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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

Black Women-Owned South African Fund Managers 

Firebird Fund Managers has its roots in business rescue and private equity. We specialize in identifying businesses which are distressed but where active intervention, new capital, debt restructures and compromises, can remedy the distress. We ensure Transformation and Impact through the following:Firebird is 75% black ownedJobs retained is key metric to us as well as above average IRR’s We hand over our businesses wherever possible to new entrants  Sustainable businesses with great governance is our goal

Firebird Turnaround Fund – Investment

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

Africa Lighthouse Capital is the ideal partner for successful business owners who want to catalyse their companies to become regional champions. We are the strategic equity partner that creates value in ways that increase the size of the opportunity, makes risks more manageable, and helps companies reach their full potential.

We are the premier partner for investing in Africa, propelling it to its full potential and excellence.We create wealth through diligent investment, sustained value creation, and the uncompromising application of world-class standards and global best practices.

Shalamuka Capital is the private equity vehicle of the Shalamuka Foundation focused on mid-sized management buyouts, leveraged buyouts, development capital and funded BEE solutions.

As the private equity company for the Shalamuka Foundation, we partner with and invest in sustainable, non-listed businesses that show future growth potential to raise funding for our investments.

At Shalamuka Capital, we believe in investing in businesses for the long term by forming partnerships, rather than just making investments. Our value proposition is private equity in action, not words.

Shalamuka

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.

Montegray Capital is a private investment company based in Stellenbosch, South Africa.

We invest in great teams with disruptive businesses. We provide angel, venture and growth capital, strategic advice and access to networks. We like to connect entrepreneurs with our greater network to offer insights and capabillities. Our experience has helped us understand how to solve various problems and what’s important for growth in different sectors and stages.

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

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

Kagiso Tiso Holdings is a pan African investment firm based in South Africa.

KTH is an investment holding company which, through its legacy companies Kagiso Trust Investments and Tiso Group, boasts a track record of investment performance and creating long term sustainable shareholder value. KTH currently has a portfolio of investments comprising market leading companies across key sectors. These companies are generally high-growth or cash generative and meet strict investment criteria of, inter alia, generating market related returns for KTH. KTH maintains a long term horizon and can partner