Naspers is a global internet firm that invests in technology in markets across the world.

Naspers is not only a global consumer internet group and but also one of the largest technology investors in the world. Operating and investing in countries and markets across the world with long-term growth potential, Naspers builds leading companies that empower people and enrich communities. The group operates and partners a number of leading internet businesses across the Americas, Africa, Central and Eastern Europe, and Asia in sectors including online classifieds, food delivery, payments, travel

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA builds and sustains vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy in South Africa.

The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA was started to build and sustain vigorous economic growth through aiding new businesses entering the economy. By focusing on black empowerment, we will help businesses and strengthen communities in South Africa. The Diageo Empowerment Trust SA has three initiatives. 1) Helping promising sorghum farmers compete for new markets. The Trust is already working with identified farmers in the Eastern Cape and will move into

Enygma Ventures is an investment fund for female entrepreneurs and women founders, focused on Southern Africa.

Enygma Ventures is a unique purpose driven investment fund, led by award winning entrepreneurs with 40 years of combined experience growing and scaling businesses in Africa, US & Europe. We understand the struggles and challenges of building big businesses, having built big businesses ourselves. We wholeheartedly believe in win/win scenarios for the investor and entrepreneur and therefore have the ability to create flexible financial solutions with efficient & strategic deployment of

Venture Partners Botswana (VPB) is a professional private equity fund management company established in 2002 in Gaborone, Botswana. The firm focuses on growth capital investments in the Southern Africa region and firm targets a range of industries, including financial services, communications, and consumer products. The Private Equit(PE) fund management firm specialises in health care funding and also goes by Temo Capital.

Imvelo Ventures is a black-owned and black managed VC fund that invests to fast-track the ambitions of South African entrepreneurs.

Offerings; 

  • Long term patient capital with no predefined exit horizon
  • Business building support
  • Access to extensive business networks
  • Strictly minority investments
  • Board participation by experienced directors
  • No fees are charged to the investees
  • Strong BEE credentials
  • Business competitive strategy and strategic marketing inputs
  • Financial, structuring and general business planning advice
  • Active, hands-on management support if required

AgVentures is Africa’s leading agrifood tech investor. AgVentures invests in privately-owned agrifood companies with the potential to transform the African agrifood sector due to their innovative technology and dynamic entrepreneurship. 

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 attention to when considering investments.

Qualitative Considerations

  • Competent and honest management teams with

4Di Capital is a venture capital fund manager focused on high-growth technology venture opportunities in the Southern and Eastern Africa region.

4Di Capital is an independent venture capital fund manager based in South Africa’s “Silicon Cape”, specialising in high-growth technology venture opportunities, at the seed, early-and growth-funding stages. The fund manager has offices in Cape Town, South Africa and Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A. and funds are managed by the GP partnership team of Anton van Vlaanderen, Erik van Vlaanderen, Justin Stanford and Laurie Olivier.

BD Brothers focuses on finding early to mature first time ventures and assist them financially and strategically.

At BD Brother's we take the time to find inventors and innovators in various fields and advice them on the most strategic moves they can make, financial and business strategizing like market feasibility. We take pride in making simple ideas, and complex ones see the light of day as viable businesses. At BD Brother's we take the time to find inventors and innovators in various fields and advice them on the most strategic moves they can make, financial and business strategizing like

Far Ventures is a Cape Town-based start-up studio which builds start-ups from scratch, along with outstanding entrepreneurs.

Our expertise is in creating start-ups, investing the first capital, and recruiting talented entrepreneurs to scale the business and prepare it for its first external fundraising round.