The Global Cleantech Innovation Programme for SMMEs in South Africa (GCIP-SA) is part of a global initiative aimed at promoting clean technology innovation and supporting entrepreneurs in growing their SMMEs and start-ups into viable, investment-ready businesses.

Type of support offered:

  • Training, mentoring, access to capital, showcasing and awards.

Resources available for participants:

  • Business training methodology, general and specialist mentors.

Applicant eligibility criteria:

  • Be new and ground-breaking or incorporate adaptation of existing technologies, or use existing

Acute Capital Partners is a business advisory services company. At Acute Capital Partners we pride ourselves in our ability to meet the needs of our clients locally, regionally and internationally, as well as our bespoke strength in pairing local equities with international investors.

LEADERSHIP

Acute Capital believes that the implementation of its business strategy requires active management by a team with significant experience in private equity investing, business operations and corporate strategy as well as a high level of financial expertise.

INVESTMENT APPROACH

Acute's approach to

Namibia Savings & Investment Association (NaSIA) represents the majority of the country's Asset Managers, Collective Investment Scheme (CIS) management companies, Linked Investment Service Providers (LISPs) and life insurance companies.

NaSIA was formed in 2017 by members of the Association for Unit Trusts in Namibia (AUTN), the Investment Managers Association of Namibia (IMAN) and the Life Assurers Association of Namibia (LAAN). These associations disbanded and their assets and activities were transferred to NaSIA.

NaSIA's members are considered the custodian of the bulk of the nation's

Kongalend is a development-oriented microfinance institution.

Kongalend Financial Services (Kongalend), is a Namibian pioneer development microfinance institution regulated by the Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA), (Ref. No. 25/11/356), under the Microlending Act, 2018 (Act No.7 of 2018). Kongalend provides a range of development-oriented credit products designed to meet the financial needs of low-income micro-entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential, generate income and create jobs for their fellow citizens who cannot be absorbed into the formal economy.

The Development Bank of Namibia is mandated to contribute to the development of Namibia and the socio-economic wellbeing of its citizens.

The goals that it sets itself are ambitious. In order to achieve its vision of prosperity, the Bank continuously evolves and develops its capacity with the aim of being an exceptional agent of economic development.

To achieve prosperity,
the Bank transforms the private sector through finance for larger enterprises in key economic sectors that are expected to deliver development impact, economic activity and employment, particularly in the fields of

Business Partners Africa provides specialised business finance,  as one of the leading business loan providers for viable SMEs unlock business value in over 523 business finance transactions. We’ve approved finance to the tune of US$ 123 million+ to established entrepreneurs. We finance established entrepreneurs.

1.Business Finance

Providing finance ranging from US$100 000 to US$ 1 million to established entrepreneurs with a viable formal business. We tailor our finance to meet your business’s unique needs and negotiate pricing and repayment terms with you. We assess your business for

Cirrus Capital is our holding company and capital-raising/ corporate advisory arm, its goal at inception is the need to both develop Namibia’s financial sector depth and develop suitable financing methods for Namibian real sector development.

Since 2017, Cirrus Capital has completed over N$3 billion (U$200m) worth of capital raising and transaction advisory projects, in both large and small transactions. Working through Cirrus Capital helps to remove the obvious bottlenecks between investors and beneficiaries, helping to create wealth and jobs for Namibians, while making it easy for all

VG Capital (VGC) is a Southern African based investment advisory and investment management firm, registered with the Namibian Financial Supervisory Authority. 

VG Capital Ventures - through its Principal Investments arm, provides flexible capital solutions to early-stage (post-revenue) businesses with strong growth potential in areas where VGC may be able to add value. The Principal Investors strongly consider investments alongside established Family Offices, Venture Capital, Private Equity and Hedge Funds.  

VGC Capital - provides multi-managed, asset consulting and managed investment

Guscora is an investment company incorporated in Namibia.

We generate superior returns for our shareholders by investing in companies:

- With business models we can understand;
- With able and trustworthy management;
- That has the ability to grow per share earnings at an above average rate over the long term; and
- That can be acquired at a fair price.

The Namibia Mineworkers Investment Holdings Company (NAM-MIC Holdings) (Pty) Ltd was incorporated on 7th July 1997 when the National Executive Committee of Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) created the Namibia Miners Investment Trust (NAMIT). The main business objective of Nam-mic Holdings is to act as principal investing in movable and immovable property, both  corporeal  of every description and in particular, patent rights, land, building, shares, stocks, debentures, debenture stock, mortgage and other bonds, obligation and securities of all kinds whether by way of purchase, original