Overview of Investor

RMB Ventures Limited is a private equity arm of Rand Merchant Bank.

RMB Ventures is an on-balance private equity investor and a subsidiary of FirstRand Bank Limited – the largest financial services group (by market capitalisation) in Africa.RMB Ventures was born in the mid-1990s, a child of the Corporate Finance business who saw the opportunity to invest in equity alongside RMB’s client base. The business has over the past 15 years evolved into one of the largest, most successful private equity franchises in Southern Africa, with a total of twelve transactors — investing in more than 40 businesses. Industry pioneers. Some call it luck, some call it perfect timing. We call it innovative thinking.

Type of investor
Private Equity
Preferred investment stage
Post - Series A
Sector/s of Interest
​Manufacturing
​Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Oil and Gas Technologies
​Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
​Transportation and storage
Transportation and Mobility
​Information and communication
software development
e-commerce
Big Data
Country/s of interest
South Africa