Earth Capital is a ‘Post Seed and Series A’ stage equity impact investor, which scales post revenue, commercially viable venture solutions to social and environmental issues in South Africa.   Earth Capital has emerged in response to a range of socio-economic and environmental mega-trends both in South Africa, Africa and the rest of the planet.

We exist to fill a large funding gap for early stage impact ventures, which are typically too risky or too small in investment size, to be of interest to typical institutional investors in South Africa. In partnership with our sister company, Impact

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

Umelusi Capital collaborates with visionary, courageous change makers to bring new capital to the new economy through business consulting, corporate advisory, wealth creation, wealth management and wealth protection.

.The company was established in 2007 as a boutique financial services firm as Piety Corporation to then transform to a Strategic Corporate & Transaction Advisory Solutions Firm now known as Umelusi Capital.

UMELUSI CAPITAL is 

- A high value adds Strategic Advisory Boutique Firm 

- Offering a full suite of advisory and capital raising services 

- A multi-sector, multi-skilled

BDC Botswana Development Corporation  is the countrys main agency for commercial and industrial development. Established in 1970 under the Companies Act, BDC is a company Limited by Shares and owned by the Government of Botswana.

The control of the Corporation is vested in an independent Board of Directors led by an Independent Non-Executive Chairman.  The Managing Director is responsible for the day to day running of the Corporation.

OUR MANDATE

BDC’s primary mandate is to drive the Industrialisation of the country by providing financial assistance to investors with commercially viable

We are an impact investor and private credit provider that offers tailor-made debt solutions to profitable growth-stage companies that deliver desirable social impact in Africa. Our principal operational area is the Southern Africa region (SADC). We support the growth of profitable companies in Africa through tailor-made debt finance solutions, enabling them continue to have substantial social impact through the services and employment they provide.

Norsad was first established in 1990, a collaboration between the Nordic and Southern African Development Community (SADC) governments, and

Black Rhino Group provides energy, infrastructure, and communication developments and investments across the African continent.

Understanding African Infrastructure & Communities - Black Rhino believes that transformational infrastructure is the ultimate catalyst for economic development. We speak the many languages of Africa, respect its unique and diverse cultures, value its beautiful environments and rich natural resources, and operate under its unifying spirit of ubuntu.

Harith invests in African infrastructure within the five core infrastructure sectors of energy, transport, telecommunications, health and water.

Harith General Partners is the leading Pan-African fund manager for infrastructure development across the continent. With offices in Johannesburg, Cote d’Ivoire and London; Harith manages Africa’s first and only 15-year US$630m infrastructure fund, the Pan African Infrastructure Development Fund (PAIDF) and recently announced the first close of the US$435m PAIDF2. The funds are invested in a number of major projects in diversified sectors such as

LifeCo UnLtd South Africa is an impact business that invests in early to growth enterprises to deliver social, environmental, economic and financial gains.LifeCo is invested in companies in various sectors: renewable energy, urban farming, education, lifestyle and impact venture capital (SA, Netherlands, UK).

LifeCo UnLtd also delivers highly impactful immersive experiences designed to stimulate
entrepreneurial thinking and catalyse text catalyse personal, social and environmental problem-
solving.

Raba is an investment partnership focused on partnering with entrepreneurs in emerging technology ecosystems.

Raba is not a "fund." We are a partnership, a team of people who partner with founders to build companies that generate outsized returns and solve real-world problems. We have been early partners to the founders of many category-defining African software and internet companies.

We partner with founders building software and internet-first companies. We get involved early — during a time when we can have outsized impact. We have developed a series of investment themes that inform our

Inspired Evolution is a specialised investment advisory business dedicated to two principle investment themes: clean energy infrastructure-type development and project finance investments; and energy and resource efficiency growth investments.

Inspired Evolution established in 2007 as a specialised investment advisory business dedicated to two principle investment themes: clean energy infrastructure-type development and project finance investments; and energy and resource efficiency growth investments – and the value chains that support them. Inspired Evolution’s investment territory