’s future, notably in the funding of Start-Ups. SABAN members fuel SA’s growth through the creation of wealth and jobs.

– Raising awareness of Angel investing activity 

– Capacity building / training

– Networking with peers

– Research

– Accreditation

– Seeding Angel Groups in major economic hubs

– Lobbying for regulatory improvements

– Recognise

The Public Investment Corporation SOC Limited (PIC) is an asset management firm wholly owned by the government of the Republic of South Africa, represented by the Minister of Finance.

Established in 1911 as the Public Debt Commissioners, the PIC was corporatised on 1 April 2005 in accordance with the Public Investment Corporation Act, 2004. The PIC ranks amongst the best and successful asset management firms in the world and is by far the largest in Africa.

PIC’s clients are mostly public sector entities, which focus on provision of social security. Amongst these are the Government Employees

Newtown Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that actively invests in emerging, disruptive technology startup businesses. Founded and run by internationally successful entrepreneurs, Vinny Lingham and Llew Claasen, Newtown Partners has an entrepreneurial focus that goes beyond investment. The team operates out of offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Sunnyvale, California (Silicon Valley).

The firm has a strong track record of investing in successful technology startups at the forefront of innovation and has successfully invested in and nurtured a number of early-stage companies

Metier is a proven leader in the area of private equity, alternative assets and related advisory services. The company was founded in 2004 and raised South Africa’s largest private equity fund in terms of third party local commitments. It has an established team that ranks amongst the largest and most experienced in the industry. Metier has a strong track record in private equity investing and selective M&A advice that confirms its leadership status.

Metier manages two capital growth funds and a sustainable capital fund. Our realised club-deal principal portfolio has also shown remarkable

We provide venture capital for companies and strategize their route to market dominance. We offer resources from day one that will set companies up for accelerated growth.

• Seed Capital. Tap into our resources and find a partner who has the foresight to see the potential in your dream.
• Start Up. Our team of experts will assist in refining your product value proposition and set you on course to grow your market share and become profitable.
• Growth Capital. Through providing expansion capital we will help you grow your business and position you as a market leader.

We fund technology-enabled

Kgatelopele Venture Capital and Private Equity Pty is a 100% black-owned firm that seeks to invest in a variety of businesses. The name Kgatelopele is derived from a Setswana phrase meaning “taking a step forward to realise success.

The firm focuses primarily on private equity and venture capital asset classes. The firm targets mostly black under-developed businesses that have a potential for growth if supported. The firm seeks out companies with potential for growth and with the main aim to raise capital, put in talent and strategy needed to permanently strengthen the company and raise its

Kalon Venture Partners is the disruptive technology VC team with the most dynamic and well-experienced executives in the SA tech VC space with a combined 200 years of technology, business building, venture capital and entrepreneurial experience. Kalon is not just about funding and smart capital. It’s about smart returns. We believe you will achieve great returns if you create as much non-financial as financial value.

IsimoVest is an early stage, venture investment company, focused on helping entrepreneurs develop their businesses, from concept to market peneration.
We invest in Pre-Seed, Seed and Series A rounds.

We are technology agnostic, but focus on technology enabled businesses, with a proven unique selling proposition, geared to have significant positive, impact on the communities and markets it serves.