Activities auxiliary to financial service and insurance activities

Acorn is a specialist private equity fund manager and investment advisor focused exclusively on Sub-Saharan Africa.

Acorn provides a platform for high-net-worth individuals, institutions and funding partners to participate directly in private equity, which is currently done through an investment holding company, Acorn Agri & Food. Prior to Acorn Agri & Food, the Acorn General Fund One was a limited liability partnership that might be replicated in future investment vehicles.

Entrepreneurs who are considering reaching out to can read the below for an understanding of the aspects we pay close

Silvertree Holdings is a holding and operating company that invests in early and mid stage digital companies in Sub-Saharan African markets.

ilvertree is an entrepreneur-led investment growth partner scaling consumer and digital brands in Africa. From founding in 2013, the Silvertree portfolio has grown to include 12 companies employing 400 people across 13 locations in 3 cities. Silvertree follows an owner-operator approach and puts its own capital at risk by investing from its balance sheet and has generated returns of 13x to shareholders in 4 years. We support entrepreneurs by providing

Umkhathi Wethu Ventures (UW Ventures) is a multi-stage investor that provides growth and replacement capital across the equity-cycle. Its activities span from high-growth venture to mid-market private equity opportunities.

UW derives its philosophy from its name – “Umkhathi Wethu” is isiZulu for “Our Universe”. We believe in investing in and managing companies for the long term alongside management, co-investors and our institutional investment partners. UW engages in two main activities: Venture Capital + We make early-stage and transformational investments in a wide variety of emerging

Aqoon consultancy is a Windhoek based advisory firm with substantial experience in representing corporate and individual clients.

We offer accounting & bookkeeping, strategy & consulting, debt collection, taxation and project management to organizations and individuals throughout the country.

An entrepreneur-centric Venture Capital Fund of experienced entrepreneurs, aligned mentors and investors that reinvest their knowledge and wealth in a next generation of entrepreneurs, to create thriving businesses and impact at scale.

We are entrepreneurs with extensive experience in building business in South Africa and internationally.

Having collaborated for some time, we have now established E4E to mentor and invest in a new generation of South African entrepreneurs building Africa.

Subtropico Limited is a public investment holding company with a focus on the agricultural services sector and related value chains.

We acquire meaningful interests in companies with the potential to generate strong cash returns and growth.

As a well-established and respected investment holding company, our strategy is guided by our vision for the future of the South African market. Subtropico’s investments are highly diversified, yet we keep a strong focus on investing in future-proof industries.

Food is and always will be a fundamental need, and the strong growth of the South African

EMSure is a professional short-term insurance brokerage that does comparison shopping to find the best deals for clients. We manage client portfolios, oversee insurance claims to ensure fair dealing, and collaborate with clients to introduce them to befitting risk management.

LiquidAfrica is a Sub Saharan Africa focused Corporate Finance and Advisory Firm.

LiquidAfrica offers a variety of Corporate Finance advisory services to established and growing companies in Africa

Capital raising;

• Equity capital raising
• Debt capital raising
• International placement
• Financial Analysis
• Business Planing
• Provision of Information Memoranda, Teasers
• Data-room management
• Transaction structuring
• Assistance in negotiation with potential investors

Okumm is a tool that allows you to find the optimal version of your future business without the need for creating and updating a complex spreadsheet. Use Okumm to determine the pricing and sales targets that will meet your goals.

Okumm gives you the ability to optimise how you reach your goal by adjusting the:

• Sales price - to ensure it's market related
• Sales target - to ensure it's feasible

This allows you to determine an achievable profitable business model that can be updated as your business grows.