Seed - Pre-Series A

Microtraction is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African startups at the pre-seed stage.

Microtraction is sector agnostic and heavily biased towards smart, relentlessly resourceful founders who are building high growth, technology driven businesses in billion dollar markets.

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Rheinmetall Denel Munition (Pty) Ltd specialises in the development, design and manufacture of large- and medium-calibre ammunition families and is a world leader in the field of artillery, mortar and infantry systems as well as plant engineering.

From an Open Innovation point of view, we are interested in Venture Clienting with startups to pilot technology and or products and services with a value proposition we are interested in.

Agri Seed Capital is a Micro Finance Institution (MFI) that exists to address the problem of financial inclusion affecting subsistence and small-scale farmers.

The Agri Seed Capital three-year incubation programme aims to establish a pipeline of future finance-ready farmers. Our support services include:

• Access to markets
• Bookkeeping services
• Business Plans
• Credit facilities
• Risk mitigation strategies 
• Technical advisory

Criteria

• Farming on a full-time basis
• Have access to land
• Minimum 2-years of production history
• Youth farmers are encouraged to apply

Tender Capital Africa is a woman and black-owned Financial Inclusion Enterprise, whose business mandate is to help remove financial barriers that deter SMMEs from participating in South Africa’s mainstream economy.

Funding; 

• Invoice Discounting  - Tender Capital Africa advances cash against the due Invoices of an SMME, to enable it to continue its business operations. This allows the SMMEs to pursue production until they are paid.
• Procurement Finance - Procurement Finance is an all-encompassing finance solution aimed to assist SMMEs carry out and service their respective purchase order

The world’s fund managers are struggling to invest $1.2 trillion in committed capital yet less than 1% of all companies ever receive funding.

Navigate Africa Ventures collaborates with global VC and PE Funds to accelerate the deployment of excess capital in Sub-Saharan Africa through signals from country and industry metrics from IPOXCap.

8th Season Capital is a private investment firm focused on African Venture Capital. 8th Season Capital backs innovation-driven and technology-enabled entrepreneurs across Africa through primary and secondary investments in venture capital funds and where opportunities present themselves, through direct company co-investments.

Dazzle Angels is a female-focused angel fund, that is led and funded by experienced businesswomen. Our angels not only invest their money but also invest their time, skills and networks, which is where the real value lies. All of our angels are successful entrepreneurs or experts in their field and are passionate about building early-stage businesses, leveraging their skills and networks to help our Zebras build the next generation of female-led businesses. We are looking for great businesses – businesses that solve a real problem, have a business model and will be sustainable – and happen to

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

Grindstone Ventures is a post-seed fund that supports early-stage innovation-driven companies to enable them to deliver capital growth and sustainable cash yields over the long term.

Grindstone Ventures is female-led and looking for technology companies with strong intellectual property and evident growth potential, with the aim of delivering capital growth and sustainable cash yields over the long term.

GROWTH ENGINEERS

We understand what it takes to start and grow a business to the point of real scaling. You need resilience, loads of patience, a good sense of humour and real grit

Futuregrowth is a fixed interest investment company that creates opportunities for investors to choose returns that matter.

Managing clients'​ assets of around R193 billion (+/- US$12 billion)*, across the full range of interest bearing and developmental investments, Futuregrowth has developed one of the largest and most experienced teams of investment professionals in the fixed interest space. In addition, the team's specialist skills set, particularly credit analysis, and duration and yield curve management, allows for better risk management and the ability to deliver value to client